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Eight into Ten doesn’t go. You can’t get them all in, whose careers are about to end ?, whose career will be sacrificed ? and what elbows will oust the other seven ? Ok let’s look Kemi from Wimbledon with parents of Nigerian origin, Suella born Harrow with Indian origin parents. Jeremy Hunt born LambethContinue reading “PM‘s Question. Which one ?”

Alas poor Boris we knew you well. Indeed Boris resigned donned his mop and bucket remaining as Caretaker PM whilst his Party organizes his replacement. There’s always a tinge of sadness when the PM makes his goodbye speech outside Number 10. At the end of the day Boris did his best Boris the Best orContinue reading “He didn’t make it….but we did.”

In 18 days Boris will have been PM for three years . Will he make it ? Unless Carrie resigns along with everyone else I think he can. This is only because of his stubborn resilience , believing he has a mandate to rule. George Canning at 119 days was the shortest term serving PrimeContinue reading “Will he make it ?”

Is it me or what ? What’s happened at Wimbledon this year. On the 100th Anniversary of the Tennis Tournament something is missing ? Not only are there many empty seats but that special moment seems to have disappeared. Ok Boris Becker is absent at Her Majesty’s Pleasure , Murray and Raducanu out early andContinue reading “The Wobbles Of Wimbledon”

Last weekend my wife bought this watering can. On arrival home she went to water the plants only to find the can leaked profusely. A watering can that sprays from the bottom is not what’s needed. Rather than kick the can down the road I offered to take it back to the garden centre forContinue reading “Kick the Can down the road.”

The Psalms were written by King David the Hebrew leader around 3000 years ago. David was a warrior King who warred with so much blood on his hands was stopped from building the first Temple in Jerusalem . That was left for his son Solomon to do. David knew wars and wrote Psalm 10, theContinue reading “Whose side are you on ?”

Ukraine is now through matters dreadful ,firmly on the World’s map, their yellow and blue flag the most recognizable. Yet only 4 months on the news out of there has slipped the headlines and is becoming a norm report , oh by the way a shopping centre with a 1000 people in it destroyed. GeneralContinue reading “Unclear Options”

Today , certainly in the UK and USA it is Fathers Day. In the UAE it is in two days time and though it differs around the globe it is a day to celebrate the Father, pay respect for that old boy in slippers that usually pays the Bills. As a result of largely divorceContinue reading “Father Away.”

W S Gilbert said that ‘ love makes the world go round ‘ . Paul Van der Merwe disagreed in his 1960s musical Cabaret set in Berlin 1931. Then Liza Minnelli told us in song that ‘ money makes the world go round ‘ In recent times the world has been going round a littleContinue reading “Money makes the World go round.”

In Hebrew there is no such word for coincidence.This weekend events from different worlds suddenly go into orbit. As people celebrate Platinum Jubilee for the Jewish people it is Shavuot and for Christians Pentecost. Shavuot over two days is a celebration of Moses being given the Torah on Mount Sinai and Pentecost the coming ofContinue reading “No Coincidence”