Category Archives: Politics

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love HS2…

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Guthlac

So the battle of Boris’s Big Brexit Bong  seems to be over as there is going to be a light show instead or something I think I’m not sure and I don’t care that much. Today we find our intrepid … Continue reading →

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Normal politics have resumed…Sort of…

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Guthlac

So the great day is approaching when once more Britain will be free – celebrate one and all unless of course you want a Brexit Bong.   In the first Thick of It moment of the Johnson government we have seen … Continue reading →

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Oh dear God…

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Guthlac

  As I write this President Trump appears to be allowing himself to be talked away from the edge of what could have been a very nasty situation.   For all the service men and women who might have been caught … Continue reading →

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Rooney, Rooney Rooney…

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Guthlac

  As the days go by it is becoming clearer that the United States of America’s president didn’t have any greater strategic goal when he authorised action in Iraq last week.   I guess the bigger question is why are we … Continue reading →

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A Time to Reflect…..

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Guthlac

  it is all just guesswork so with that in mind my guess for how the election will turn out is: The Conservatives will be the largest party but nowhere near an overall majority Labour has a bad election and … Continue reading →

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Be Careful What You Wish For….

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Guthlac

What Tory leader wouldn’t want an opponent like Jeremy Corbyn (Theresa May?) .  He is an avowed left wing MP who is at the very least very lukewarm about NATO and all it stands for.   Corbyn makes no bones about … Continue reading →

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We Three Leaders of Britain are…

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Guthlac

  Just over two and a half weeks to go before the election and all the polls seem to be pointing towards a Tory victory.   I can’t say I think that is the best result for Britain but if it … Continue reading →

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Why do politicians lie?

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Guthlac

  A sweeping statement I know and I am sure there are many politicians who would take exception to the implications.  However, if this election has been characterised by anything it is politicians of each party making outrageous claims about … Continue reading →

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An act of god?…..

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Guthlac

  The story writes itself.   Unfortunately, as the national newspapers all originate in London this is from the “In Brief” section of today’s Times.   The political talking heads, in London, are all chatting about the effect that Nigel Farage’s capitulation … Continue reading →

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If he was from the House of Lords….

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Guthlac

If you want to understand why the political parties have no control of the election process just look at the current flooding in the Yorkshire area.   There are a number of Labour seats in this so called “Red Wall‘ area … Continue reading →

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