Category Archives: Politics

Poker Face

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Guthlac

One of the disadvantages of age is that you start to collect memories of how things have changed – and it is debatable whether they are for the better or worse.  Take these two images.  The first is Rawdon pit … Continue reading →

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Corbyn – The Continued Freenzy

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Guthlac

Jeremy Corbyn appeared to remain silent during the national anthem at the Battle of Britain memorial service at St Paul’s Cathedral… The Guardian – Caroline Davies – Tuesday 15 September 2015 You have to wonder just how bad things are going … Continue reading →

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The mountain that Corbyn faces

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Guthlac

This is the top fifty or so seats in the current parliament that Labour have to make a good attempt at taking if they want any chance of winning the next general election.  This comes from the UK Polling Website. The … Continue reading →

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Be careful what you wish for

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Guthlac

Hubris is, according to Wiki is a word of Greek origin meaning extreme pride and self confidence which, as we all know, usually comes before a fall.  So it is just at the moment in the Tory press and parts … Continue reading →

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Some times I feel really embarrassed to be a …..

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Guthlac

This has been one of the most depressing days I can remember in a long time and just to add to my sense of depression I have read some of comments on FB.  I really must live in another world. … Continue reading →

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Is this how we want history to remember us?

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Guthlac
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We must rediscover the humanity of 1945 | The Times

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Guthlac

I know I’m seen by some as a soft hearted liberal and if so good but we really do need to start to remember that these are people not ‘swarms’ and that that poor toddler found on the beach in … Continue reading →

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You just have to wonder what depths will be plumbed should Corbyn be elected

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Guthlac

There is an ever slight whiff of panic in the air around the Labour Party at the moment.  It seems likely that the joke candidate, the candidate that even those who nominated him didn’t want to win but ensure that … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Corbyn – silly season story?

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Guthlac

So schools out and so we are heading towards the time of year when some silly stories appear in newspapers desperate to fill column inches – well at least that was the case up until we all went digital.   … Continue reading →

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The Yin and Yang of Labour Politics

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Guthlac

Two weeks after the most devastating defeat for the Labour party in living memory we have entered a time when all concerned will be eating their babies, by which I mean they are trying to elect a new leader.   … Continue reading →

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