Category Archives: Politics

What Mitch Does Next….

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Guthlac

So I was going to write a long piece about what Donald Trump does next and then I thought what is the point? He isn’t the most important player in this political game of high stakes poker – Mitch McConnell … Continue reading →

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Into the MIsty Morning….

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Guthlac

I don’t know about anyone else but I have been trying not to get too worked up about what is currently going on in that once great country of the United States of America. Anyone who has visited will know … Continue reading →

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Kodachrome

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Guthlac

They give us those nice bright colorsThey give us the greens of summersMakes you think all the world’s a sunny day Paul Simon This morning I went out for my first Lockdown walk and it was a glorious experience, well … Continue reading →

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Remember Remember the 4th of November….

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Guthlac

Here we go again. England has joined the other nations of the Union (actually that is not true. Only Scotland is a nation: Wales is a Principality and Northern Ireland I believe is a province but I am not sure … Continue reading →

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Are we there yet?….

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Guthlac

We have just one week left of the American presidential campaign. One week left for Donald Trump to pull things around. Things don’t look promising for the incumbent and this is mainly due to his own shortcomings. Back in April … Continue reading →

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The future belongs….

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Guthlac

I think anyone who has taken the time to read my blog will know that I am not a fan of Donald Trump. Whilst it is very important to me to express my thoughts on the man on this blog … Continue reading →

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Well Done HMG….

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Guthlac

I’m that sort of guy. I like to see the data wherever possible, that backs up policy announcements. Since quite early on I’ve been downloading the UK Government’s Covid data and analysing the data myself. It has not always been … Continue reading →

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Nonesuch…

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Guthlac

Does anyone really know anymore what the hell is happening? I fear we all know the answer to that. In Britain we have a government who try to pretend everything will be fine as they demonstrate a total lack of … Continue reading →

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Sniffed by Bullocks…

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Guthlac

  “Our lives can no longer be put on hold,….We must learn to live with it…” Rishi Sunak   Whether I agree with his politics or not this just about sums up my views of the Covid 19 crises.   The … Continue reading →

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I blame Holbein….

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Guthlac

  Over the past few weeks I have been wading through Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy and I have to say it has really coloured my world view at the moment.   We, the UK ( Yes around 40% of Scots … Continue reading →

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