- 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.
6 responses to “It’s Time for a Vote”
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I didn’t know that they actor on the Good Wife was a Scotsman!
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I think you mean Alan Cumming – though I’ve never see the Good Wife.
Alan is certainly Scottish and can be seen along with someone else you know on the front cover of this publication.
http://www.equality-network.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EM-booklet-lores.pdf-
The Good Wife is one of my favorite US TV shows. He plays the part with no detectable accent whatever, unlike his fellow Brit, Archie Panjabi, who speaks with a very proper accent, but from who know where. This past week Alan’s character kissed a girl and they liked it!
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This may come as a revelation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEXJ71eX1y0-
So he’s always had bad hair! The Ginger’s cute. Are those natural accents or tuned up a bit?
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Tuned up a bit though you do hear people speak like that.
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