Category Archives: Politics

99 Days…

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Guthlac

  The two photographs I have made today to celebrate (?) the elevation of Boris Johnson to the Premiership of the United Kingdom of Great britain and Northern Ireland can so easily be read as a metaphor of what I … Continue reading →

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I do hope Boris can count…..

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Guthlac

‘Tis the seasons for all things silly so I guess that may well be one of the reasons that we are likely to get Boris Johnson as the next Prime Minister.   The Conservative press seem to be getting all excited … Continue reading →

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How dare the Brits do something so stupid?….Post Script

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Guthlac

It is sometimes very difficult to define what being British means:   Do you have to be English, Welsh or even Irish to be British?   It’s is very unsatisfactory. The answer to that question is of course Yes. Don’t believe me?  … Continue reading →

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How dare the Brits do something so stupid?….Pt 2

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Guthlac

Yesterday I wrote a piece about Brexit and Ireland – nothing new there – and how the political class in the Republic of Ireland, as represented by the Irish Times podcast Inside Politics, are starting to realise that for all … Continue reading →

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How dare the Brits do something so stupid?….

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Guthlac

The Irish Times podcast Inside Politics is always entertaining as well as being informative.   Since I started listening I have brushed up on my understanding of the Republic of Ireland political landscape and the one thing that has struck me … Continue reading →

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When is an unfunded spending promise good?…

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Guthlac

It seems that the two contenders to become the next Tory leader have decided that Jeremy Corbyn was right along – the austerity cuts went too far and it is now time to splash the cash.   Or did I miss … Continue reading →

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Why won’t you like me….

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Guthlac

  The more time I spend exploring social media the more I realise what a total shit place it is.  I do realise the irony of complaining about social media on a social media platform but life is full of … Continue reading →

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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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