Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928 – 2025) “We knew, by fighting him, what a fighter he was” ~ Francois Bayrou  Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the “Front National” in France, died this week at the age of 96.  He founded the movement in 1972, long before Nigel Farage took us into Brexit and Europe was hit […]

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2025 Welcome to the year 2025: A year of Unprecedented Change. I have never seen a year like it in terms of sign changes: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and the Nodal Axis all change, and of course Pluto has just entrenched itself in Aquarius.  The year’s changes may start slowly at first, so you have […]

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Review of the Year 2024 It’s that time again…Time for the Review of the Year!   It has been a turbulent year around the world, with some startling changes of governments, 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…As […]

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John Prescott (1938 – 2024) “I relied on him many times: when in difficulty, under attack; and less well known when I needed someone whose gut instinct I trusted better than my own.” ~ Tony Blair Deputy Prime Minister of the Blair years, John Prescott, died aged 86 this week, a year after being diagnosed […]

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Rachel Reeves “To every young woman and girl… to every young woman and girl watching this: let today show that there should be no ceilings on your ambitions, your hopes or your dreams.” ~ Rachel Reeves, July 2024 Two glass ceilings broken this week: the first female U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her first budget, […]

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The Tory Leadership Contest Some of the candidates in the Tory Leadership Contest this week set out their stalls.  Priti Patel was eliminated, leaving 5 contenders.  Here is a snapshot of the candidates, starting with the front runner, Robert Jenryck. Robert Jenryck Robert Jenryck leads at the moment, with endorsement by 28 MPs, being 23% […]

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Tim Walz A major poll has shown Kamala Harris now pulling ahead of Donald Trump in three key swing states.  Only two weeks ago, I was writing about Kamala Harris, now she has picked a running mate as prospective Vice President.  So I am looking at this new arrival on the scene, and updating the […]

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Kamala Harris “There are some people who think we should be a country of chaos, of fear, of hate…We choose freedom” ~ Kamala Harris Last Sunday, Joe Biden finally resigned from the candidacy for the Democrat leadership, but vowed to stay on as President until after the election.  In regard to the Full Moon at […]

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James Timpson “Thanks to everyone for their kind words about my appointment as the new government’s Prisons, Probation and Parole Minister. It’s a real privilege and I’m looking forward to improving the system for hard-working staff, turning more lives around and cutting crime.” ~ James Timpson This is my first blog in the new era […]

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Wes Streeting “One Boy, Two Bills and a Fry Up” – Hodder & Stoughton 2023 This is a blog about the Shadow Health Secretary, who in a few weeks’ time may become the actual Health Secretary.  I was given his autobiography for Christmas, and recently got round to reading it.  It impressed me in various […]

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