13 July 2017 Week in Brief: UK Government news TEACHERS PAY: Education Secretary Justine Greening has confirmed that the 1% cap on teachers’ pay is to remain in place. The education budget is under pressure because of pledges to spend an additional £4 billion on schools which were made before the decision to scrap free… Continue reading Issue 113: 2017 07 13: Week in Brief: UK
Tag: Wimbledon
Issue 112: 2017 07 06: Elvis Is Dead (Chin Chin)
06 July 2017 Elvis Is Dead And a victory for Thames Rowing Club. By Chin Chin There is no question but that things are serious. Until recently one could rely on the regularity of British life. Labour governments, Conservative governments, coalitions, etc; they all came and went, changing things a bit on the surface of… Continue reading Issue 112: 2017 07 06: Elvis Is Dead (Chin Chin)
Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Week in Brief: UK
14 July 2016 Week in Brief: UK Politics PRIME MINISTER: Following Andrea Leadsom’s withdrawal from the contest, Theresa May was left as the only candidate for the leadership of the Conservative party and accordingly became Prime Minister on Wednesday. See comment The Chilcot Report and Mrs May. LABOUR LEADERSHIP: Angela Eagle has issued a challenge… Continue reading Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 61: 2016 07 07: We need to talk about Mark (Archie Wilson)
07 July 2016 We Need To Talk About Mark… Cycling, a sport overlooked. by Archie Wilson As well as bisecting calendars, the sporting tournaments of the Tour de France and Wimbledon have similarly complicated scoring systems. To the naïve or new spectator trying to follow the sport, this can be off-putting. But whilst, during the… Continue reading Issue 61: 2016 07 07: We need to talk about Mark (Archie Wilson)
Issue 55: 2016 05 26:Dig your garden (J.R. Thomas)
26 May 2016 Dig Your Garden by J.R.Thomas This week is the traditional opening of the English summer season, which revs up via Ascot , Wimbledon and Henley to a peak of outdoor sociability in late June, runs down into more informal and private gatherings in July, and ends in mid-July as the exhausted participants… Continue reading Issue 55: 2016 05 26:Dig your garden (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 17: 2015 08 27: Scotched
27 August 2015 Scotched by J R Thomas When you consider its pleasures and advantages, it really is astonishing that cricket in England is not even more popular. Admittedly, matches that can go for five days without a clear result do not really conform to the modern taste for things that are quick, decisive, and… Continue reading Issue 17: 2015 08 27: Scotched
Issue 11: 2015 07 16: All going on our summer holiday?
16 July 2015 All going on our summer holiday? By Chin Chin With Henley and Wimbledon now behind us, the London social season has drawn to its close and the British are beginning to pack for the traditional summer holiday. Most of the British, that is: the ones who remembered to do something about booking… Continue reading Issue 11: 2015 07 16: All going on our summer holiday?
Issue 11: 2015 07 16: Week in Brief: UK NEWS
16 July 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS BUDGET: Figures from the Institute of Fiscal Studies indicate that in many cases an increase in pay to the new national living wage will not compensate low-paid working families for the reduction of benefits proposed in the budget. TREASURY COMMAND PAPER: In “Fixing the foundations: Creating a… Continue reading Issue 11: 2015 07 16: Week in Brief: UK NEWS
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
