The omnishambles of the botched EU vaccine procurement, slow roll-out and mystifying suspension and then lifting of the AstraZeneca vaxx have led to infection rates escalating and new lockdowns in France, Italy and Poland, with Germany likely to follow suit. The UK has vaccinated over 40pc of the population and the US 34pc. The EU … Read more
An epic tale of revenge is coming to a head in Scotland which encapsulates every cliché uttered on the subject. ‘While seeking revenge, dig two graves – one for yourself.’ ‘Revenge is its own executioner.’ ‘Revenge… is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill, will return upon him with … Read more
Pluto, lord of the underworld, is bringer of passion, possessiveness and jealousy. Overseer of five of the seven deadly sins – pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust – it has two primal urges. One is transformation and the other is power, drives which are frequently at war with one another. When Pluto is a strong element … Read more
Greensill Capital, a UK financial services house involved in supply-chain financing has filed for bankruptcy sending out waves of collateral damage to banks such as Credit Suisse, the UK taxpayer and German town councils. Eye-watering sums are involved, Credit Suisse having frozen $1 billion in assets for a hard-to-estimate hit. The FT has calculated there … Read more
‘Marvelous’ Marvin Hagler, who has just died at 66, will be remembered as one of the greatest boxing middleweight fighters and one the finest at any weight in any era. He was a tough boxer, described as having a chip of both shoulders and a hard hitter. Born on 23 May 1954 5.17am Newark, New … Read more
The Daily Mail now dominates the UK market in print and globally online. Rubbished by the prime minister of the day after it launched in 1896 as a “a newspaper produced by office boys for office boys,” it became hugely popular and by the end of the Boer Wars in 1902 it had a … Read more
Actor Matthew McConaughey, fresh from his NY Times list-topping memoir success, is seriously considering a run for Texas governor in late 2022. His book ‘Greenlights’ was filled with homespun wisdom and maxims, which were praised by Jordan Peterson and described by the Washington Post reviewer as “vaporous, circular proverbs for would-be McConaugheys.” He said … Read more
“Frasier” is set to return to screens after a nearly twenty years absence, with Kelsey Grammer reprising his role as the radio psychiatrist Frasier Crane on ViacomCBS’s new streaming service Paramount+. There is no word about whether the supporting cast members will join him though it’s tricky to see how it would work without them … Read more
The damage inflicted by the Oprah Sussex interview on the Monarchy felt devastating in the immediate aftermath. But as the Meg-Haz litany of mistreatment by the Family is put under scrutiny and increasingly questioned, the pressure is slowly dropping. On top of which the Monarchy has been through spasms of acutely negative publicity in the … Read more
Journalist and TV presenter Piers Morgan’s car-crash career has taken another lurch as his increasingly brash and unhinged criticism of Meghan Markle aroused an outraged public response and led to his parting company with ITV’s morning breakfast show. He said he didn’t believe her claims of mental health problems and in his post-exit tweet shared … Read more