Tag Archives: European Union

I just don’t understand….

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Guthlac

  Tis the season…for Brexit to start to become real.   Over the past few days we have seen just how complicated Brexit is going to be with the DUP vetoing the first phase of the negotiations because they object to … Continue reading →

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Democratic Deficit…

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Guthlac

Anybody who has been following this blog for any length of time will know that I didn’t want Britain to vote to leave the EU.  I thought membership of the EU was in Britain’s long term interest – I still … Continue reading →

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Seeking the Snark

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Guthlac

It is a while since I wrote about the gift that never stops giving – Brexit.  To recap it has ended the career of one Prime Minister and will almost certainly consume a second over the next two years; It … Continue reading →

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“…cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war…”

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Guthlac

So the letter is signed, sealed and ….(I’m not sure how it is delivered) but no matter.  The rollercoaster of all rollercoaster rides starts today.   After the best part of nine months of posturing this is it.   Britain … Continue reading →

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May the Games Begin

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Guthlac

“…Are you going to say that my job will go because you will not have an arrangement with the United Kingdom?…’ Ian Duncan Smith “…It’s just utter bollocks that it will it should take ten years…” Lawrence Tomlinson Friday 22nd … Continue reading →

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What happens if there isn’t a European Union to leave?

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Guthlac

Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves… I enjoy singing (poetic licence here I think) this patriotic anthem with the rest of my countrymen and women.   To me it also seems to encapsulate the buchennering free trading utopia that many … Continue reading →

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Standards

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Guthlac

Yesterday the British Prime Minister made a speech about Brexit which I thought set out the Britain’s position on their relationship with Europe going forward.  I could not see the continuation of membership of the single market once I had … Continue reading →

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One Night Stand

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Guthlac

Yesterday was the culmination of the Michael Gove rehabilitation.   He spent the day rushing from one news studio to the next showing just why he is missed by the Government –  a shameless performer who is able to sound … Continue reading →

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Ducks in a row

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Guthlac

So it is the new year and where are we with Brexit?   Exactly where we were the day after the vote to leave was taken that is: we are still members of the EU; we still pay our dues … Continue reading →

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Not that kinda girl….

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Guthlac

The last day of the year, time to take stock about the previous 12 months and then open a vein in a warm bath! Or was it?   The truth is we really don’t know as the momentous decisions that … Continue reading →

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