![]() This was not the time to help the rich and punish the poor in the hopes that some of the economic benefits would trickle down to us, the ordinary people, in the distant future. Energy prices are soaring, inflation is galloping, ordinary people are struggling and businesses floundering. The right-wing ideologies of Thatcher and Reagan may have worked in the 1980s but we are living in very different times. Even me, no expert on the economy, could see that her financial masterplan was a complete disaster. It’s a long, long time since I found myself shouting at the television set, but every time Liz Truss made an appearance, I had my say. Despite throwing Kwasi under the bus, replacing him with Jeremy Hunt, effectively reducing her to an irrelevance, and the markets stabilizing, once Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary, was forced to resign for a minor infraction, it was all over.Īt “a little after 1:30 pm” on Thursday, Ms Truss emerged from Number 10 and announced her departure. The markets went into meltdown, sterling crashed, the Bank of England was forced to intervene, interest rates rose, all of which heaped misery upon misery for the British people, already buckling under the cost-of-living crisis. ![]() Seventeen days later on 23rd September, her friend and ideological soulmate, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, issued his mini-budget. In the wake of Boris’s resignation in July, and after what seemed an eternity, on 6th September the Tory membership voted in Liz Truss. This politician was simply not up to the job in the first place, but inheriting the premiership at a time of national and international crisis was utterly beyond her. How could this great country be reduced to a Banana Republic in the space of 45 days. And it perfectly sums up the events of the last several days in Great Britain. ![]() Liz Truss: the shortest serving prime minister in history. And there’s another thing, as I said in my Friday Bite, not only do we have free will and can therefore make choices in the wake of challenging events, but we most certainly should have hope. What point is there to astrology if it can’t guide us through difficult times. It’s always a judgement call as to how much doom and gloom an astrologer can spread, but I also believe there is no point trying to turn a gathering cosmic storm into wall-to-wall sunshine. And I guess we all need to be more patient and kind-hearted. This is not necessarily a bells and whistles moment, but coming as it does at this highly volatile time, it’s not going to help world peace break out. Mars turns retrograde on Sunday and it will make its way back through Gemini until 12 January. Already we’ve seen some game-changing developments, particularly in Great Britain in relation to our revolving door of prime ministers, but everywhere in the world tremors can be felt in some way, particularly in the corridors of power. ![]() That could prove meaningful.Įclipses have varying timelines in terms of their astrological effects. The eclipse will reach its maximum point over Russia where 82% of the sun will be in the moon’s shadow. You’ll be able to see it across most of Europe, northeast Africa and central Asia. Tuesday’s solar eclipse may be a partial eclipse but it can still pack a powerful punch in terms of history-making events. It’s going to be a bumpy ride over the next couple of weeks. Maybe that’s a misnomer, but you get my drift. The first of two eclipses set to change the shape of things to come. ![]() In memory of Diana, The Princess of Wales I’ve posted two new articles on the Articles Page Click here to read. ![]()
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