Category Archives: Politics

Well Look Who is Back …

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Guthlac

Hubris is a great political teacher. Yesterday my great friend and I spent the day consuming art and talking politics. We discussed many subjects dealing with matters of the day from the forthcoming UK general election to inevitably ‘the Donald‘. … Continue reading →

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Be careful what you wish for…

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Guthlac

So the Conservative Party has got a great victory – Greater Manchester Police are going to look into whether the Angela Rayner, Labour Deputy Leader, failed to pay circa £1500 in capital gains tax on a house sale back in … Continue reading →

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Broken Britain…

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Guthlac

I had a very depressing conversation the other day after enjoying the excellent Saad Qureshi exhibition at the Djanogly Gallery at the University of Nottingham. There is a better than even chance that within the next 6 months or even … Continue reading →

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Are these the End Times?…

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Guthlac

Is it too early to ask what a second term President Trump do about the increased chaos in the Middle east? I think it is but not by much. Over the next few months the United States of America will slowly pull … Continue reading →

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Back to The Future…

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Guthlac

So 2024 is going to be one of those crazy confluences where it will appear that much of the world is undergoing an election. Of course the one that I am most concerned with is the UK general election and yet … Continue reading →

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A House by the Lake…

Posted on December 17, 2023 by Guthlac

So the parliamentary season is almost over and it is a reasonable time to take stock as to exactly where things stand. Well as I write this on 17th december 2023 it looks most likely that Labour will win next year’s … Continue reading →

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The Shrinking….

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Guthlac

It started so well. Just over 12 months ago the adults were back in charge. Rishi Sunak managed to recover from some of the economic damage that his predecessor had inflicted in her crazy crazy few short weeks. He was … Continue reading →

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Powerful Women…

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Guthlac

The New Avengers? Bit early?…Maybe. What is clear is that with every passing day the political power is slipping away from Rishi Sunak. The smell of decay is really starting to become unbearable. Does this mean that the next Government … Continue reading →

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But What is the Question?…

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Guthlac

“As long as the press sees sex and drugs behind the left hand, you can park a battle carrier behind the right hand and no one’s gonna fucking notice.” PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – Gust Avrakotos Charlie Wilson’s War (2007) So … Continue reading →

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Labour Cinemascope…

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Guthlac

As the current government collapses in front of our eyes more attention will be focused on the probable replacement Labour government. Just what will they look like and how many ‘big beasts‘ will emerge over the next few weeks and … Continue reading →

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