As we are all aware, the original purpose of Dayorama, as purported by Ollie and OJ was to rate the day in a historical perspective on a scale of 0 to 12. Now, it is submitted that if we were to rate today on such a scale, then it would probably be quite high. Perhaps not so much in a historical perspective, but certainly today is one of the most significant days of 2004 so far. From the outset, the news is rather dull and uninteresting – nothing much going on. However, one should not be so deceived. First, a draft resolution for Iraq seems to have been decided upon – even the French are backing it. Will things finally start to look up from now on, or will they just get worse? Second, Venus is passing across the sun for only the 7th time since the invention of the telescope – its last passage was in 1882 – that will be recorded in history if only for the purpose of astronomers. And lastly, it is predicted as being the hottest day of the year so far. I’d say those three reasons are enough to place today quite high in the ranks of this year. In addition of course, it was meant to be the infamous cricket match - surely we can include it in theory?! Of course, the next important day will be Thursday – it remains to be seen whether this will seal the fate of the beginning of the end for Blair.