What is in Kelvin's Head?

  • Predictions 2025

    1. Good results for Nigel Farage following the English local elections in May. Terrible results for Conservative Party.
    2. No progress towards the marriage of same-sex couples in the Church of England
    3. Turbulent year for WordPress, which powers about half of the internet.
    4. 2025 will be the hottest year on record.
    5. No trade deal for UK with US. Increasing talk of re-aligning economy closer to EU.
    6. Ceasefire in Russia-Ukraine war but no long term solution.
    7. “Assisted Dying” aka doctor assisted suicide becomes legal in at least one of the jurisdictions of the British Isles.
    8. Turbulent year for economy but stock market higher at end of year than beginning. (FTSE currently at 8,173)
    9. There will be fewer Commonwealth Realms (ie countries which share the monarchy) by the end of 2025 than there are now.
    10. Philip Mountstephen.

5 responses to “Upcoming Synod etc”

  1. Tim Avatar
    Tim

    My great-auntie used to go to StM&AS. Small world 🙂

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  2. Kirstin Avatar
    Kirstin

    Now you know what happens to the best laid plans of mice and men!

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    Anonymous

    Alas, a unexpected dissertation meeting with my supervisor on Thursday means no rose petals for me! Maybe next year? At St Mary’s??

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  4. Stewart Avatar
    Stewart

    St Mary’s Glasgow group are travelling across on the 6:15pm train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket. Notes will be taken by those present to compare with the service at St Mary’s on 22 May 2008 (at 7:30pm?).

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  5. Rev Ruth Avatar
    Rev Ruth

    But did the Rector and Dean of the Diocese have to throw rose petals all over us? Scattering as a carpet for the Blessed Sacrament to pass by upon – yes. Lobbing a basket over visiting clergy who were swelling the congregation – no. But I think it was done in love.

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