Category: Current Affairs
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Current Affairs Record Established
There was a record breaking attendance at our Current Affairs Group on Monday 11 November 2024 with some 43 members present. As well as hearing the many views of the members on the topics of the moment, the session came to a standstill at 11:00 am to mark Remembrance Day with a minute’s silence. The…
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Current Affairs Covers the Ground
Our Current Affairs Group had a lively range of discussions at its meeting on Monday 20 November 2023. The well-attended session raised topics such as fake QR Codes stuck over genuine QR Codes in public car parks, scams associated with charitable donations at this time of year as well as experiences with ransomware (threats to…
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Examining American Politics today!
Our speaker at a special one-off event on Tuesday 31 October 2023 was author and student of US Politics, John Matlin. His talk dealt with the current state of politics in the US. He was also promoting his new novel “Injunction” which deals with a fictional fraud in a Lloyds insurance syndicate. He entertained us…
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Busy Current Affairs Monday Meeting
On Monday 13 March 2023, our most frequently meeting group sat down to discuss Current Affairs. On the Agenda this week were the passing of Topol (of “Fiddler on the Roof” fame) and Rafael Viñoly (architect of the Walkie Talkie building). That was followed by a short discussion, at which it was agreed that an…
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An Exploration of American Politics
On Tuesday 31 January 2023, we had a return visit by our local expert in American Politics, John Matlin. In addition to his expertise in the subject, he is also a published author with novels in the field of American life. We cannot go into the detail of what John said, as that would be…