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About Guthlac

An artist, historian and middle aged man who'se aim in life is to try and enjoy as much of it as he can

An Appointment with MTV…

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Guthlac

  There was a time when MTV ruled the musical roost.  Oh those heady 1980’s when there was such a muzz about the place when Thriller was released.  How things have changed and yet possibly the same – we may … Continue reading →

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15 weeks….

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Guthlac

It is 15 weeks since I last visited Abbey Park in Leicester (A lot can happen in 15 weeks – over 41 thousand of me fellow citizens can die from the coronavirus for instance – but life must go on).  … Continue reading →

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The New Normal?….

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Guthlac

  There was a time when someone asked you “Are  you ok?” and you replied that “You’ve got a bit of a cold” the other person didn’t take a step back and look at you with great suspicion.   Well I’ve … Continue reading →

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The first day of the rest of your life….

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Guthlac

So today is the first day of the new UK quarantine which on the face of it sounds like a good idea.  We’re just about getting to the end of the first wave of the pandemic in Britain and the … Continue reading →

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World Class Nonsense….

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Guthlac

A number of years ago The Thick of It pilloried New Labour and coalition governments.  The show gave the world many great things but the word ‘Omnishambles‘ was probably the most memorable (In a world of Dominic Cummings Malcolm Tucker … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the past….

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Guthlac

According to the adverts installing new technology into your system is seamless – just click click click and everything is ready to go.   It is a whole lot better than the days of installing a new printer onto a Windows … Continue reading →

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So goodbye spring…it’ll be hard to forget you!

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Guthlac

Well that will be a spring that will last long in the memories.   Over the last three months I think I have written enough.   Lets us just hope that the summer is a lot more uneventful than the previous 3 … Continue reading →

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Is this the end or the Beginning?

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Guthlac

It is very easy to see things are going to ratshit.  As the heat rises so is the likelihood that the United States of America is going go up in flames.   Well that seems to be the view of many … Continue reading →

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Nowhere Near the New Normal….

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Guthlac

So it is almost a week since the Dominic Cummings story broke and we have learnt a great deal about where we are as a country.  However, perhaps the most important lesson that we have learnt is that at best … Continue reading →

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Car Crash….

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Guthlac

It is a rare spectacle to see the reputation of a government collapse almost overnight.   Usually it takes months or perhaps years as people come to realise that those who run the country are beneath contempt.   This long bank holiday … Continue reading →

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