Category Archives: Politics

So it is starting to like Al has got it….

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Guthlac

So are we there yet?   Is Alexander Johnson the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?   No and No but I feel we might be getting very close after his significant win in the … Continue reading →

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Up Alexander….

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Guthlac

I’m really not sure I’ve cracked the likeness just yet but I have yet to see a less qualified candidate for the office of Prime Minister than Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson in a very long time.  A case can … Continue reading →

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And the winner is….

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Guthlac

Congratulations to Lisa Forbes the newly elected person to represent the constituency of Peterborough (she will only become and MP when she has taken the oath sometime next week. )    There are all sorts of winners and losers from last … Continue reading →

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It must be unicorn season….

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Guthlac

Because I am that type of sado I have been paying attention to the first week of the proxy war that is the Tory party leadership election and I have to ask whether any of the minor runners have actually … Continue reading →

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Then what?…

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Guthlac

Having re read what I wrote yesterday about the problems that the Labour Party faces after the European Elections I feel I might have been a little harsh.  After all there is no suggestion that the party is about to … Continue reading →

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It’s a funny old world…

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Guthlac

So it is time to reveal just how accurate/inaccurate my European Election predictions were.   Without further delay here they are: Predictions Brexit Party 30% Lib Dems 25% Labour 15% Conservative 10% Final Vote Count The Brexit Party Vote share:31.6% Liberal … Continue reading →

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Vote green go red….

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Guthlac

The other day I wrote my first piece about the upcoming European Elections for the European Union (EU) parliament.   The main conclusion I came to was that the Brexit Party would have the largest share of the vote and that  … Continue reading →

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Bollocks to Brexit….

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Guthlac

Here we go again…Nigel Farage is exactly where he wants to be at the centre of the news whirlwind.  He has never had to actually get his hands dirty with the business of governing this country but that doesn’t matter … Continue reading →

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Well that was a waste of time….

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Guthlac

Matt Chorley – Red Box Newsletter 11th April 2019 Well that was a waste of time.   We had a referendum in 2016 which indicated Britain wanted to Leave the European Union (EU).  The Conservative government decided to make Brexit their … Continue reading →

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Polishing Balls…

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Guthlac

I hope this makes sense but as I’ve got a cold so my thinking isn’t as clear as it should be (I’ll let you decide whether my thinking as ever been that clear!)   So we are at start of yet … Continue reading →

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