Category Archives: Politics

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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Facing up to our past

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Guthlac

Every now and then the past comes back to haunt – this is what happened to me this afternoon at Leeds Art Gallery.   In general the gallery is a wonderful place to visit full of different types of visual … Continue reading →

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The view from the Shire

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Guthlac

So I have now recovered from  disturbed sleep patterns and a hangover thanks to the election. It is time to take stock of one of the bluest of blue shires in England.  The first thing to say is that as … Continue reading →

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We All Got It Wrong….

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Guthlac

Well the votes have been cast and counted and the one lesson from the general election in the United Kingdom is that everyone got it wrong.  Whether there is any great virtue in being found out along with anyone else … Continue reading →

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Glad handing the voters

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Guthlac

Not sure what this has to do with the title…but there we are.  

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When is a majority not a majority? When it is not a Tory majority.

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Guthlac

Things are starting to get really rattled in the Tory supporting press this morning. They appear to be waking up to the fact that for the fifth general election in a row the Conservatives will not win an outright majority … Continue reading →

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It’s the NHS stupid

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Guthlac

95 Billion pounds is a lot of money – an astonishing amount of money only thing is it is not enough and not enough by an awful lot – maybe 8 billion maybe 30 billion – who really knows?   … Continue reading →

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Shake It out… shake it out

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Guthlac

It comes to something when a person who follows politics has had enough but that point has been reached…when will this hell be over?  We have another 6 days of politicians of whatever hue are just making things up as … Continue reading →

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