Category Archives: Politics

World Class Nonsense….

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Guthlac

A number of years ago The Thick of It pilloried New Labour and coalition governments.  The show gave the world many great things but the word ‘Omnishambles‘ was probably the most memorable (In a world of Dominic Cummings Malcolm Tucker … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the past….

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Guthlac

According to the adverts installing new technology into your system is seamless – just click click click and everything is ready to go.   It is a whole lot better than the days of installing a new printer onto a Windows … Continue reading →

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So goodbye spring…it’ll be hard to forget you!

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Guthlac

Well that will be a spring that will last long in the memories.   Over the last three months I think I have written enough.   Lets us just hope that the summer is a lot more uneventful than the previous 3 … Continue reading →

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Is this the end or the Beginning?

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Guthlac

It is very easy to see things are going to ratshit.  As the heat rises so is the likelihood that the United States of America is going go up in flames.   Well that seems to be the view of many … Continue reading →

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Nowhere Near the New Normal….

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Guthlac

So it is almost a week since the Dominic Cummings story broke and we have learnt a great deal about where we are as a country.  However, perhaps the most important lesson that we have learnt is that at best … Continue reading →

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Car Crash….

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Guthlac

It is a rare spectacle to see the reputation of a government collapse almost overnight.   Usually it takes months or perhaps years as people come to realise that those who run the country are beneath contempt.   This long bank holiday … Continue reading →

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Garden Bound….

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Guthlac

  After all the excitement of actually getting out and enjoying the spring weather it was back to the garden.

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You can go your own….

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Guthlac

After a while the mind just goes blank and you have to admit to yourself that you haven’t got anything worth saying – probably the case most of the time!

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Doing all the wrong things…on top of the world…

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Guthlac

  Over the past few weeks my YouTube feed has been full of  photographers telling other photographers how to make photographs.   Whilst they do help up to a point all they end up doing is say that you should make … Continue reading →

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Simpsons’ Clouds….

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Guthlac

I think I have a number of times on this blog about great plans I have that come to nothing for a variety of reasons.  The latest one was to celebrate (?) the slight easing of the lockdown restrictions I … Continue reading →

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