Issue 129:2017 11 16:Lens on the Week

16 November 2017 A Lens on the Week UK   BREXIT: There is gang warfare in the Cabinet.  Foreign Secretary Johnson and Environment Secretary Gove have got over the animosity caused by Gove undermining Johnson’s leadership bid and now stand back-to-back in their shared concern that the Government is not putting sufficient energy into the… Continue reading Issue 129:2017 11 16:Lens on the Week

Issue 98:2017 03 30:Week in Brief International

30 March 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe BELGIUM:  An armed Frenchman of Tunisian origin drove a car at speed towards shoppers in Antwerp last Thursday.  He was stopped by troops  fled but was caught and arrested.  No-one was hurt.  A pump action shotgun was found in the car, together with knives and a… Continue reading Issue 98:2017 03 30:Week in Brief International

Issue 46:2016 03 24:Exit from Syria, Exit From Yemen (Neil Tidmarsh)

24 March 2016 Exit From Syria, Exit From Yemen Saudi Arabia and Russia look at each other in the mirror of the Middle East’s conflicts. by Neil Tidmarsh Last week, Russia announced its military withdrawal from Syria; this week, Saudi Arabia announced its military withdrawal from Yemen.  A curious coincidence, given that the conflict in… Continue reading Issue 46:2016 03 24:Exit from Syria, Exit From Yemen (Neil Tidmarsh)

Issue 19: 2015 09 10:INTERNATIONAL NEWS

10 September 2015 Week in Brief:INTERNATIONAL NEWS     AFGHANISTAN: Thirteen Shia Muslims were murdered in Balkh province. The Taliban have condemned the attack and have blamed it on Isis. In-fighting among the Taliban has broken out as break-away factions challenge the power of its new leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, and some defect to Isis.… Continue reading Issue 19: 2015 09 10:INTERNATIONAL NEWS

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