06 March 2018

World Affairs for 2018 FEBRUARY

28th February 2018 (jandmayers and ourlivingproof twitter)

“It is now clear that the American people are facing a tumultuous array of pressure to reduce automatic weapons in the light of the Parkland shooting in Florida two weeks ago”

“It now is taking shape that a National voice is being demonstrated, mostly by students across America standing up against their politicians for increased gun control”

“Their policy “enough is enough” is being heard.  The voice of the people is gathering momentum and they are being heard”

“The National Rifle Association with their five million members is being scrutinised together with the politicians, who take their millions in election money”

“As with the Vietnam War, the American people marched successfully to bring their solders home”

“So equally a march by students, parents and celebrities, who will march on 24th March to have America’s gun laws sorted out”

“It has to be the power of the people, young and old, who must stand together and with one voice being about change in their society and their laws”

“The time has come to honour their dead and to bring about justice that these souls did not die in vain”

“By using their voices, the momentum grows and gathers strength and sanity and not for insanity will reign

“People power can change a Nation’s thinking and that is now”

“Too many children have been lost and for what reason, that anybody aged 18 years old can buy a gun and use it for their own notoriety”

“The American people will speak and the gun lobby will in time be disbanded!”

18th February 2018 (jandmayers and ourlivingproof twitter)

“Yet another tragedy in America’s violent past and present”

“How many children & teachers need to die needlessly before America wakes up to their senseless idea that everybody has a right to bear arms?”

“Nothing will change.  These deaths will be recorded as just another senseless act of wilful aggression by gun violence”

“The dead have a voice.  They need to be heard in the conscience of the American people, so that they know they did not die in vain”

“Jane Fonda became known as a civil rights activist during the time of the Vietnam War”

“She travelled to North Vietnam in 1972 to see for herself the brutal killings of US soldiers and the Vietnamese”

“She became known as Hanoi Jane & due to her, many civil rights activists were opposed to this senseless war”

“This war was stopped.  The American soldiers returned home”

“It took a nation of demonstrations & public opinion to bring an end to that war”

“Is it now time for the American people to come together again to stop this brainless right to carry guns?”

“Nobody is safe in America – they just keep killing each other”

“Until there is a change in their Constitution that people no longer have the right to bear arms, the killings will continue”

“How many innocent children and teachers have to die before lessons are learned?”

“If Canada, Australia & Great Britain can be gun free together with Europe and the Scandinavian Countries, so can America!”

“There has to come a time now when the nation’s grieving parents start to march”

“They must exercise their right not to have arms in their States any longer”

“We are not there yet. The American people are angry, but they are not outraged”

“Until they realise that change comes only through the American people themselves & not from their entrenched politicians, nothing will change”

“If the people of America can stop a Vietnam War, so they can bring in an end to guns in all States”

“The Harvey Weinstein situation through women’s collaboration has now brought an end to decades of sexual abuse”

“Those perpetrators can no longer hide.  They are exposed for all their evil ways. They have ruined thousands of lives”

“So with the Gun Lobby, who are responsible for these deaths, but they will never give up their arms!”

“Legislation and the power of the people are the only way forward that will make situations change”

“The American people owe it to all those killed needlessly. Let their deaths mean something – an end to gun violence”

“Let the people speak today and change their Constitution, as it is no longer working for this country”

“Hear the voices of the dead through the power of the people to change the law, so that their deaths have a meaning for change now!”


World Affairs for 2018 JANUARY

23rd January 2018 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“In times of change and transformation, we sometimes feel the need to push ourselves further”

“We gather our resources and energy and strive forwards to achieve far greater heights”

“This so often puts great stresses on ourselves, we become a slave driver to the cause”

“What we should be doing is to grant ourselves time to regularly enjoy the beauty of nature”

“This will show us that there is no need to force our actions further than we have the strength to go”

“Every seed that has been sown by nature needs time to develop, so that it can radiate to its full blossom “

“This goes for all of us”

“When you take time to gaze at nature, you will be able to reflect your own inner knowledge that all does happen in good time”

“We all must learn to be patient with ourselves and our journey upon this earth plane”

“This will help simplify our lives and help us live more in the flow, in the NOW!”

