20 August 2015 “Now I’m a Union Man” by J R Thomas So sang The Strawbs in 1973, at number two in the charts in February that year. Jeremy Corbyn must be singing the same song in the shower as he contemplates the extraordinary surge of success propelling him towards a clear first round win… Continue reading Issue 16: 2015 08 20: Now I’m a Union Man
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Issue 15: 2015 08 13 UK News
13 August 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS CHARITY COLLAPSE: Kids Company, the charity founded by Ms Batmanghelidj in 1996 has closed following allegations of financial mismanagement and questions over its practices. The charity, which drew support from the government as embodying its Big Society agenda, employed some 650 staff and made use of 10,000… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13 UK News
Issue 9: 2015 07 02: Dress For Work
02 July 2015 Dress for Work by J R Thomas Sometimes, when reading the popular prints, one’s eye glides half-seeing over a piece… then, like something glimpsed from a fast car, some rare tree or ancient Bentley behind a gate, one has to back up and have another look. That happened this morning as I… Continue reading Issue 9: 2015 07 02: Dress For Work