Entries Tagged as 'News'
Aspects for the week beginning 19 January 2020
Labour Leadership Contest The contenders for the Labour leadership have been announced, and will be further shortlisted on 14th February, before a leader is finally chosen on 4th April. This will not be an easy job, to take the party to unity, successful opposition and hopes for a win in the future which now looks […]
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Aspects for the week beginning 5 January 2020
2020 Welcome to the year 2020: Again New Hopes, New Dreams and a Fresh Start. This time it’s a New Decade, and as many have pointed out, 20:20 Vision. It seems to be a year of extremes, but also a year of achievement. A most significant year both personally and globally. My impression of the […]
Review of the Year 2019
Review of the Year 2019 That was the Year that Was – Selections from the blogs… January 13th: Andy Murray “You are a champion on and off the court. So sorry you cannot retire on your own terms, but remember to look to the future. Your greatest impact on the world may be yet to […]
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That Was the Decade That Was
That Was the Decade That Was Selections from the blogs over the last decade, for those who like to look back, and with the benefit of hindsight… 2010 April 25th: One effect of the Mercury retrograde last week was the panic of the British newspaper presses (Mercury) after the surge in popularity of Nick Clegg. […]
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Aspects for the week beginning 22 December 2019
Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey is replacing Mark Carney as the Governor of the Bank of England, a role which had been crucial since the latter took it up in 2013, and will be every bit as crucial during the Brexit years. Mark Carney Canadian Mark Carney has an interesting chart. The […]
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Aspects for the week beginning 8 December 2019
NATO’s 70th Anniversary The North Atlantic Treaty Organization celebrated its 70th anniversary this week in Watford. The Organization had its origins in the aftermath of the second World War, and in April 1949 the North Atlantic Treaty was signed by twelve countries, prior to the formation of NATO in August 1949, as an alliance for […]
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Aspects for the week beginning 17 November 2019
James Le Mesurier “To save one life is to save all of humanity” ~ motto of the White Helmets James Le Mesurier, the British Co-Founder of the White Helmets, has died at the age of 48 tragically from an apparent suicide. White Helmets The organization known as the White Helmets was founded in 2014, emerging […]
Categories: Astrological Appreciation · News · Obituary
Aspects for the week beginning 10 November 2019
Tom Watson The Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Tom Watson, resigned last week, leaving a gaping hole at its centre. Since his appointment, he has held together hopes from the moderates in his party, and acted as a reminder to the hard left that other points of view exist. This has come at a […]
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Aspects for the week beginning 3 November 2019
General Election 2019 So… we have a pre-Christmas election date, of 12th December. Will this election be fought on the sole issue of Brexit? I thought I would take a brief look at the chart for that date, and the transits for the leaders of the various political parties. Notice how often Neptune (confusion) comes […]
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Aspects for the week beginning 29 September 2019
Gina Miller This week, with Parliament reconvening after an illegal prorogation, female MPs such as Hannah Sheriff and Jess Phillips described their rage at incendiary language used by the Prime Minister, which they felt put them at risk. They reported a constant daily barrage of threats, and Jess Phillips’ office was actually physically under attack. […]
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