UK Election: Nigel Farage

I wrote this piece originally for March edition of The Astrological Journal. Like a certain Transylvanian immigrant, Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party, has a habit of rising from the dead. Just when his enemies think it’s all over, there he is again climbing out of his coffin with a Rothman’s in one hand and a pint of beer in the other. He has almost died twice – for real. He also reinvented his career at least three times, and not so long ago it looked like UKIP was all washed up. Now, of course, like Dracula himself, […]

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Ask Jo: About Time

Ok, here’s the thing. I live in Sydney, Australia…and I know from my traffic feed that most of you don’t. Another thing you should know is that I am, essentially, selfish. When I write my week aheads or, indeed, any…

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Joy, Pleasure, Happiness and Chocolate

As you tuck into your Easter egg this morning, you may want to as yourself  this: what is the difference between joy and pleasure? This week I listened to the writer Anthony Seldon talking on the radio, distinguishing between pleasure, which we might get from eating chocolate, happiness which we might get from sharing chocolate with friends, and joy which is transcendant. (He starts at around 24 minutes). Accordingly, pleasure is a passing thing, where some of us get stuck: eating another chocolate bar, reading another trashy magazine. You might associate that with the sign Taurus, the most sensual of […]

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