Category Archives: Politics

Hustings in the Ridings…

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Guthlac

There is something very familiar taking place in the largest country in North America – Canada. They are holding a general election. Joy of Joys they use almost the same system as we do except the constituencies are known as … Continue reading →

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5 Years…

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Guthlac

Beautiful spring morning. What better way to enjoy things than to sit in the garden; capture a few images of the birds as they flit, feed, and sing and just enjoy the sunshine. Five years ago of course that was … Continue reading →

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Last Day of the Year…

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Guthlac

No one would’ve believed in the last days of the 2nd decade of the 21st century… {Apologies to HG wells} New Year’s Eve – 2019. Looking back at these remastered images from 2019 everything seemed so much simpler. Yes Brexit … Continue reading →

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Housebound…

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Guthlac

I am the first to admit that I am one of the world’s worst patients. I am semi house bound at the moment. I spend a significant amount of my time with my leg resting on a stool. It is … Continue reading →

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I don’t Know What Will Happen…

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Guthlac

Should any US citizen ever come to read this they would rightly ask the question ‘what the hell does a Brit know about US Politics?’ And they would be right – up to a point. That point I suspect is … Continue reading →

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General Election Reflection No. 1 – Loveless Landslide

Posted on July 7, 2024 by Guthlac

So here it is the first attack on the incredible Labour victory – attack the percentage of the vote. Now I don’t remember the Daily Mail complaining about the size of the percentage of the vote cast over the previous … Continue reading →

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The Morning After…

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Guthlac

There are many takeaways from the election and I no doubt may get around to some of them in due course. Today I think it is a day of renewed hope which will undoubtedly be dashed as the weeks and … Continue reading →

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Election Day

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Guthlac

If you are eligible to vote today then…

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Six Days to Go…

Posted on June 28, 2024 by Guthlac

The time has come. With 6 days to go before the General Election, this will be for c 80% of the vote cast as c 20% has already been cast via postal voting, what do I think is going to … Continue reading →

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Ever Decreasing Circles…

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Guthlac

What? This can’t be true! A nice summer’s day in this miserable June. Well yes it can be true and it was the perfect day to slowly criss cross rural east Leicestershire. The election seemed in another world and there … Continue reading →

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