The Deputy Labour Leadership Contest Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell Among the drama-laden political stories of the week (which included the sacking of Peter Mandelson, and the shooting of Charlie Kirk), the search began for the successor to Angela Rayner as Deputy Prime Minister.  Her strength in her role was shown in her chart by […]

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Zack Polanski New Leader of the Green Party “A fluent media performer” ~ The Guardian “I believe that his style and emphasis meet the challenge of the moment” ~ George Monbiot It’s been a turbulent week for politics in the UK this week: Angela Rayner was forced to resign as Deputy Prime Minister, a cabinet […]

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Stella Rimington (1935 – 2025) “I still thought the essence of the cold war and spies and stuff was fun.  You know, going around listening to people’s telephones and opening their mail.” ~ Stella Rimington Stella Rimington, a former Director of MI5, and prolific crime novelist, died last Sunday, at the age of 90.  The […]

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Norman Tebbit (1931 – 2025) “I grew up in the 1930s with an unemployed father.  He didn’t riot.  He got on his bike and looked for work and he kept looking until he found it.” ~ Norman Tebbit Norman Tebbit, the often unpopular right hand man of Margaret Thatcher died this week, aged 94.  He […]

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Pope Leo XIV “Evil will not prevail: we are all in God’s hands….The world needs His light…help us build bridges, with dialogue, to always be at peace.” ~ Pope Leo XIV I’m a bit late posting about Pope Leo XIV, but I felt there needed to be a gap between Popes in this blog!  Welcome […]

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David Attenborough “If we save the sea, we save our world.” ~ David Attenborough, 2025 David Attenborough celebrated his 99th birthday this week.  “National Treasure” is an accolade of a label reserved for the few, lest it be devalued.  But I don’t think anyone would dispute his right to be called that, though apparently he […]

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Pope Francis (1936 – 2025) “What is built on the basis of force, and not on the truth about the equal dignity of every human being, begins badly and will end badly.” ~ Pope Francis Pope Francis died last Monday at 7.35 a.m., Rome, aged 88, from double pneumonia and a stroke.  He had been […]

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Greenland “We need Greenland.  And the world needs us to have Greenland, including Denmark.  Denmark has to have us have [sic] Greenland.” ~ Donald Trump American Vice President J.D. Vance paid an unrequited and uninvited visit to Greenland this week.  Not content with bidding for Canada as a 51st state, President Trump would like to […]

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Mark Carney   Prime Minister of Canada “Thank you, Canada, for trusting in me, for challenging me, and for granting me the privilege to serve the best country, and the best people, on Earth.” ~ Mark Carney On Friday 14th, the day of the Lunar Eclipse in Virgo, Mark Carney was sworn in as the […]

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Tony Slattery (1959 – 2025) “I was struck by his stage presence, his comic energy, his fierce intelligence, and his devastatingly good looks” ~ Paul Merton Brilliant comedian Tony Slattery died last Tuesday, at the age of 65, having suffered a heart attack last Sunday.  He was the archetypal comedian hiding an unfathomable sadness, who […]

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