Punch Drunk Britain

(This is the second part of my piece on the UK. There is much more to say, but for now, this will suffice.) Sometimes it feels like Britain ...

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Britain On The Rack Of The Uranus-Pluto Square

Corridors of power under a Neptune transit. For a month or so last summer what it meant to be British in the 21st century seemed so clear – ...

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Corrupt Britain, Listen To The Children

Little Red Riding Wolf: The fairy tale give some good advice about how to deal with predators. A while ago I met someone who had been molest...

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Doctor Who: Loneliness and Wonder

Smith I vowed a long time ago not to watch  Doctor Who until he regenerated as a woman.  So far, the Doctor has had 11 incarnations, each ...

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Boris: Toff With The Common Touch

Could this be the next Prime Minister? Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has had a fantastic summer, using the Olympics to upstage the Pri...

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When The Past Comes To Life

Thomas Cromwell: fixer, strategist, statesman - Scorpio. Hans Holbein King Henry VIII – charmer, playboy, wife-killer and the first head of ...

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The Nation's Soul

Ted Hughes was best known as a powerful nature poet before he was made laureate in 1984. It seemed like a strange choice; this poet of fox a...

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A Weird Week in Politics

PM David Cameron was last spotted eating a Cornish pasty two years ago. Ooo – the spin doctors have been getting themselves in a twist this ...

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Afghanistan, Britain and the Uranus Cycle

Second Afghan War Six British soldiers were killed in Kandahar province this week. The oldest was 33, the same age as Jesus when he died, an...

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Will 2012 See A Falklands Rematch?

Margaret Thatcher in her prime in 1983. I have a few thoughts on potentials in the UK chart for 2012. Here's one of them. Back in 2010, ...

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Revisiting Cameron

Back in October I wrote a piece about David Cameron, which I think is worth re-reading . Here is the link . I asked this question: "Wil...

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Britain in Europe: An Identity Crisis

Eclipses always signify endings . Some more major than others. This ending is a biggie. On Friday, by rejecting closer fiscal co-operation, ...

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