- General Election in UK – Labour landslide. PM – Sir Keir Starmer. (No great change in policies from the Tory government that Labour will replace).
- US politics will continue to be dominated by Donald Trump
- In the US Presidential election in November there will be victory for the Republican Party.
- AI/Deepfakes have a significant effect in electoral politics.
- Conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine unresolved by end of 2024.
- No progress for those wanting marriage equality in the Church of England.
- Twitter goes bust or is sold or both.
- The world will be warmer in 2024 than ever before.
- Another country will join Nato.
- 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.
2 responses to “Let us haste to Kelvingrove”
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I drove past it this afternoon and was enormously well pleased to see huge crowds of people picnicking and generally milling about outside. I almost felt as though the building was smiling benignly! I really should get out more.
I was supposed to be visiting it on Saturday, but I’m off to the river festival instead, so Kelvingrove will have to wait a wee bit longer. Oh, the anticipation …….!
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Did you meet Kelvin again?
Kelvin, Did you reaquaint yourself with Kelvin the baby elephant again?I must really visit it again, but will it probably have to wait until later in the summer. I look forward to attending a concert there – preferably with the Organ.
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