Category Archives: Brexit

May the Games Begin

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Guthlac

“…Are you going to say that my job will go because you will not have an arrangement with the United Kingdom?…’ Ian Duncan Smith “…It’s just utter bollocks that it will it should take ten years…” Lawrence Tomlinson Friday 22nd … Continue reading →

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Move along – nothing to see here

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Guthlac

What are we to learn from the two by elections that were held yesterday (23/02/2017)?   Well I am sure there will be a lot of mendacious spinning by all sides some of it might be true but most of … Continue reading →

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It only took one speech

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Guthlac

It only took one speech and the whole British political world suddenly fell apart.   It didn’t matter that the speech was, to say the least, out of step with the current political temperature it was the underlying message that … Continue reading →

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100 days – we need to talk about Donald

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Guthlac

One Hundred Days…such a catchy number 100.  Not 99 or 101 but 100.   Everything is now broken down to 100 days.  Of course the number is somewhat arbitrary and I believe it is meant to have some reference to … Continue reading →

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What happens if there isn’t a European Union to leave?

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Guthlac

Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves… I enjoy singing (poetic licence here I think) this patriotic anthem with the rest of my countrymen and women.   To me it also seems to encapsulate the buchennering free trading utopia that many … Continue reading →

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Another day in a Hanseatic Port – Welcome to the Ironic Cultural Capital of Europe

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Guthlac

WARNING:-  This post contains Alternative Facts. Welcome to the 2017 European City of Culture (An European Union (EU) sponsored event) – Kingston upon Hull.  I visited the city yesterday with my good friend David Manley and found a city not … Continue reading →

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It’s a woman’s world

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Guthlac

In Britain at the moment we have the unusual position that the two most powerful politicians in the Isles are women and surprise surprise they are both, in their own ways, making a good job of the pretty rubbish hand … Continue reading →

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Standards

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Guthlac

Yesterday the British Prime Minister made a speech about Brexit which I thought set out the Britain’s position on their relationship with Europe going forward.  I could not see the continuation of membership of the single market once I had … Continue reading →

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One Night Stand

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Guthlac

Yesterday was the culmination of the Michael Gove rehabilitation.   He spent the day rushing from one news studio to the next showing just why he is missed by the Government –  a shameless performer who is able to sound … Continue reading →

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Ducks in a row

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Guthlac

So it is the new year and where are we with Brexit?   Exactly where we were the day after the vote to leave was taken that is: we are still members of the EU; we still pay our dues … Continue reading →

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