I said to the man who stood at the Gate of the Year,"Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown".
As I write, in solsitio brumali, I am much in need of a light to see clearly into 2008. For bookmakers, clairvoyants and bloggers, prediction is a risky business and always likely to lead to copious amounts of egg on the face. But no one could say other than that 2008 will be another fascinating year.The death of Benazir Bhutto inevitably dominates one’s thoughts. In...