Category Archives: Brexit

Sausages and Grapes….

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Guthlac

So will the Northern Ireland situation escalate out of control?  Will the streets be alive with the fires of red hot Ulstermen?  Or will the whole thing collapse into where it should always have been – petty bickering and political … Continue reading →

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From Here to There….

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Guthlac

So here we are the morning after the night before. Super Thursday, what a pointless pieces of Americanism, has taken place and the votes are going to be counted over the weekend so that by next week we’ll know what … Continue reading →

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Pragmatic Remainer….

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Guthlac

One of the joys of being laid up for a few days with a bad cold (no it isn’t covid as I have. none of the symptoms – I just like I had a cold – there is a difference) … Continue reading →

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A Day in Politics

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Guthlac

So it seems you can be as borish as you like in British politics and so long as you didn’t intend to be borish then that is fine. Such are the looking glass world standards of the Boris Johnson government … Continue reading →

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You really can’t make these things up….

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Guthlac

It is really hard to put into words just what a shambles the Boris Johnson government has been – you really can’t. So instead lets us all reflect for a moment that he has been required to self isolate because … Continue reading →

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Nonesuch…

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Guthlac

Does anyone really know anymore what the hell is happening? I fear we all know the answer to that. In Britain we have a government who try to pretend everything will be fine as they demonstrate a total lack of … Continue reading →

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I blame Holbein….

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Guthlac

  Over the past few weeks I have been wading through Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy and I have to say it has really coloured my world view at the moment.   We, the UK ( Yes around 40% of Scots … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the Season…

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Guthlac

It only seems like yesterday when Brexit was the talk of the town – not sure what replaced it?   Anyway, it is Brexit season again and this time it is for real (where have we heard that before?).  We have … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts….

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Guthlac

There was a short window a week or so ago when it seemed that Britain might have started the healing process after the Brexit nightmare.  We all seemed ready for a new tomorrow together.   Well that didn’t last.  In its … Continue reading →

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So Long and Thanks for all the Fish…

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Guthlac

Not sure why that quote from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has come into my mind as we’ve just exited the European Union.  I have never been in favour of Brexit but I wasn’t in the majority so we … Continue reading →

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