Category Archives: Politics

Oops I did it again….the continuing Brexit Saga

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Guthlac

One part of me is finding the whole unravelling of the Brexit vote quite funny, another  findings the whole thing saddening whilst a third makes me feel quite angry.   Let me recap:  In June 2016 Great Britain voted to … Continue reading →

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I’ve had enough now….it is not funny anymore

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Guthlac

It was fun for a while like the happy drunk in his twenties…however as the years went on the things that seemed so likeable in the past are just annoying and only he now seems to be the only one … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Corbyn is the New Prime MInister – you should never say never….

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Guthlac

So the election in the Labour party is over and Jeremy Corbyn has been reelected with a larger majority.   He has now put the Labour party onto an election footing with an expectation of a new election sometime in … Continue reading →

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Can the Cannot?

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Guthlac

So we are now in a post post Corbyn era.  The Labour party has overwhelmingly supported Jeremy Corbyn as their leader and good luck to them.   Their narrative is that he represents a better way to run the country … Continue reading →

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Supply chain free trade

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Guthlac

So the summer is over and we are all getting back to the business of business, government and earning a living in whichever way we do. The summer has been a season of fantasy and now we are having to … Continue reading →

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Tears of a clown…

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Guthlac

The one thing that is certain, I don’t have a vote in the forthcoming United States of America presidential election.  This doesn’t mean however that I don’t have an interest in the outcome.   Unlike what many of ‘the Donald’s’ … Continue reading →

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Switch Tower

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Guthlac

It has been a long day and I am not thinking straight but having spent the day at Tate Modern and especially the new Switch Tower extension with which, I have to say, I am underwhelmed. Of course it can … Continue reading →

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Fantasia on a world gone mad

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Guthlac

  Exactly what type of world is it that three serious ‘terrorist’ incidents in Germany in just over a week almost becomes the norm?   I don’t know but I that is where we are at the moment.  It almost … Continue reading →

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Aladdin Insane?

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Guthlac

So it seems we all now just have to accept everything that Brexit means without saying ‘hang on a minute…’   It is a month to the day since the vote and to be quite honest I haven’t got the … Continue reading →

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Things were so simple in 2014

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Guthlac

After the week we have just had in Westminster it is tempting to think anything is possible and it seems that some of the impossible thoughts are permeating to the surface, one such thought is that Scotland can stay in … Continue reading →

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