Dave Myers (1957 – 2024) “David’s warm smile, hearty laugh, and genuine love for people were not just the ingredients of his success but a reflection of his zest for life. “His presence brightened our screens, and his heart and soul inspired all who knew him and many others to embrace the simple pleasures of […]

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Alexei Navalny (1976 – 2024) “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing” ~ Alexei Navalny We learned on Friday of the death at the age of 47 of that bravest of men, Alexei Navalny, who dared to stand up to Vladimir Putin, in the hope of […]

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Norman Jewison (1926- 2024) “I want people to recognise themselves in the movies I make. I don’t enjoy no-brainer action movies.” ~ Norman Jewison Film Director Norman Jewison made some wonderful films.  He passed over a week ago, at the time of the Sun/Pluto conjunction, and just before Pluto entered Aquarius, marking the end of […]

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Review of the Year 2023 It’s that time again…Time for the Review of the Year!   It has been a harrowing year around the world, and for some personally, but I hope that you had some personal highlights.  Selections from the blogs, as usual, for those of you who like to review the year… January 22nd: […]

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Benjamin Zephaniah (1958 – 2023) “…We can all be refugees Sometimes it only takes a day, Sometimes it only takes a handshake Or a paper that is signed. We all came from refugees Nobody simply just appeared, Nobody’s here without a struggle, Andy why should we live in fer Of the weather or the troubles? […]

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Henry Kissinger (1923 – 2023) “America has lost one of the most dependable and distinctive voices on foreign affairs with the passing of Henry Kissinger. I have long admired the man who fled the Nazis as a young boy from a Jewish family, then fought them in the United States Army”. ~ George W. Bush […]

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Sir Bobby Charlton (1937 – 2023) “There has never been a more popular footballer.  As near perfection as man and player as it is possible to be.” ~ Sir Matt Busby The legendary footballer Sir Bobby Charlton, one of the greatest footballers of all time, died yesterday morning, at the age of 86.  He was […]

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Pat Arrowsmith (1930 – 2023) The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament War and Peace “In plain words: now that Britain has told the world she has the H-bomb she should announce as early as possible that she has done with it, that she proposes to reject, in all circumstances, nuclear warfare.” ~ J.B. Priestley, 1957 Peace […]

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Michael Parkinson (1935 – 2023) Michael Parkinson, whose chat show was a Saturday night staple across three decades, died peacefully this week aged 88, after a brief illness.  He had interviewed 2000 celebrities in his career, and is regarded as the most successful chat show host. Birth Chart His Sun was in Aries, with the […]

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George Alagiah (1955 – 2023) “My parents moved us first to Africa and then to Britain, always in search of something better for their children.” ~ George Alagiah The much loved, admired and respected foreign correspondent and newsreader George Alagiah died this week aged 67.  His love of travel, humanity, the world and in turn […]

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