Category Archives: Politics

Events dear girl events….

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Guthlac

On Friday I watched the excruciating display by Quentin Letts and Ian Hislop on Have I Got News for Yo when talking about the harassment and bullying scandal that is sweeping through the House of Commons.   They looked just like little … Continue reading →

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Overplaying your hand…

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Guthlac

I haven’t written about Brexit for a while so I thought I would sally forth and have my say, not that it counts for anything.   Over the past few days we have experienced the humiliation of the British prime minister … Continue reading →

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Democratic Deficit…

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Guthlac

Anybody who has been following this blog for any length of time will know that I didn’t want Britain to vote to leave the EU.  I thought membership of the EU was in Britain’s long term interest – I still … Continue reading →

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Here’s a country that had everything….

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Guthlac

The other day I rewatched V for Vendetta for the first time in our Post Trump/Brexit era and I found myself being chilled to the bones.   The first time I watched this movie, some time ago, it was a … Continue reading →

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On Manoeuvres

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Guthlac

So Parliament is in recess for the summer and all those MPs can go back to their constituencies and …well if you are a Tory MP it would seem plot.   The latest to let it be known that he … Continue reading →

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Seeking the Snark

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Guthlac

It is a while since I wrote about the gift that never stops giving – Brexit.  To recap it has ended the career of one Prime Minister and will almost certainly consume a second over the next two years; It … Continue reading →

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So how hard will it be for Labour to form the next Government?

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Guthlac

With every sign that the agreement between the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Conservatives not being finalised anytime soon it is now perhaps the time to look at the chances of the Labour Party forming the next government should … Continue reading →

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Vote Buckethead

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Guthlac

Having just watched the ever reliable John Oliver (not sure even he would endorse that statement) and then listened to the continued drivel coming from the  Conservative party on the Daily Politics show I think we must all rise up … Continue reading →

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What if this is as good as it gets?

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Guthlac

The La La Land of British politics has continued apace over the past few days.  We have a Prime Minister who still doesn’t seem to have woken up to the fact that she has lost.  The same can also be … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Corbyn didn’t win anything

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Guthlac

I know that this is probably not the thing to point out today but despite a  huge surge in the proportion of people who voted Labour (10% increase in the percentage of the vote is a remarkable achievement but Labour … Continue reading →

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