Category Archives: Conservative Leadership Battle

A special kind of hell…

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Guthlac

  I was going to rant about how incompetent Boris John Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are but what is the point?   We now live in such a crazy world that the two candidates for the highest office in the land … Continue reading →

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Pulling a Richard….

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Guthlac

It is tempting call foul on the voting of the Tory MPs this evening that gave Boris Johnson his ideal candidate – you could say it was almost Nixonesque in its execution – if it wasn’t for the fact that … Continue reading →

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With apologies to Jeremy & Sajid….

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Guthlac

Then there were two (I know there are still four but do you really see Jeremy Hunt or Sajid Javid stopping the Boris Bus?) . Rory Stewart is now a Tory unperson – far too much personality  and hubris for … Continue reading →

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Strange Bedfellows…

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Guthlac

  Like most sane people last night I didn’t watch the somewhat bizarre Tory leader TV debate – preferring the much much more interesting goings on in 19th century Halifax  – the frocks were much more frilly!.  Instead I got … Continue reading →

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Is Alexander a Clown?….

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Guthlac

  At one level of course he is…at some level we all are.   The difference is that most of us will never have control of the nuclear launch codes.   Is this a problem?   Well I don’t seem to have too … Continue reading →

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If we must have an old Etonian as the next PM….

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Guthlac

I suspect my support would be the kiss of death – not that I am a member of the Conservative Party (way too young and far too liberal!) . Anyway if we must have an old Etonian and Oxford graduate … Continue reading →

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So it is starting to like Al has got it….

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Guthlac

So are we there yet?   Is Alexander Johnson the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?   No and No but I feel we might be getting very close after his significant win in the … Continue reading →

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Up Alexander….

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Guthlac

I’m really not sure I’ve cracked the likeness just yet but I have yet to see a less qualified candidate for the office of Prime Minister than Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson in a very long time.  A case can … Continue reading →

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And the winner is….

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Guthlac

Congratulations to Lisa Forbes the newly elected person to represent the constituency of Peterborough (she will only become and MP when she has taken the oath sometime next week. )    There are all sorts of winners and losers from last … 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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