Tag Archives: Conservative Party

Nice to be right every now and then…

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Guthlac

I guess this is the worst form of hubris, unless of course if you are writing about politics and then it is seen as true vitality, but I have just reread the blog I wrote back in march and I … Continue reading →

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So we vote to stay – then what – Thoughts on the EU Referendum No. 3

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Guthlac

Before addressing the what if we vote to stay I thought it would be worth just thinking about the latest utterance from the one person who is playing the charade of an in out vote on membership of the EU for … Continue reading →

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Richard Duke of Aquitaine, Poitiers, and Gascony, Count of Anjou

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Guthlac

Richard is better known to history as Richard the Lionheart but in truth he probably felt more at home in Anjou or Aquitaine than he ever did as King of England.  It is a cheap trick I know  but it … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Guthlac

So here we go again. A New Year and yet the same old story is being peddled to death – Corbyn is crap and dangerous and now is going to purge all the sane minded members of his shadow cabinet … Continue reading →

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The absurdity of life

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Guthlac

Every now and then something happens to lift the lid on the completely crazy way that Great Britain is run – last night was one of those times.The scenario is this – a Conservative government tried to remove a significant … 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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Is this how we want history to remember us?

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Guthlac
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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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