Entries Tagged as 'News'
Aspects for the week beginning 26 March 2023
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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Aspects for the week beginning 5 March 2023
Betty Boothroyd (1929 – 2023) “The passion, wit and sense of fairness she brought to politics will not be forgotten.” ~ Rishi Sunak Betty Boothroyd, the first female Speaker of the House of Commons, died this week at the age of 93. An affable personality, and capable politician, she stood out as a straight talking […]
Aspects for the week beginning 26 February 2023
Shamima Begum “Shamima knew when she made the decision to join Daesh, she was going into a country where there was no embassy, there was no consular assistance, and I’m afraid those decisions, awful though it is, they do have consequences” ~ Jeremy Hunt Shamima Begum, who as a 15-year old schoolgirl, went to join […]
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Aspects for the week beginning 19 February 2023
Nicola Sturgeon Resigns “I am proud to stand here as the first female and longest serving incumbent of this office, and I’m very proud of what has been achieved in the years I’ve been in Bute House.” ~ Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish First Minister, heralded a major shift in politics with her resignation […]
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Aspects for the week beginning 29 January 2023
Tory Party Blues Alternative titles: Embarrassment of riches, riches of embarrassments, an Embarrassment of Rishi’s “Sunak only got caught because he filmed himself breaking the law” ~ John Crace Rishi Sunak I wrote in 2020 when he was appointed Chancellor in Boris Johnson’s cabinet: “He has the Sun, Mercury and Chiron in Taurus, the sign […]
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Aspects for the week beginning 22 January 2023
Jacinda Ardern stands down “I know what this job takes. And I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice.” ~ Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern suddenly announced she was stepping down from the role this week. How many people keep going in a role […]
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Review of the Year 2022
Review of the Year 2022 It’s that time again…Time for the Review of the Year! Selections from the blogs, as usual, for those of you who like to review the year… January 30th: Barry Cryer (1935 – 2022) “I haven’t had a career, just a series of incidents. I’ve been dogged by good luck all […]
Aspects for the week beginning 20 November 2022
Xi Jinping This week, Joe Biden met up with Xi Jinping of China at the COP27 climate summit. Named in recent years the most powerful man in the world, at this point in time Xi Jinping holds a crucial position in the power balance of the world. Not only does his country hold great responsibility […]
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Aspects for the week beginning 30 October 2022
Rishi Sunak They say a week is a long time in politics, and this week has certainly changed the political landscape. We now have our third Prime Minister in just a few months, our youngest, and first Asian Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak. The Outgoing Prime Minister The transits for the transition are interesting. At the […]
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Aspects for the week beginning 2 October 2022
Liz Truss and Kwazi Kwarteng Dream Team or Nightmare Team? This new duo running the country have been re-named “Kamikwasi Kwarteng and Librium Liz” by John Crace of the Guardian. What do their birth charts tell us? I was originally set to write about Liz when the Queen died, but now find myself writing about […]
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