1. FIFA World Cup: winning team; golden boots winner(s); will Wales / N.Ireland / Rep. Ireland qualify?
2. Seeing as the man disappointed us last year: date of Starmer's first Cabinet reshuffle, per last year's definition**, with BPs for names etc
3. Name of UK Prime Minister on 24.12.26
4. Results of US Mid-terms 2026, both Houses
5. Prices of Brent oil in USD/Bbl; gold & silver in GBP/oz on 24.12.26
6. Joker: anything you have a canny idea is going to happen on the world stage in 2026, that can be expressed in a single sentence of ordinary length.
We'll skip Ukraine this time: strong likelihood of being too complicated to adjudicate.
Have at it below !
ND
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** "Cabinet reshuffle" = two or more changes to the Cabinet roster, unforced by resignation or death. Splitting of an existing Cabinet post into two or more new positions doesn't count per se - only if accompanied by reshuffle as defined above. By this definition there hasn't been one yet.