14 December 2017 One Year Down… …seven to go? by J.R. Thomas Mr Trump has probably never doubted that was his destiny if he wanted it, but might his party be starting to think that way? Nothing succeeds like success of course. Mr Trump’s world tour is generally seen as a success with no… Continue reading Issue 133:2017 12 15:One year down..(J.R.Thomas)
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Issue 88: 2017 01 19: Just Among Friends (Chin Chin)
19 January 2017 Just Among Friends Favours must be returned. By Chin Chin MI6 is “briefing both ways”, deceiving both the Russians and Americans! “MI6 officers are never ex”! The Russian commentary on the British Secret Service following the revelation of the “dirty dossier” on Trump is worthy of John le Carré. So what is… Continue reading Issue 88: 2017 01 19: Just Among Friends (Chin Chin)
Issue 87: 2017 01 12: Neil Tidmarsh A Diplomatic Dance
12 January 2017 A Diplomatic Dance When the music stops. by Neil Tidmarsh This week has seen further rounds of the game of musical chairs played by ambassadors and other diplomatic staff around the world recently. The thirty-five Russian diplomats expelled from the USA for “acting in a manner inconsistent with their diplomatic status” (i.e.… Continue reading Issue 87: 2017 01 12: Neil Tidmarsh A Diplomatic Dance
Issue 80: 2016 11 17:Hallelujah (J.R.Thomas)
17 November 2016 Hallelujah Leonard Cohen, poet, song writer, singer: 1934 – 2016 by J.R.Thomas Everybody knows the fight was fixed. The poor stay poor, the rich get rich. That’s how it goes. Everybody knows. An extraordinarily pointed juxtaposition of events in the USA on Thursday last. President-elect Donald Trump and family rolled up to… Continue reading Issue 80: 2016 11 17:Hallelujah (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 79:2016 11 10:To the winner(J.R.Thomas)
10 November 2016 To The Winner…. Some whys and wherefores. by J.R.Thomas So… Congratulations, President-elect Trump. Commisserations, Mrs Clinton. Well done Mr Johnson. Hi to Bernie Sanders. To the opinion pollsters, a hug. To the media, a quick poke with a stick. To those who have read this series of articles and are still with… Continue reading Issue 79:2016 11 10:To the winner(J.R.Thomas)
Issue 79:2016 11 10:Give us a ‘T’, give us an ‘R’…(Neil Tidmarsh)
10 November 2016 Give us a ‘T’, give us an ‘R’… The forty-fifth president of the United States. by Neil Tidmarsh The first thing that caught my eye when I went to Chicago a few years ago was a big, shiny, brand-new skyscraper. And the first thing I noticed about that was the word which… Continue reading Issue 79:2016 11 10:Give us a ‘T’, give us an ‘R’…(Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 74: 2016 10 06: The Horror At Versailles (John Watson)
06 October 2016 The Horror At Versailles Who desecrated the sculpture? By John Watson Maigret would have cracked it. Dupin would not have been far behind. Unfortunately however neither of these giants of detective fiction is available to solve the mystery of Versailles. Who painted neo-fascist slogans on the statue by Sir Anish Kapoor, a… Continue reading Issue 74: 2016 10 06: The Horror At Versailles (John Watson)
Issue 71:2016 09 15:In sickness and Aleppo(J.R.Thomas)
15 September 2016 In Sickness and Aleppo Stressful campaigning. by J.R.Thomas The late Professor Hugh Berrington, a distinguished figure in political science and especially in the psychology of political leadership, had a favourite opening theme for his public lectures. It was to the effect that his audience should be very alarmed; their political leaders… Continue reading Issue 71:2016 09 15:In sickness and Aleppo(J.R.Thomas)
Issue 65:2016 08 04: To the starting blocks (J.R.Thomas)
4 August 2016 To The Starting Blocks How to do conventions. by J.R.Thomas It is probably not Mr Trump’s style, but he might have learnt much if he had cleared his diary last week, found a comfortable chair, a plate of cookies, a flask of coffee, and watched the Democratic Convention. That’s how to… Continue reading Issue 65:2016 08 04: To the starting blocks (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 62 2016 07 14 The Dog Days of Summer (j r thomas)
14 July 2016 The Dog Days of Summer Choosing a Presidential Running Mate by J.R.Thomas Now should be the phoney war, with the Presidential candidates indulging in a little half-hearted sniping to keep their hands in for the autumn campaign but concentrating on organising their coronations by convention later this month and making all those… Continue reading Issue 62 2016 07 14 The Dog Days of Summer (j r thomas)
Issue 53:2016 05 12:Expect the Unexpected (J.R.Thomas)
12 May 2016 Expect the Unexpected by J.R.Thomas It is a very odd primary race indeed. The Republicans have now a Presidential candidate who has more negative ratings than any GOP candidate in recent political history, has never held political office of any sort, has no known bedrock of Republican beliefs, and whose loyalties were… Continue reading Issue 53:2016 05 12:Expect the Unexpected (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 52: 2016 05 05:They Think It’s All Over (J.R.Thomas)
05 May 2016 They Think It’s All Over Cruz pulls out after Indiana by J.R.Thomas The Republic Primary contest came to an unexpected swerve in Indiana on Tuesday night when Ted Cruz threw in the towel – or rather, threw the towel ungraciously at Donald Trump. Trump had scored a victory overwhelming in terms… Continue reading Issue 52: 2016 05 05:They Think It’s All Over (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 51: 2016 04 28: Ranting and Raging (J.R.Thomas)
28 April 2016 Ranting and Raging by J.R.Thomas “You think this is easy, ranting and raging?” yelled Donald Trump at a 5,000 folk capacity audience in an aircraft hangar at Hagerstown, Maryland, earlier this week. It is not the first indication that some of the Trump style and Trump rhetoric may be playing to the… Continue reading Issue 51: 2016 04 28: Ranting and Raging (J.R.Thomas)
