UK Charity Knowingly Threatens African Wildlife and Communities
BY TREVOR OERTEL The multimillion-pound British charity World Animal Protection (WAP) has built a lucrative brand around “saving wildlife.” But its own recently published study tells a very different story, one that reveals the organization’s hypocrisy, racism, Euro-American neo-colonialism and the danger of its campaigns to Africa’s people and wildlife. In its report, “Attitudes of local communities to wildlife conservation and non-consumptive, alternative income sources, … Continue reading UK Charity Knowingly Threatens African Wildlife and Communities
GameZone’s Pusoy Dos in English Brings a Modern Spin to a Filipino Classic
BY CSM STAFF WRITER Pusoy Dos, a beloved Filipino card game that blends strategy, timing, and social interaction, is getting a fresh spotlight in the digital age. With GameZone’s English version of Pusoy Dos, this local favorite has stepped confidently into modern online gaming while keeping its cultural roots alive. Today, through GameZone’s refined digital platform, players of all generations can rediscover the excitement of … Continue reading GameZone’s Pusoy Dos in English Brings a Modern Spin to a Filipino Classic
The Moral Hazard of Deportation
BY PAUL T HORGAN Deporting Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) is a rather hot topic connected with the overall issue of our current regime of unrestricted migration. The UK prison population has a disproportionate number of FNOs. They stay behind bars because there is a large and lucrative business model to keep them there. Immigration and Human Rights lawyers hold sway over the criminal justice system, … Continue reading The Moral Hazard of Deportation
The Complete Equation
BY ALEX STORY All is known about Pakistani rape gangs operating in Britain. Over the last 25 years, inquiry after inquiry have revealed the same thing: For the sake of “community cohesion”, our civil service and much of our media covered up the true scale of the horror, their role in it, and attacked all who sought justice, labelling them “Far Right”, as our Prime … Continue reading The Complete Equation
A Prayer for Doctors
VICAR This season, as the days shorten and the chill sets in, our thoughts turn naturally to those who bear the great weight of responsibility for our health. Among them, our doctors stand as pillars of knowledge, commitment, and care. They are the steady hands in moments of crisis and the calm voices in times of fear. So this week, Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, … Continue reading A Prayer for Doctors
American Traditions with a British Twist
BY ALLISON LEE While the UK has its own rich calendar of traditions, American holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving have carved out a unique and growing presence. These festivals are often adapted to a British context, blending transatlantic influences with local history and sensibilities. Historic estates and gardens, with their evocative settings, provide a perfect stage for these seasonal events. A prime example of this … Continue reading American Traditions with a British Twist
Toxic ‘Niceness’ Shouldn’t Stop Us Calling Out The Lies
BY SEAN WALSH The broadcaster Mike Graham has been sacked (according to some reports) by Talk TV for offences real or imagined (past caring). This was always on the cards given the 24/7 diligence of the grievance junkies now in charge of the public and social media spaces. It was only last week that Mr Graham was involved in an entertaining “dust up” with the … Continue reading Toxic ‘Niceness’ Shouldn’t Stop Us Calling Out The Lies
In Praise of Mud
BY LIZ SMITH Let me be frank, Townies. I was one of you. For decades, I inhabited a world of comforting, soulless predictability. My existence was a symphony of beige: beige flats, beige meals from chain stores, beige conversations about the latest streaming service. My most significant interaction with nature was bravely rescuing a spider from the bath with a wine glass and a stiff … Continue reading In Praise of Mud
The Sighted Led by the Blind
BY ALEX STORY Rachel Reeves, our Chancellor, has much to ponder ahead of her autumn budget. Larry Summers, an economist, noted a few years ago that the country was “behaving like an emerging market”. He wasn’t talking about rape gangs, shoplifting, or burglaries, though he might have thought it. He was referring specifically to our financial situation. Professor Jagjit Chadha, from the National Institute of Economic and … Continue reading The Sighted Led by the Blind
Notes from the Actual Countryside
