• Predictions for 2022

    1. Boris Johnson will be replaced with a Prime Minister who is more competent, more right wing and more difficult to beat.
    2. A good year for Michael Gove (who is almost invisible at the moment).
    3. Church of Scotland General Assembly votes to allow same-sex couples to be married in church. More significantly, almost no-one leaves in a huff.
    4. No progress for those seeking marriage equality in the Church of England.
    5. US Republican Party do well at the November midterms.
    6. Midnight Mass will happen at St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow – some people will still be wearing masks but it won’t be mandatory.
    7. Lots of people discover that cryptocurrency is not the sure thing that they thought. (Losses will disproportionately affect young people).
    8. Nicola Sturgeon will be forced to announce a proposed date for an Independence Referendum against her better judgement.
    9. Lambeth Conference will take place but some people forced to participate virtually due to continued pandemic in developing world. (No new sanctions against pro-gay provinces).
    10. Working from home/hybrid working becomes normalised for big companies. Consequent increase in ransomware demands.

10 responses to “Horse Guards”

  1. frdougal Avatar
    frdougal

    Being a pedant, I’d like to point out that isn’t a Horse Guard – that’s a Hussar!

    1. Kelvin Avatar

      Being a pedant who was there, I’d like to say I was referring to the place.

      1. frdougal Avatar
        frdougal

        Ah! Clarifaction! Were they guarding the beach volleyball?

  2. Pam Avatar
    Pam

    Is that pedant with a capital ‘p’?

  3. Kelvin Avatar

    Stricktly speaking, she is a member (as is the horse, presumably) of the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery

    1. frdougal Avatar
      frdougal

      Oh! I’d forgotten they wore hussar hats.

  4. PamB Avatar
    PamB

    I got here by clicking a link about women who happen to be bishops. So the CofE have introduced an equestrian qualification to the remit now?

    1. Kelvin Avatar

      This is a post about bishops who happen to be women.

      1. Seph Avatar
        Seph

        Or bishops who happen to be horses? This slippery slope must be what Anglican Mainstream are so afraid of.

  5. Margaret of the Sea of Galilee Avatar
    Margaret of the Sea of Galilee

    The future is androgynous…I always said so!
    I shall dream of her…zzzzzz

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