Issue 133:2017 12 14:Lens on the Week

14 December 2017 Lens on the Week UK GRENFELL TOWER: Today’s memorial service for those who died in the tragedy of Grenfell Tower brings focus to some of the pressures to which the disaster has given rise.  Two are worth noting.  The first is that as part of a campaign to appoint a panel representing… Continue reading Issue 133:2017 12 14:Lens on the Week

Issue 121: 2017 09 21: Week in Brief: UK

21 September 2017 Week In Brief: UK Brexit BREXIT BOUNCER: Boris Johnson has preempted the Prime Minister’s speech in Florence next Friday by publishing an article in The Daily Telegraph setting out his own vision for Brexit.  The article which has drawn criticism from Amber Rudd for back seat driving, earned a swift rebuke from… Continue reading Issue 121: 2017 09 21: Week in Brief: UK

Issue 113: 2017 07 13: Who Owns The Enquiry? (John Watson)

13 July 2017 Who Owns The Enquiry? Chairing the enquiry into Grenfell Tower. By John Watson Tragedies have stakeholders, and if you need evidence for that, just look at the protests against the appointment of Sir Martin Moore-Bick as the chairman of the public enquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster.  Let’s begin by identifying some… Continue reading Issue 113: 2017 07 13: Who Owns The Enquiry? (John Watson)

Issue 113:2017 07 13:Campaign diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)

13 July 2017 Campaign Diary of a Corbynista Maybot in Flames by Don Urquhart 27 June This government cannot last long.  Sir Keir Starmer presented David Davis with a negotiating option which meant effectively staying in the European Union.  Davis looked very weak indeed. 28 June Today should be dramatic.  Jeremy Corbyn has tabled an… Continue reading Issue 113:2017 07 13:Campaign diary of a Corbynista (Don Urquhart)

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