Emmanuel Macron – from poetry to prose, can his charm work in realpolitik?

    Emmanuel Macron has won the French Presidential election with two-thirds of a low turnout, spurred to an unexpected victory by the embezzlement scandal of Francois Fillon and the anyone-but-Le-Pen vote. He has promised fresh faces from outside politics, an overhaul of the established political system and a new kind morality in political life. … Read more

Anthony Joshua – a Libran charmer with a deadly punch

  Anthony Joshua, the British professional boxer, rated the world’s best heavyweight, beat Wladimir Klitschko this week in London, winning himself £15 million.  He has a 100% knockout-to-win ratio; and is the second boxer, after Joe Frazier, to win a world heavyweight title whilst still reigning as Olympic champion (Gold Medal from 2012) at the top weight. … Read more

Sebastian Gorka – another Trump appointment looking precarious

    Failure of security clearance will likely see Sebastian Gorka moved from his position in the White House, where he has been serving as a deputy assistant to the President and counter-terrorism adviser to the National Security Council. Gorka, born 22 Oct 1970 in London to Hungarian parents, now a naturalised American, has raised controversy with … Read more