Category Archives: Politics

62 Days

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Guthlac

In life  perspective is everything.  This morning is a case in point.   I had an appointment at my local hospital because an anomaly had shown up at my latest eye sight test.   Now I have had some experience of this … Continue reading →

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63 Days

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Guthlac

Taylor: You maniacs! You blew it up! So the sound we heard yesterday was blind furry with a huge tinge of hypocrisy. “I don’t want to hyperbolic..” as a Scottish politician might have said just before being hyperbolic – I … Continue reading →

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65 Days

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Guthlac

  I hate the heat…I know I must be burnt at the stake as a witch but I don’t like the heat.  When you say something like this a lot of people look at you as if you are some … Continue reading →

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71 Days

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Guthlac

  Is this what post Brexit Britain will look like?   Of course not because pre Brexit doesn’t look like this – only in fantasy places such as Hidcote manor.   What we do know is that the next 71 days are … Continue reading →

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72 Days

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Guthlac

  When lost in a never ending storm it is always worth stating known facts rather than speculation based on speculation when trying to navigate your way out of the maelstrom .   So before I start to speculate these are … Continue reading →

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78 Days

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Guthlac

There is one aspect of the Leave case that the Remain side doesn’t have an answer to – legitimacy.   They may bang on about Russian interference, lies on the side of buses or xenophobia but the Leave side won the … Continue reading →

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79 Days

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Guthlac

Visiting the excellent The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists at the Leicester Museum and Art gallery for a second time doesn’t diminish the experience.    For anyone over 50 in Britain it was like revisiting your childhood.   All … Continue reading →

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82 Days

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Guthlac

  I know we are supposed to be positive and embrace the brand new world that Brexit is going to offer and to anything else is now considered a thought crime but I have one question for all those driving … Continue reading →

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90 Days

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Guthlac

  The votes have been cast and the result is in:  the Liberal Democrats have won back the Brecon and Radnorshire seat from the Conservatives.  This was the 18th winnable seat for the Liberal Democrats based on the last General … Continue reading →

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91 Days

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Guthlac

Over the past couple of days there has been significant flooding throughout the country (not in the southeast so it was very much third item on the news!) .  Anyway, I live above the floodplain so I am not really … Continue reading →

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