Author Archives: Guthlac

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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

D Day…

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Guthlac

So the draft dodger in Chief has left our shores after celebrating the bravery of many  thousands of his fellow citizens who didn’t cry off when called to serve – I’m not sure if that is ironic or telling?  For … Continue reading →

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It must be unicorn season….

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Guthlac

Because I am that type of sado I have been paying attention to the first week of the proxy war that is the Tory party leadership election and I have to ask whether any of the minor runners have actually … Continue reading →

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Then what?…

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Guthlac

Having re read what I wrote yesterday about the problems that the Labour Party faces after the European Elections I feel I might have been a little harsh.  After all there is no suggestion that the party is about to … Continue reading →

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It’s a funny old world…

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Guthlac

So it is time to reveal just how accurate/inaccurate my European Election predictions were.   Without further delay here they are: Predictions Brexit Party 30% Lib Dems 25% Labour 15% Conservative 10% Final Vote Count The Brexit Party Vote share:31.6% Liberal … Continue reading →

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The Internet is Silly….

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Guthlac

One of the more crazy things about this world is that now is a whole industry developed to support the lunacy of Internet trends.   From Instagram spats to Twitter storms many people seem to lose any sense of perspective.  The … Continue reading →

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Livin’ on a prayer….

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Guthlac

After a bit of a struggle I have found some inspiration again to enable me to draw/paint (In the digital world there really isn’t any difference.) This year has been a bit all over the place – maybe thing might … Continue reading →

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Vote green go red….

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Guthlac

The other day I wrote my first piece about the upcoming European Elections for the European Union (EU) parliament.   The main conclusion I came to was that the Brexit Party would have the largest share of the vote and that  … Continue reading →

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Back to some decent weather…

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Guthlac

As with most things decent weather is a relative statement.   One person’s sunny day is another’s pollen hell.  The past week has been marked by a significant amount of rain which is what we have really needed for some time … Continue reading →

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Bollocks to Brexit….

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Guthlac

Here we go again…Nigel Farage is exactly where he wants to be at the centre of the news whirlwind.  He has never had to actually get his hands dirty with the business of governing this country but that doesn’t matter … Continue reading →

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Housebound….

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Guthlac

For reasons that are too boring to go into I am in effect housebound for the next few days.   Not to put too fine a point on it it is driving me and certainly my wife CRAZY.   Perhaps the most … Continue reading →

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