• Predictions for 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).
    2. US politics will continue to be dominated by Donald Trump
    3. In the US Presidential election in November there will be victory for the Republican Party.
    4. AI/Deepfakes have a significant effect in electoral politics.
    5. Conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine unresolved by end of 2024.
    6. No progress for those wanting marriage equality in the Church of England.
    7. Twitter goes bust or is sold or both.
    8. The world will be warmer in 2024 than ever before.
    9. Another country will join Nato.
    10. 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.

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    Kelvin

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    the hp premier I am sooooooooooo jealous, as will some of your young servers be I imagine

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    Anonymous

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    Oh, and I nearly forgot, I passed through a very large crowd of people celebrating the launch of a new film the other night in Leicester Square as its stars arrived for the Premiere. Harry Something or Other and a Goblet, I think it was.

    Nearly forgot!!!! You are cruel, teasing us with this knowledge and I doubt you even bothered to get autographs for us??!! No, thought not.

    How many Hail Marys for extreme and overwhelming jealousy????

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