Tag Archives: scotland

The view from the Shire

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Guthlac

So I have now recovered from  disturbed sleep patterns and a hangover thanks to the election. It is time to take stock of one of the bluest of blue shires in England.  The first thing to say is that as … Continue reading →

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We All Got It Wrong….

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Guthlac

Well the votes have been cast and counted and the one lesson from the general election in the United Kingdom is that everyone got it wrong.  Whether there is any great virtue in being found out along with anyone else … Continue reading →

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When is a majority not a majority? When it is not a Tory majority.

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Guthlac

Things are starting to get really rattled in the Tory supporting press this morning. They appear to be waking up to the fact that for the fifth general election in a row the Conservatives will not win an outright majority … Continue reading →

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It’s the NHS stupid

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Guthlac

95 Billion pounds is a lot of money – an astonishing amount of money only thing is it is not enough and not enough by an awful lot – maybe 8 billion maybe 30 billion – who really knows?   … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 340 – SNLP

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Guthlac

So the verdicts are in from the debate on Thursday evening and everyone is agreed that Nicola Sturgeon was the winner.  Suddenly the metropolitan papers have once again remembered that there is more than one country that makes up the union … Continue reading →

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So Scotland has decided – well sort of

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Guthlac

What I am about to write must be put in context – I have been up all night and have had only a small amount of sleep over the last 24 hours so when I look back on this post … Continue reading →

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So the big question now is…Can the Tories be trusted?

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Guthlac

With still four hours to go before the polls close it is still far too early to even think about the result of the Scottish referendum – so here goes.  Whilst I feel that a Yes vote is in the … Continue reading →

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Project LV One – Day 145 – Sick and tired of the whole thing

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Guthlac

It may come as a surprise to anyone who may have read my long posts on the Scottish Independence vote but I am totally sick of the whole thing.  I suspect I am not alone and this view is widely … Continue reading →

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This is getting a bit like a stuck record – More Thoughts on Scotland

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Guthlac

I really don’t know why I watch any news programme at the moment. Last night having sat through Newsnight on the BBC I ended up being utterly dispirited – not by what was said, more of that in a moment, … Continue reading →

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Why I think Scotland should vote yes

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Guthlac

WARNING: This blog entry might be seen as seeing the United Kingdom as the union between England and Scotland. It is not meant to be but I feel the whole argument in Scotland is being framed as the Scot’s relationship … Continue reading →

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