Category Archives: Politics

Aging Rock Star…

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Guthlac

One of the many signs that age is catching up on you is when you visit a statue that memorialise something or someone from your formative period and you appear to be the only one who notices. Yesterday we visited … Continue reading →

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Will they Lose?….

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Guthlac

So will the Tories lose all three of the upcoming by elections? I don’t know but that is not going to stop me speculating! Uxbridge and South Ruislip Chance of Conservatives losing: 90% What more can be said about Alexander … Continue reading →

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Incredible Shrinking Boris…

Posted on June 17, 2023 by Guthlac

Oh how the mighty do fall. It wasn’t too long ago that there was 10 years of Boris as PM. Now? Well it is far from certain what his new role is other than destroy the current iteration of a … Continue reading →

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The Locals….

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Guthlac

Having had a few days to think about the result of the local elections I think the following two images will send a cold shiver through the hearts of any Tory supporter in Leicestershire and Rutland – and beyond. The … Continue reading →

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Jokers to the left of me…Jokers to the right…

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Guthlac

I don’t know why I felt the need to make a Donald Trump caricature as the Joker other than deep down it seemed to make sense. Since his rise to political power Donald Trump has acted in a way that … Continue reading →

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And the Winner is…Not Sure…

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Guthlac

The morning after the night before and we still don’t have anything like the full picture of what has happened in the local elections yesterday with one exception: Rishi Sunak’s hold on the Conservative party this morning is a lot … Continue reading →

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The Stench of Decay…

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Guthlac

Is it me or is there really there the smell of rot and decay hanging over our current ruling elite? They really are well past their sell by date and should be thrown out. Yet there they sit slowly poisoning … Continue reading →

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Gone, Gone and Gone….

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Guthlac

Life is brutal – politics doubly so. Just over three years ago the political party leaders of Britain’s main parties, in their own different ways, controlling all they surveyed. Now they are all gone. Some more quickly than others – … Continue reading →

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The Smell of Decay…

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Guthlac

Another day another scandal…Today we have the Chairman of the Conservative Party who is fighting for his political career after he was found to have had to pay a significant fine because he failed to pay his taxes. He claims … Continue reading →

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The year of THREE Prime Ministers….

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Guthlac

Could anyone make this up? I doubt it but here we are racing towards 2023 and we have to look back at the car crash that the British political class has become. It is very easy to blame it on … Continue reading →

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