Tag Archives: European Union

Christmas is coming and trade negotiators/lawyers are getting fat…a Brexit Carol

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Guthlac

Enough of the mixed cliche/pun or whatever.  As we head towards the Christmas period a number of things are starting to crystallize about Brexit – the chances of getting a soft Brexit are becoming slimmer by the day.   The … Continue reading →

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Naive

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Guthlac

Just another day in the crazy upside down world of Brexit.   Yesterday the German Chancellor had the shocking temerity to actually do something that was in her interest rather than the Brexiteers  and they were shocked.   It seems … Continue reading →

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Unknown Unknowns….

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Guthlac

So there we have it – Donald J. Trump has been elected President of the United States of America.   I thought that there was a 60% chance that Mrs Clinton would have made it over the line whereas Trump … Continue reading →

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Some more thoughts on the Brexit nonsense

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Guthlac

I really cannot state enough just how thin skinned some of the Brexiteers are.   They won the referendum and Britain is going to leave the EU yet this doesn’t seem to be good enough for them.   Instead they … Continue reading →

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Drink or Drive

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Guthlac

“It’s not Romania or Estonia who are leaving. It’s a big contributor so we have a lot of unanswered questions – and no good answers.” – Indrek Tarand This would be music to the ears of all those Brexiters who think … Continue reading →

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It has been a while…so where are we?

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Guthlac

So the dust has settled just a little after the Brexit referendum so I thought I would start to explore some of the issues highlighted by the British decision to leave the European Union. Political To say that both Britain … Continue reading →

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Supply chain free trade

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Guthlac

So the summer is over and we are all getting back to the business of business, government and earning a living in whichever way we do. The summer has been a season of fantasy and now we are having to … Continue reading →

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Aladdin Insane?

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Guthlac

So it seems we all now just have to accept everything that Brexit means without saying ‘hang on a minute…’   It is a month to the day since the vote and to be quite honest I haven’t got the … Continue reading →

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Things were so simple in 2014

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Guthlac

After the week we have just had in Westminster it is tempting to think anything is possible and it seems that some of the impossible thoughts are permeating to the surface, one such thought is that Scotland can stay in … Continue reading →

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What to Say…what not to say?

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Guthlac

It is just over a week since that night and we are still in a crazy fantasy world.   One side appears to be in total denial and the other just doesn’t seem to understand what has happened.,  I will … Continue reading →

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