Capitalism 10 Swampies 0
CSM EDITORIAL Climate Change activists have been disrupting London’s traffic for a third day. Wednesday’s protest saw them gluing themselves to a Docklands Light Railway train. Now – for some peculiar reason – a bunch of the activists have glued themselves to Jeremy Corbyn’s garden fence. Let’s hope the dogs of Islington do not have to change their peeing habits. Highly unusually we find ourselves … Continue reading Capitalism 10 Swampies 0
The Power of South Park
BY ANDREW MOODY In Trump’s America the hashtag #CancelSouthPark is sadly a thing. I remember how it all started, back in 1998 on Channel 4 at midnight, when Channel 4 was hip and edgy, which seems a long time ago, and Trey Parker and Matt Stone were making their ascent to rock-star fame. They were amongst the first to use the internet to make themselves … Continue reading The Power of South Park
The Myth of Privilege
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN The word “privilege” has been co-opted by the Marxists alongside words which used to be marvellous, like “liberal” and “progressive”. Privilege – once a motive for thankfulness – is now just another weapon in their postmodern arsenal of intersectionality. It’s the favoured baseball bat with which these comrades club their prime targets – white men – around the heads. Especially when white … Continue reading The Myth of Privilege
Schroders Caught Up in L&G Mess
CSM Legal & General’s charm offensive to its shareholders didn’t go unnoticed by the Squires yesterday morning. After a piece on the Today Programme describing how L&G would from now on only invest in sound companies and avoid any which were badly affecting our climate and environment, articles appeared across the Web like this one outlining L&G’s new approach. Companies that ignore environmental issues, planning … Continue reading Schroders Caught Up in L&G Mess
The UK Has Not Gone Mad
BY JAMIE FOSTER In a widely read opinion piece in the New York Times by Thomas L Friedman it has been suggested that the UK has gone mad (the United Kingdom has gone mad, April 2 2019). Remainers are tweeting links to the article to each other as proof that they are right. The basis of the article is that Brexit is a bad idea … Continue reading The UK Has Not Gone Mad
Political Suicide
BY ALEXIA JAMES Is Theresa May mad? Is she on a suicide mission of some kind? Seeking to cause as much damage as possible wherever she can? Is she playing a game of Opposite Machiavelli, where at all times one does the opposite of what cunning Niccolo urged for the prince? Does she have something against Democracy? At what point did voters become an inconvenience … Continue reading Political Suicide
Easter Bunny Cocktail
Ingredients: 45ml creme de cacao 15ml vodka 5ml chocolate syrup 5ml cherry brandy Method: Combine the crème de cacao and vodka in a shaker with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Layer the top with chocolate syrup and cherry brandy. NB To decorate the glasses, moisten the rim of your glasses with cold water. Turn the glasses upside down and dip them into the grated … Continue reading Easter Bunny Cocktail
A Prayer for Palm Sunday 2019
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust You and Your loved ones are well and healthy this Palm Sunday. That You are looking forward to the Easter break next week. So, do You know what Palm Sunday is all about? You probably have the detail in your memory somewhere. Sunday school? GCSE RS? Here is a quick reminder: Palm Sunday is part of … Continue reading A Prayer for Palm Sunday 2019
Huntermenschen
BY NIGEL BEAN & PAUL READ “No deal is better than a bad deal”. Can you trust anyone these days? Cheshire Police put out a statement on their website advising people not to believe sab social media claims over hunting. A day later their PCC David Keane counters that with a statement saying the comments made by his own police force were inappropriate – giving … Continue reading Huntermenschen
