28 September 2017 Week in Brief: UK Brexit MAY IN FLORENCE: In a speech on Friday, the Prime Minister proposed a two-year transition period which would, in effect, put off much of Brexit until 2021. During that period Britain would no longer have any representation at EU level but would continue to participate in the… Continue reading Issue 122: 2017 09 28: Week in Brief: UK
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Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Khan controlled from Manchuria – Autopay (Chin Chin)
22 December 2016 Khan Controlled From Manchuria Was Autopay designed by the Devil? By Chin Chin I don’t think it is the Russians, nor even the EU. None of them may like us very much but there is a deviant sadism here which takes the mind further east, perhaps to the legendary villain Fu Manchu.… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Khan controlled from Manchuria – Autopay (Chin Chin)
Issue 50: 2016 04 21:Smelly Reds (J.R. Thomas)
21 April 2016 Smelly Reds by J.R.Thomas They are red, some of them stink, and they are everywhere. Now, the Shaw Sheet never sinks to sheer vulgar abuse, but we do ask you to consider our analysis of the red menace in London. Ken Livingstone started it. Well, it was long before him really, but… Continue reading Issue 50: 2016 04 21:Smelly Reds (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 41:2016 02 18:Trouble at the Folgate (J.R. Thomas)
18 February 2016 Trouble at the Folgate by J.R.Thomas If the second Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, was hoping to exit the office he has graced for the last eight years to roars of acclamation and waving bicycle helmets, he may be disappointed. It is far too early to write any considered view of his… Continue reading Issue 41:2016 02 18:Trouble at the Folgate (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 38: 2016 01 28:Tories Nationalise Railways (JR Thomas)
28 January 2016 Tories Nationalise Railways by J.R.Thomas Apologies to confused readers; you are right, it is not April Fool’s Day . The proverbial Martian, newly arrived on earth and standing on a garishly decorated railway platform in London, might assume it is though. The Conservative Party is in favour of private enterprise, of allowing… Continue reading Issue 38: 2016 01 28:Tories Nationalise Railways (JR Thomas)
Issue 31: 2015 12 03: Week in Brief: UK
03 December 2015 Week in Brief: UK AUTUMN STATEMENT: The Chancellor’s job was made much easier by a re-computation of tax take and debt servicing costs, which gave him an extra £28.5 billion over the next five years. That meant that he did not have to go ahead with the proposed elimination of tax credits for… Continue reading Issue 31: 2015 12 03: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 29: 2015 11 19: On Yer Bikes
19 November 2015 On Yer Bikes by J R Thomas The reign of King Boris is coming to a close; the age of the comedians may be over. For sixteen years London’s Mayors have been rebels, men outside the mainstream, cheeky chappies popular with the public, if less so with their party leaders. It looks… Continue reading Issue 29: 2015 11 19: On Yer Bikes
Issue 27: 2015 11 05: Week in Brief: UK
05 November 2015 Week in Brief: UK POPULATION FIGURES: The Office for National Statistics predicts that over the next twenty-five years the population of the UK will increase from 64,600,000 to 74,300,000. By then it will have overtaken that of France and, if trends continue, it will overtake that of Germany in 2047. The projected… Continue reading Issue 27: 2015 11 05: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 26: 2015 10 29:Week in Brief ;BUSINESS AND THE CITY
29 October 2015 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY SHUNNING THE FLEXIBLE FRIEND: In news that should cheer the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the latest statistics on personal borrowing show a marked slowing of the rate of take up of debt. The level of this has been seen as a structural danger throughout the… Continue reading Issue 26: 2015 10 29:Week in Brief ;BUSINESS AND THE CITY
Issue 23: 2015 10 08: Transports of Delight
08 October 2015 Transports of Delight by J R Thomas Given the influence it has on the daily lives of so many Londoners, it is surprisingly seldom that Transport for London (or TfL as it more coyly likes to be called) gets into the headlines. But it certainly did last week, over what it no… Continue reading Issue 23: 2015 10 08: Transports of Delight
Issue 15: 2015 08 13: Week in Brief Financial
13 August 2015 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY SLOWING DOWN THE PUMPS: Has Saudi Arabia’s nerve finally cracked? The oil price has been heading down for months, but the Saudis, unlike in previous price slumps, have kept their production up, with much speculation as to what their strategy was – the most popular… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13: Week in Brief Financial
