Entries Tagged as 'News'
Aspects for the week beginning 25 June 2023
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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Aspects for the week beginning 18 June 2023
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 […]
Categories: Celebrities · News · Obituary
Aspects for the week beginning 11 June 2023
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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Aspects for the week beginning 9 April 2023
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 […]
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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