BY GARY BAXTER So, Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, it’s Sunday morning and I’m mucking about on the internet. I’ve just found out that some so-called “wildlife saviours” have decided they want to raise £25,000 fucking pounds to save curlews in just 6 FUCKING DAYS! I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THESE CLOWNS FUCKING ABOUT WITH THINGS THEY KNOW NEXT TO NOTHING ABOUT! It’s nothing more than a massive, bloody … Continue reading Notes from the Actual Countryside
The Bonfire of Our Liberties
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN AND JAMIE FOSTER Descent into Intellectual Servitude It is a peculiar and profound despair that grips the mind when it is forced to witness the noble architecture of British liberty being dismantled, brick by brick, by the very hands sworn to uphold it. We find ourselves in an age where the clarion call of freedom, for which our grandparents spilt their blood … Continue reading The Bonfire of Our Liberties
A Prayer for the Toilers of the Land
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust this finds you in good spirits and health. As the seasons turn and the land yields its bounty, let us offer a prayer for those whose hands work the soil. Proverbs 28:19: “Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.” O Lord of the rolling … Continue reading A Prayer for the Toilers of the Land
Eden Camp
BY ALLISON LEE Spook-tacular mystery and detective fun for families at Eden Camp Eden Camp, near Malton in North Yorkshire, is the only remaining prisoner of war camp in Britain. It was built in 1942 and the original huts have been preserved and turned into immersive and engaging displays. The huts have been re-equipped to tell the story of The People’s War, the social history of … Continue reading Eden Camp
Notes from the Actual Countryside
BY GARY BAXTER Right. The Scotch has been poured, the blood pressure is merely simmering instead of boiling over, so let’s have a look at what other masterstrokes of genius are being cooked up by the clipboard-wielding classes this week. You’d think they’d run out of ways to complicate the simple art of land management, but their capacity for nonsense is apparently limitless. First up, … Continue reading Notes from the Actual Countryside
Kleb
BY VICTORIA MARSDEN A Vindictive Little World of Her Own Dr. Kleb has a theory, and it’s a simple one: if a bird dies, it must be murder. Natural causes? A tragic case of a raptor forgetting how to fly? A simple misunderstanding with a particularly assertive squirrel? Don’t be naïve. In Dr. Kleb’s world, every missing feather is a clue, every moor is a crime scene, … Continue reading Kleb
Trump’s Dylanesque Genius
BY SEAN WALSH When I was a child and showing worrying signs of growing up to become me, my parents put me up for investigation by all manner of psychologists and other con-artists. The experts gave me these “psychometric” tests and also exercises in something called “numerical reasoning”. Some of the questions went a bit like this: What is the next number in the following … Continue reading Trump’s Dylanesque Genius
The Mustelid Mandate
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN A chill, eternal dampness clings to him. He is our most intimate window into the ancient mind of this land, a man who last drew breath when the mist hanging over a Cheshire bog was a common sight, not a rarity. When he was pulled from the peat in 1984, Lindow Man (aka the ‘Pete Marsh’ bog body) offered the modern world … Continue reading The Mustelid Mandate
Lift Music Journalism
BY JOE NUTT I’ve been a sports participant and a fan all my life. So one of very few things I can hand-on-heart thank the world of television for, besides Basil Fawlty and Noggin the Nog, is its near magical ability to gift me the joy of spectating, even when I can’t be there. I’ve been known to watch an entire stage of a cycling … Continue reading Lift Music Journalism
A Prayer for Steadfast Hands
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, may this week find you in good heart and good spirits. Let us turn our prayers to those whose labour shapes our land: Colossians 3:23: “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.” Everlasting God, our sure foundation and our strength, we lift before You today the hands … Continue reading A Prayer for Steadfast Hands
An American who is a Football Fan
BY DAVID CAMPBELL I was born and raised in Western Pennsylvania, a region that isn’t just a footnote in American football history—it is the history. Known as the “Cradle of Quarterbacks,” it’s the hallowed ground that produced legends like Johnny Unitas, Joe Montana, and Joe Namath. To this day, I believe it has gifted the NFL more players than any other corner of the country. My childhood … Continue reading An American who is a Football Fan