Is the Countryside a Zoo?
BY PAUL NEWALL When I was a child, the countryside was front and centre in my life. There was Boston’s farm literally at the end of my street where I was despatched every morning with a little milk churn in hand to buy raw milk. This practice continued until my teens when my Mum got mastitis and blamed the milk (wrongly in my father’s opinion) … Continue reading Is the Countryside a Zoo?
English Garden Cocktail
Ingredients Gin 50ml Elderflower liqueur 25ml Apple juice 75ml, not from concentrate Lime juice 10ml Cucumber ribbons to serve Instructions Shake all the ingredients except the cucumber with ice and strain into a tall glass with filled with fresh ice. Decorate with cucumber ribbons to serve. Continue reading English Garden Cocktail
A Prayer for Those Facing Surgery
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I wish You well this cold and rainy Sunday. What happened to June? It is as if We are in October. I trust that You and Your families are well nonetheless. This Sunday I would like to focus on those of us who are due surgery soon. This can be a nervous time, especially when the surgery is … Continue reading A Prayer for Those Facing Surgery
Just Give it to Boris
CSM EDITORIAL Possibly there are only six things standing in the way of Boris Johnson’s triumphant entry into Number 10 Downing Street: the vanity of the five remaining candidates and Boris’ ability to put his foot in it (no doubt nervous Sir Lynton Crosby has considered using an electric dog collar on Johnson as the days of this leadership election pass). Just give the keys … Continue reading Just Give it to Boris
It’s a Terrier
BY NIGEL BEAN On my return home from work one day the good lady remarked that Hunter – our Labrador American bulldog cross – just hadn’t been the same since his Dad was sent over the rainbow bridge. I had noticed this as well, he appeared uninterested even in his food and his zest for life was missing. The solution we both agreed was to get … Continue reading It’s a Terrier
Confessions of a Trot
BY PAUL NEWALL When I converted to Trotskyism, which bigly disappointed my moderate Labour-supporting father, I discovered two eternal truths: Firstly I found that I was constantly angry and dismissive of opposing views. I was right and anyone who disagreed with my sect was a class traitor with a false consciousness that had been brainwashed by the capitalist media. The second thing I discovered was … Continue reading Confessions of a Trot
One Pan Salmon with Asparagus & Potatoes
Ingredients: 4 salmon fillets 450g asparagus ends trimmed 1.8kg Baking potatoes peeled and sliced 3 tbsp olive oil salt and pepper to taste 2 tsp + ½ tsp mixed herbs (for potatoes and salmon separately) 1 tsp garlic powder 30g butter melted 2 tbsp honey 1 tsp Dijon mustard 1/2 lemon, thinly sliced Method: Preheat oven to Gas 6/400 degrees. Toss potatoes with 2 tablespoons … Continue reading One Pan Salmon with Asparagus & Potatoes
The Rural Healthcare Desert
CSM EDITORIAL The Royal College of Nursing’s annual congress in May identified that the countryside is becoming a healthcare desert. Some rural patients are forced to take £100 taxi rides to make outpatient appointments at their nearest hospitals. The closure of small rural hospitals and GP practices is meaning larger and larger gaps in services. The chances of a ‘digital first’ NHS are also extremely … Continue reading The Rural Healthcare Desert
BBC’s Last Roll
BY ALEXIA JAMES It was always going to happen. Our public broadcaster the BBC is primarily funded by the licence fee, supplemented by income from commercial subsidiaries. And the number of licence fees received by the BBC has been decreasing markedly, principally because the word is out that BBC programmes are not worth £154.50 a year when competitors like Amazon Prime and Netflix return more value … Continue reading BBC’s Last Roll
