Here is expert astrologer Steve Judd giving us a Mercury retrograde 2016 view from Britain:
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A brief bio and a view of the natal horoscope of British PM David Cameron (of the tin ear!) shows his Sun @15Libra, Moon @6Leo, and Ascendant @1Libra, as Steve mentions. Interesting that Mr. Cameron has a Scorpio Mercury squaring Jupiter–one planet ruling communications and thinking processes