08 June 2017 Week In Brief: UK Terrorism LONDON ATTACKS: On Saturday night three terrorists murdered seven people and injured another 48 in an attack on London Bridge and Borough Market. It began when they drove their white rental van into pedestrians on the bridge. The van was abandoned just outside Southwark Cathedral, the men using… Continue reading Issue 108: 2017 06 08: Week in Brief: UK
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Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Policies on terrorism (John Watson)
01 June 2017 Policies On Terrorism A still, small voice of calm. By John Watson Election campaigns are dramatic events. The accusations, self-justification and traducing of the other candidates are the political equivalent of the earthquake, wind and fire which surrounded Elijah on Mount Horeb in chapter 19 of the first book of Kings. But… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Policies on terrorism (John Watson)
Issue 106: 2017 05 25: Week in Brief: UK
25 May 2017 Week in Brief: UK Terrorism EXPLOSION IN MANCHESTER: 22 people were killed and 59 others injured in a terrorist attack on a pop concert at the Manchester Arena. The blast occurred just after a performance by the American singer Ariana Grande and many of the victims were teenage fans. It is understood… Continue reading Issue 106: 2017 05 25: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 95: 2017 03 09: Week in Brief: UK
09 March 2017 Week in Brief: UK BHS: Sir Philip Green has agreed to pay £363 million into the BHS pension scheme. Commentators have said that the payment was made in an attempt to salvage his reputation and to ensure that he would keep his knighthood. BREXIT: The Government suffered a defeat in the House… Continue reading Issue 95: 2017 03 09: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 78: 2016 11 03: Terrorism and Security (Alexander Nimmo)
03 November 2016 Terrorism and Security Does a military presence make a city safer? by Alexander Nimmo I have been living in Paris since March 2016 and regularly travel between the capital and the UK. France declared a state of emergency following the Paris terror attacks in November 2015. The result of this state of… Continue reading Issue 78: 2016 11 03: Terrorism and Security (Alexander Nimmo)
Issue 64: 2016 07 28: Terror Attacks in Europe (Lynda Goetz)
28 July 2016 Terror Attacks in Europe The differences and similarities between France and Germany. by Lynda Goetz France has the largest Muslim population in Europe. With 5 million Muslims in a current population of nearly 66 million, this represents over 7.5% of the population. Germany, with a population of 80 million, had a Muslim… Continue reading Issue 64: 2016 07 28: Terror Attacks in Europe (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 63:2016 07 21:On peut faire plus et on peut faire mieux ? (Richard Pooley)
21 July 2016 On peut faire plus et on peut faire mieux? The response to the tragedy in Nice. by Richard Pooley “It is hard to fathom what is happening from here.” So wrote Shaw Sheet’s editor last Friday when asking me to give my view on the previous night’s massacre in Nice. Frankly, I… Continue reading Issue 63:2016 07 21:On peut faire plus et on peut faire mieux ? (Richard Pooley)
Issue 50: 2016 04 21: The Shadow of the Past (John Watson)
21 April 2016 The Shadow of the Past We should not hold old stories about who Mr Khan rubbed shoulders with against him. By John Watson Some jokes are recycled generation by generation and they are often not very good ones. Take this as an example. A man walks into a restaurant and orders soup.… Continue reading Issue 50: 2016 04 21: The Shadow of the Past (John Watson)
Issue 50: 2016 04 2: The Treasury Paper (John Watson)
21 April 2016 The Treasury Paper Now at last we have something we can debate. By John Watson At long last the referendum battle seems to be joined. Until this week the points were all coming from the Brexit camp and the only riposte seem to be the government’s rather unimpressive and very expensive leaflet. … Continue reading Issue 50: 2016 04 2: The Treasury Paper (John Watson)
Issue 46: 2016 03 24: The Brussels Tragedy (John Watson)
24 March 2016 The Brussels Tragedy What does it mean for the UK? By John Watson The first emotion felt by those reading about the atrocities in Belgium will be pity: pity for those who have lost loved ones, pity for those who are injured, whose dreams for the future are destroyed, pity for those… Continue reading Issue 46: 2016 03 24: The Brussels Tragedy (John Watson)
Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Week in Brief: UK
07 January 2016 Week in Brief: UK FLOODS: The severe floods which have affected the North of England and Scotland have caused £billions worth of damage. It is thought that most of the damage is not covered by insurance. The Government has been criticised for what is seen as a North/South divide, with insufficient funds… Continue reading Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 29: 2015 11 19: Paris
19 February 2015 Paris Blocking the road from hell By John Watson The thinking behind the outrage in Paris is hard to understand. This was no assault on the bastions of the capitalist and military establishment. It was an attack on innocent people enjoying a pleasant evening out. “Thank God it’s Friday” many of them… Continue reading Issue 29: 2015 11 19: Paris
Issue 9: 2015 07 02: UK News
02 July 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS SCOTTISH FUNDING FOR QUEEN: Following a period of misunderstanding by palace officials, the SNP has confirmed that it has no intention of cutting Scotland’s contribution to the costs of funding the monarchy. The contribution to the sovereign grant is paid out of the revenues of the Scottish part… Continue reading Issue 9: 2015 07 02: UK News
