Tag Archives: Germany

Winner takes it all…

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Guthlac

“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Possibly Mark Twain Over the past few days more and more cries have been heard for the relaxation of the lockdown in the Britain.   I have sympathy for with … Continue reading →

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34 Days

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Guthlac

Are these the end times?   Is the rapture about to start?   I haven’t got the first clue although I have just been listening to a podcast about the rapture and it is possible to suggest that Britain leaving the EU … Continue reading →

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49 Days

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Guthlac

There is one problem that all the remain politicians and those of us who want to remain within the European Union (EU) cannot overcome: Legitimacy.   Much as I hate to agree with Boris Johnson on this point I think he … Continue reading →

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60 Days

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Guthlac

I have written over the past few days that all the sound and fury being expelled towards the Boris Johnson government is fighting the wrong battle.  No doubt the protesters in Whitehall would see things differently – suggesting the size … Continue reading →

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Death of a Nation….

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Guthlac

So this is it…the crack of doom.   No more a great nation.  No more a rich and influential place to do business.   No More.  No More. No More. All of this is nonsense.   Britain has endured over three hundred years … Continue reading →

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Mean Streets…

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Guthlac

“If in doubt of what to photograph then just spend some time walking around places that you know….” as Tyrion might have said a wise man once said.  Of course this is nonsense but the view hasn’t changed that much … Continue reading →

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Complexity’s complexity

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Guthlac

There was a time when much of Britain celebrated Easter, the holiest Christian festival, at a different time to the rest of Western Europe.   This was due to the way that the monks at Iona calculated the date of Easter … 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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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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Project LV One – Day 258 Remembering Angela

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Guthlac

January is a really awful month, that is if you live in the northern hemisphere.  After all the festivities of Christmas and new year you are left with a flat and grey expanse.  In the past we also had snow … Continue reading →

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