Entries from July 2019
Aspects for the week beginning 28 July 2019
New Cabinet For his first outing in the Commons, Johnson had gone back to his more familiar default setting. The Fool. The court jester from whom no one expects the truth, so long as they are entertained. “Pifflepafflewifflewaffle,” he began. ~ John Crace So it is Boris Johnson’s finest hour: he easily achieved 66% of […]
Categories: News
Aspects for the week beginning 21 July 2019
Britain and Iran This week there was a marked escalation of tension in the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf involving a British oil tanker named Stena Impero being taken by Iran, seemingly in retaliation for the seizing of an Iranian vessel in Gibraltar on 4th July (for carrying oil assumed to be bound […]
Categories: News
Aspects for the week beginning 14 July 2019
Anniversary of the Moon Landing “One small step for Man. One giant leap for Mankind” ~ Neil Armstrong The 50th anniversary of the manned Moon landing coincides with the Lunar Eclipse on Tuesday 16th July. I heard this week that someone dubbed the Moon landing as the most significant event of the 20th Century. Maddeningly, […]
Categories: Historical
Aspects for the week beginning 7 July 2019
Wimbledon 2019 – Week 2 Well that was an interesting week, that was! Some new and intriguing faces at Wimbledon, and new charts to look at. I will proceed as usual, that is looking at the next four Seeds for the women and men, bearing in mind that some Seeds may already have left us. […]
Categories: Wimbledon