“There is no longer a necessity to torture our minds into thinking what we need to do”

“With patience, peace will enter into our souls and all is achieved when it is meant to be!”

19th January 2018 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“The art of giving is a natural event within us all”

“Yet there are still some who begrudge the very idea that giving should be voluntary and without receiving back”

“In other words it become unconditional”

“There are souls that have the misconception that everything should be earned by the individual before they have the right to receive”

“Yet the air we breathe is there for all to enjoy, as is the water freely falling from the sky and in our rivers”

“The sun, which shines down on us to give us warmth and to allow the food that we eat to grow”

“All is freely given by the Creator and nothing is ever mentioned that we should earn it”

“Everything to secure our needs is provided for and is our right to have”

“All that is ever asked of us is to share generously and this way we are always provided for”

“It is in giving that we receive, so a healthy balance is always provided for”

“The more we give, so the more is given back to us, but only in the ways that we need and which suits us best”

“Never is there a time when we don’t all receive and especially when we don’t ask for it”

“The balance is always maintained”

“Go in love and receive all that is due to you in bountiful abundance”

31 December 2017

World Affairs for 2017 DECEMBER II

18th December 2017 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“South Africa awaits to see who will be their next President”

“The battle to succeed President Zuma has already threatened to split the 105-year-old organisation”

“The ANC faces an uphill battle to get the party back on track”

“South Africa is struggling with low economic growth, high unemployment and rising dissent”

“The deep crisis in the ANC is a product of President Zuma’s deep corruption legacy”

“The ANC is facing opposing visions and the future of a party and the country show that ANC is at war with itself”

“President Zuma has brought his party into disrepute over many allegations of corruption”

“Even the students have protested for free education in what is known as #FeesMustFall movement”

“Poor students and working-class students will be funded and supported by Government grants”

“That is if the Government has the ability to fund this programme, such are the limited funds in the Treasury’s coffers”

“Whoever wins in South Africa, there will need to be a major shake-up of Government policies”

“No longer will the South African people put up with another President Zuma type”

“There will be major riots on the streets if new policies are not implemented and the economic situation sorted out once and for all!”

“All eyes are on South Africa now to set an example for the rest of the continent”

“The black people have said how much they suffered under the White Government regime”

“They have suffered far more from their own people now in Government”

“They will not tolerate any more corruption. A better way needs to be found and it needs to be now!”

15th December 2017 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“Christmas is a time for giving. Let us for once consider to give to ourselves first for a change”

“We rush around getting ready for the big event with presents, food and decorations”

“It is also a time for peace and being gentle to ourselves with rest and recuperation after a hard-working year”

“For many of us a few days off at Christmas is crucial to recharge our batteries”

“To meet up with friends and family and to join in and to re-connect”

“It is also time to be at one with a loved one and to have quiet and a loving time together”

“To make that necessary time and just to be!”

“All of us need that rest from the hustle and bustle of life, which seems a constant stream of stress and worry”

“We all need to slow down and be at one with ourselves and if possible just do nothing”

“For many that is almost an impossibility, such is the treadmill of life of which we all are responsible”

“Learning to switch off, to relax and be kind to ourselves is very important at this time”

“This way we can all stop and appreciate what we have and to start to enjoy the meaning of life itself”

“We can reflect on the year now almost past and to be content that we have done very well in fact”

“Now it is precious time for us and it is us, who must choose how we wish to enjoy it”

“Peace and goodwill starts with ourselves and then, if we have a mind and energy left, we can help others”

“By putting ourselves first for a change, means we start to value who we are”

“We are all holy and sacred and this sometimes we forget in today’s busy lives”

“Peace for us all must reign supreme!”

