Henry Thornton News&Views No. 36
Here we go again with John Julius Norwich’s book ‘Sicily’ written in 1961. This time we shall summarise his ‘Introduction’. Quotes are...
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- Sep 25
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Henry Thornton, News&Views, No. 35
Dear readers. Many thanks for reading our latest messages. Today I am presenting key points from a wonderful book, called 'Sicily' by...
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- Sep 18
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Henry Thornton News&Views No 34.
The Thornton family is currently eight people (with partners),and currently six out of eight together in Sicily. Our daughter and her...
Pete Jonson
- Sep 14
- 4 min
Henry Thornton News&Views No 33
Today we begin a new edition. Henry is traveling with Mrs T. to meet with their adult children, their significant others and friends of...
Pete Jonson
- Sep 4
- 9 min
Henry Thornton News@Views No 32
AFR, P1 and P4, Weekend August 27 and 28, John Kehoe and two others, ‘Dividends splash’. ‘Business, unions in summit showdown’, although...
Pete Jonson
- Aug 27
- 9 min
Henry Thornton News&Views No 31
This week we are starting with some of the more interesting parts of sporting life, and we provide some helpful suggestions. First there...
Pete Jonson
- Aug 21
- 7 min
Henry Thornton News & Views No 30
AFR Weekend, August 13-14, P 17, Michael Smith in Tokyo, ‘Taiwan’s future looks fragile.’ ‘Tsai Ing-wen, a bookish former law professor,...
Pete Jonson
- Aug 14
- 11 min
Henry Thornton News & Views No 29
I have been asked to talk on ‘inflation’, a subject that requires discussion of 'Macroeconomics’ and some coverage of major countries,...
Pete Jonson
- Aug 5
- 12 min
Henry Thornton News & Views No 28
AFR, July 30-31, P1, Tom Burton, ‘Worst over’ for omicrom, flu waves’. ‘Australia appears to have avoided a much-feared simultaneous...
Pete Jonson
- Aug 2
- 14 min
Henry Thornton News&Views No 27
AFR Weekend, Longer COVID, 23 – 24 July, P 18, ‘The third pandemic wave is getting serious but to manage it we will need to overcome a...
Pete Jonson
- Jul 24
- 11 min
Henry Thornton News&Views No 26
AFR Weekend, 16-17 July, P1, ‘The jobs wave.’ ‘Unemployment is close to a 50-year low, skilled workers in hot demand and employers are...