The Ministry of Defence “Just then, Sunak received a letter from Ben Wallace saying he was resigning as defence secretary.  And that reminded him he was supposed to be doing a mini-reshuffle.  Who to replace Wallace?  There just wasn’t any talent left in the Tory ranks.  So he supposed it would have to be Grant […]

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Nadine Dorries Nadine Dorries, MP for Mid-Bedfordshire, finally resigned yesterday after declaring she would do so on 9th June, having kept the nation dangling.  Opposition parties have already been polishing their strategies for an upcoming by-election. Birth Chart Nadine has half her planets (5) in Fixed signs – is that what gave her the sticking […]

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Angela Rippon Angela Rippon has been announced as a contestant for the forthcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing.  She is, apparently, at 78 the oldest contestant so far to compete.  They are announcing her as “Rip Off Britain” Angela, a reference to the current programme she presents.  But she has been known to the public […]

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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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Three By-Elections With very little astrological data to go on, I will attempt to look at the picture for the three by-elections taking place in England on Thursday, to see how well Labour and the Lib Dems may fare.  The by-elections came about as a result of the resignation as an MP by Boris Johnson […]

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Yevgeny Prigozhin Russian Yevgeny Prigozhin created turmoil this week, not just in his native land, but around the world, challenging the status quo.  In the UK, he occasioned a COBRA meeting.  Rishi Sunak was in touch with allies, and urged all parties to protect civilians.  The implications of Prigozhin’s mutiny, as head of the fighting […]

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Glenda Jackson (1936 – 2023) “Any prize was a benign irrelevance for her.  People often say they don’t care about awards: Jackson really did not.  Neither gushing nor contemptuous…” ~ Susannah Clapp, Theatre critic for the Observer Actor and Politician in equally effective measure, Glenda Jackson died this week, after a short illness, at the […]

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Boris Johnson and Donald Trump: A Parallel Journey There are so many parallels in the lives and characters of Boris Johnson and Donald Trump that I couldn’t not write about them at this juncture, with Boris Johnson having to step down as an M.P. (on Friday) and Donald Trump possibly facing jail, and both claiming […]

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Nigel Lawson (1932 – 2023) “My golden boy” ~ Margaret Thatcher Nigel Lawson, famously a Chancellor of the Exchequer in Margaret Thatcher’s government, has died this week at the age of 91.  Many people would quarrel with his values, but  he did not care what others thought.  He was a Piscean, normally a sign that […]

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Putin Alliance with Jinping Early this week Vladimir Putin of Russia met with Xi Jinping of China, presenting a chilling prospect to the world in their alliance, and trying to demonstrate they are a superpower to be reckoned with.  They present themselves as a balance against the U.S./European alliance supporting Ukraine, the country being invaded […]

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