World Affairs for 2017 DECEMBER I

6th December 2017 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“Russia has been banned from competing at next year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang by the International Olympic Committee”

“It is high time that sports in general are highlighting the use of drugs”

“In the 2014 Games hosted by Russia in Sochi, high level cheating by drugs was confirmed”

“Thomas Bach and his board made this announcement in Lausanne. They reached their conclusions after a seventeen-month’s investigation”

“The Russian Olympic Committee has been suspended”

“The IOC will only invite clean Russian athletes to compete in February under the name Olympic Athletes from Russia”

“There has been systematic manipulation of the anti-doping rules and the system”

“This proves the Russian Government was involvement in cheating in the run-up to and during the Winter Olympics for almost four years”

“This entire investigation was instigated by a whistleblowing Dr Grigory Rodchenkov”

“He was the director of Russia’s anti-doping laboratory during the 2014 Sochi Games”

“He stated that he ran a systematic programme of doping & claimed he had cheated substances to enhance athletes’ performances”

“He switched urine samples to avoid detection”

“The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) enlisted the services of Canadian Law Professor & Sports Lawyer Dr Richard McLaren”

“He looked into these allegations. The report showed 1,000 athletes across 30 sports benefited from the doping programme between 2012 & 2015”

“When Russian athletes were re-tested, there was a host of bans & a stripping of medals”

“A Russian bobsleigh man Alexander Zubkov was stripped last month of two gold medals he has won at the 2014 Sochi Games & banned for life”

“A total of 25 Russians have so far been banned for life in taking part in any Olympics”

“The clean-up of athletes is now being strictly controlled and there are more whistle-blowers out there”

“No one is safe and it is high time that hard working athletes get their fair share of the prizes & no longer the cheats of the world!”

“John Jackson, who led Great Britain’s men’s bobsleigh team in Sochi in 2014 could be awarded a bronze medal”

“These decisions must come in to protect all legitimate athletes around the world at last”


29 November 2017

World Affairs for 2017 NOVEMBER III

28th November 2017 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“As Prince Harry has announced his engagement to Meghan Markle, we send our congratulations to the happy couple”

“This couple is both special to each other and to the world – both are accomplished in many things”

“They want to help the underprivileged and those who have suffered either abuse or injury in some way, be it mental or physical”

“Their love of nature and endangered species, conservation, play a huge part in their lives”

“It will be the closeness and support that they give each other, which is very much part of their nature”

“They are both givers and want to do the right job right for people and the world, so that those who have suffered can be helped in some way”

“You have here two remarkable people in their own right and, with their natural love, they will have a lifetime of happiness together”



World Affairs for 2017 NOVEMBER II


20th November 2017 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“As Zimbabwe looks for new answers from their powerful military chiefs, a forced impeachment is very much on the cards”

“Mugabe is a very frightened man – he has not been questioned and forced out as he is today”

“His wish is that he continues from the grave giving power to his family members at whatever cost to his people”

“Mugabe is all about power and gross wealth, bleeding his people dry, whom he cares little about, as long as he gets what he wants”

“The man is a megalomaniac – wealth and assets are his prime concern”

“Letting go of what he feels is still his right to have from his people – woe to anybody who stands in his way”

“Seventy percent of Zimbabweans live below the national poverty line”

“The people cannot send their children to school, as they do not have the funds to do so”

“Mugabe has broken so many people’s lives and homes – massacres of people against his regime have been in the hundreds of thousands”

“President Ian Khama from Botswana has openly called for Mugabe to step down”

“Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was dismissed by Mugabe on 6th November…”

“…has been central to this political chaos after months of infighting as to who would replace Mugabe”

“The military are losing patience with their leader, who is refusing to resign as they want him to, with little disgrace”

“Parliament, which sits on Tuesday, will put forward a motion of no confidence in their leader”

“Parliament now have the numbers to impeach him”

“Mugabe will fight on to the bitter end until he is physically moved out of office, which will be soon enough”

“The country needs a new leader and the Zimbabweans need a new hope at last!”


