Category Archives: Politics

As Good As it Gets…

Posted on May 26, 2024 by Guthlac

We are not even at the end of the first week of the election campaign and yet Rishi Sunak is on his second or maybe third pep talk to his campaign staff. Certainly not the orthodox way to start a … Continue reading →

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It is a Silly Place….

Posted on May 25, 2024 by Guthlac

I’m trying very very hard to take this election seriously. I can’t. Perhaps when things really get going I might but somehow I doubt it. Instead I made this – not sure what is it saying about me nor the … Continue reading →

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Let the Madness Begin…

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Guthlac

So the Prime Minister, for at least the next 6 weeks, has lit the blue touch paper. The General Election is go. I’m sure I might have a few things to add to the noise over the next few weeks. … Continue reading →

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Well Look Who is Back …

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Guthlac

Hubris is a great political teacher. Yesterday my great friend and I spent the day consuming art and talking politics. We discussed many subjects dealing with matters of the day from the forthcoming UK general election to inevitably ‘the Donald‘. … Continue reading →

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Be careful what you wish for…

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Guthlac

So the Conservative Party has got a great victory – Greater Manchester Police are going to look into whether the Angela Rayner, Labour Deputy Leader, failed to pay circa £1500 in capital gains tax on a house sale back in … Continue reading →

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Broken Britain…

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Guthlac

I had a very depressing conversation the other day after enjoying the excellent Saad Qureshi exhibition at the Djanogly Gallery at the University of Nottingham. There is a better than even chance that within the next 6 months or even … Continue reading →

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Are these the End Times?…

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Guthlac

Is it too early to ask what a second term President Trump do about the increased chaos in the Middle east? I think it is but not by much. Over the next few months the United States of America will slowly pull … Continue reading →

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Back to The Future…

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Guthlac

So 2024 is going to be one of those crazy confluences where it will appear that much of the world is undergoing an election. Of course the one that I am most concerned with is the UK general election and yet … Continue reading →

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A House by the Lake…

Posted on December 17, 2023 by Guthlac

So the parliamentary season is almost over and it is a reasonable time to take stock as to exactly where things stand. Well as I write this on 17th december 2023 it looks most likely that Labour will win next year’s … Continue reading →

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The Shrinking….

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Guthlac

It started so well. Just over 12 months ago the adults were back in charge. Rishi Sunak managed to recover from some of the economic damage that his predecessor had inflicted in her crazy crazy few short weeks. He was … Continue reading →

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