24 December 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL AFGHANISTAN: Isis-affiliated groups continue to fight the Taliban for ground and influence along the border with Pakistan. The town of Sangin, in Helmand province, is under siege by the Taliban. British and US special forces are helping efforts to break through to the reportedly poorly-supplied Afghan army defending… Continue reading Issue 34: 2015 12 24: Week in Brief: International
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Issue 5: 2015 06 04: A Beautiful Game
4 June 2015 A Beautiful Game by J R Thomas Money, that is, not football. Football may be beautiful too, but it is big business now. The cash flows are immense, not just from ticket sales, though seats are becoming pretty breathtakingly expensive for Premier league or national games. Sales of branded goods (what used… Continue reading Issue 5: 2015 06 04: A Beautiful Game