13th November 2017 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“The situation in Saudi Arabia is now spiralling out of control”

“The new Crown Prince, Prince Mohammad bin Salman, has over-reached himself and there will be a backlash soon”

“Imprisoning senior business officials in Riyadh’s Ritz Carlton Hotel will not hold this situation”

“Senior businessmen and the other princes also imprisoned have high extensive influences both in the country and outside”

“Prince Mohammed is making a precedent for himself, which is unstoppable”

“There will be a violent and possible catastrophic backlash to what Prince Mohammed sees…”

“…as his right to claw back $800bn to restore their war depleted coffers”

“Observe now, as there will be a closing of ranks from all aspects of Saudi Arabia”

“The Kingdom has left themselves exposed and vulnerable. The backlash ensued will be costly and fatal”

“There is large scale panic both inside the Kingdom and outside”

“This fear factor causes irrational behaviour to erupt, as survival for those imprisoned well-known people, takes hold”

“Prince Mohammed bin Salman has reached a crossroads in his life and in his strategy. He cannot hold this position of control for long”

“A breaking point incident will occur, bringing in skirmishes in the form of violence into the Kingdom”

“Other countries around the world will get involved and Prince Mohammed will have to back down in case he is over-thrown”

“He cannot hold this iron tight grip for much longer…”

“…as other countries will exercise pressure on him to release these senior officials, businessmen and princes”

“Fear causes many problems and there will be strong words of warning from other countries, especially Russia to curb the Prince’s actions”

“The US cannot get involved here. It is an internal Muslim matter and must be seen by Arabs to sort out their own nightmare”

“Dictatorship by King Salman through the ambitions of his son Crown Prince Mohammed will not last”

“There will be an overthrow and it will happen when they least expect it”

“Peace must be restored”

“Saudi Arabia should look now to preserving sanity and not chaos, if it wants to continue with its reforms in the Kingdom”

13 November 2017

World Affairs for 2017 NOVEMBER I


6th November 2017 (jandmayers and ladylydialondon twitter)

“As America closes in on their massive hold on countries around the world…”

“…we must be mindful that the citizens around the world do not necessarily agree with US policies”

“Other worldwide countries have their own agenda, as to what is right and what is wrong”

“None of us should ever feel threatened, if we don’t recognise another view point to our own”

“It does not mean to say we are wrong, we are just different”

“We come in from different standards and where we can embrace other people’s views, which are not our own”

“Everybody has the right to speak, as long as we don’t harm one another in the process”

“The freedom of speech is the collective right of all citizens around the world”

“It is only those citizens who are in the command of dictators that their views can never be expressed”

“Dictators are in it for power alone, anybody opposing their views are a threat to that power and must be stopped at all costs”

“These are fear tactics, when you have a democracy then fear should not exist”

“Healthy dialogue should be encouraged – this way we all learn and where we can integrate better with our citizens”

“When democracy is healthy, then the citizens of that country benefit”

“When there is dictatorship, only the elite few under that dictatorship gain, the people do not”

“More and more citizens are trying to release themselves from the stranglehold of dictatorship”

“Sometimes it can cause wars or skirmishes, when the rule of law is not present”

“Justice for the people is now at its height and many more are standing up for what they believe is their right to speak for the good of all”

“Venezuela is a country in crisis – the people have no basic supplies of food, water and other amenities”

“The Government cannot hold its people as hostages for their right to govern”

“Humanitarian aid must be allowed to get through and fresh elections formed”

“The people must have a right to speak when their Government is not fulfilling its duties just to stay in power”

“America put in puppet dictators to suit their own control over that country’s Government”

“It goes against the people and what they believe is right – corruption spreads ill feelings and is the bane of a country’s rights”

“The people will speak and they will be heard”

“Dictators will realise that they are expendable and cannot keep their iron grip on nations forever”

“Everything changes eventually”