What is in Kelvin's Head?

How were my Predictions last year?

31/12/2024

Time to check out how I did with the predictions I made on New Year’s Day 2024.

1 General Election in UK – Labour landslide. PM – Sir Keir Starmer. (No great change in policies from the Tory government that Labour will replace).

Yes – fulfilled in every way.

2 US politics will continue to be dominated by Donald Trump

Yes

3 In the US Presidential election in November there will be victory for the Republican Party.

Yes

4 AI/Deepfakes have a significant effect in electoral politics.

Not really – AI/Deepfakes are present but there’s no real evidence that they swung any particular election

5 Conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine unresolved by end of 2024.

Alas Yes

6 No progress for those wanting marriage equality in the Church of England.

Alas Yes

7 Twitter goes bust or is sold or both.

Not quite. Twitter feels pretty wounded but still Xists.

8 The world will be warmer in 2024 than ever before.

Yes

9 Another country will join Nato.

Yes, Sweden in March.

A new agreement is reached between the UK and Greece on the Elgin/Parthenon Marbles that opens the door for at least some of them to be displayed in Athens.

Close but no cigar.

Not a bad year – 7 direct hits with a few misses.

6 responses to “Ceilidh! Ceilidh! Ceilidh!”

Ryan Dunne

09/05/2008

Alas, “I Don’t Feel Like Dancing” by Scissor Sisters has almost life-verse significance to me so I probably won’t attend. It does sound fun though. So will you yourself be participating, in robes and all ;-)?

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kelvin

09/05/2008

I shall be robed for Evensong. Gloriously so.

I shall be also be mustering up a little soft shoe gentle sway at the ceilidh. Gloriously so also.

Oh, and there is social chat space for those who, like Jake Shears and Ryan, don’t feel like dancin’.

Yes, and ice-cream too to cheer the soul.

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padrerob

10/05/2008

Blessings on your centennial celebration! It sounds like y’all will be having a wonderful evening!

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Ryan Dunne

11/05/2008

Ice cream? Is there no end to the Cathedral’s temptations ;-)?

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Dennis

11/05/2008

Congratulations to St Mary’s. You’ve certainly been in my thoughts today. Twenty years ago today (Whitsunday 1988) I was confirmed at St Mary’s Glasgow by Bp Derek.

After it was over and done the GU students who had been confirmed gathered at the home of John Turner (the chaplain) for food and drinks. It was the first time I ever tried champagne and I think that I tried a bit too much that day, if I remember correctly.

Twenty years of Episcopalianism and champagne. I wonder if it is too late to rethink this whole thing?

Best wishes to St Marys and the people there!

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Shynee Shoos

13/05/2008

Wot a ceilidh – and the Provostorial Shoes got not just dusted but must have been especially shined for the occasion of a light fandango or ten. ‘Fit for duty’ ? – Emminently !

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