Monbiot Vision Flawed
BY DAVID EYLES Upland farming has come under attack recently from a number of sources. Criticism is often levelled at hill farmers because they require large public subsidies to keep them going. Grumbling is also directed at hill farmers because they are perceived to be responsible for ‘overgrazing’ and thus denuding the upland landscape of its ability to hold back large quantities of water during … Continue reading Monbiot Vision Flawed
Simple Plum Cake
Ingredients: 150g caster sugar 115g butter, at room temperature 140g plain flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 eggs 1 pinch salt 12 plums, pitted and halved 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon or to taste 1-2 tablespoons caster sugar, for sprinkling Method: Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Beat sugar and butter until fluffy with electric mixer. Mix flour and baking powder and sift into … Continue reading Simple Plum Cake
Hunting Ban Founded on Lies
BY NIGEL BEAN & PAUL READ You could be forgiven for assuming the comment below was submitted as part of the evidence to the recent Government inquiry into fake news: ‘There are, on the other hand, some organisations which have been formed solely for the purpose of securing the prohibition of a particular sport or all field sports. In the main such organisations seek to … Continue reading Hunting Ban Founded on Lies
The King Wanted to Fish
CSM EDITORIAL Yesterday’s outburst by Dominic Grieve on the radio was embarrassing – for him and the Conservative Party. That someone of such low rank should attack the recently-resigned foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, and in such a public way, was both petty and puerile. Grieve threatening to resign gives us all hope and puts wind in Johnson’s sails. Perhaps Grieve can be joined by Anna … Continue reading The King Wanted to Fish
Mandarin Mojito
Ingredients: 45ml Spiced Rum 15ml Amaretto 120ml Mandarin Juice 15ml Lime Juice Orange Wedge 2 Tsp Raw Cane Sugar Ice Mint Method: Place lime and mint in base of glass and pour over sugar. Muddle. Pour rum and amaretto and add ice. Squeeze lime juice and top with mandarin juice. Garnish with mint leaves and orange wedge. Continue reading Mandarin Mojito
Meet the Time Lord
BY JON ALEXANDER It’s safe to say that confidence in politics is at an all-time low in the UK at the moment. Both the Conservative and Labour parties are unable to show us a clear direction through ‘Brexit’, both parties are facing civil discord and no leader of any UK party seems to be able to provide the leadership this country is so desperately in … Continue reading Meet the Time Lord
Moody’s Thoughts: Star Wars
BY ANDREW MOODY In our current bipolar political climate, I believe there are two types of people. Firstly, those who loved Rian Johnson’s 8th instalment of the Star Wars franchise The Last Jedi (soon to be released on Netflix), and those sane people who believe that the Star Wars franchise must, for its own sake, end now. Taxi Driver screenwriter Paul Schrader once lamented, “Star … Continue reading Moody’s Thoughts: Star Wars
Unconvincing
BY JAMIE FOSTER Sir Vince Cable has met with a former aide of Tony Blair in what appears to be an attempt to form a new party to stop Brexit. Sir Vince missed a crucial Brexit vote to have dinner with Phil Collins, a close ally of Tony Blair (former Blair speech writer and aide Phil Collins – not the Genesis singer). Phil Collins is … Continue reading Unconvincing
Long Live the Enlightenment
BY CRYPTO I’m not just anti-Islam, I’m anti all religions. I see them as propaganda engines that encourage the worst type of relativistic thinking – the same relativistic thinking that led to every dictatorship in human history. Exploiting people’s primal fears to control them is far from novel. The enlightenment freed us from that horror show and we’d be insane to let it slip away. … Continue reading Long Live the Enlightenment
