Category Archives: Politics

It’s Nine O’Clock on a Saturday….

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Guthlac

As Billy Joel started to sing those words I looked up at the clock and it was indeed nine o’clock although I think he was sing about PM rather than AM on a Saturday.    

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Inane Ramblings….

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Guthlac

Clean Bandit. For some time now I have quite liked some of the singles that Clean Bandit have out out – especially with Jess Glynne – so this morning I thought I would take a much deeper dive into their … 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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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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