Transgender Mice True, Fact-Check False

BY NIALL McCRAE Millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money spent on changing the sex of mice – surely that’s just Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated bluster to please his following? According to CNN, there was no truth in this claim, and the broadcaster delighted in marking the president’s homework as a failure. However, undeniable documentary evidence showed that this research was indeed conducted with federal funding. Trump … Continue reading Transgender Mice True, Fact-Check False

countrysquiremagazineMarch 11, 2025March 13, 2025

Law

Oppose Article 13

BY JAMIE FOSTER On June 20th the EU Parliament will vote on the new Copyright Directive. Contained within the proposals for the directive are two articles that could have a chilling effect on the way the internet operates. Article 11 provides for a ‘link tax.’ This is a tax payable every time anyone links to another source. The idea behind it is to ensure that … Continue reading Oppose Article 13

countrysquiremagazineJune 12, 2018June 11, 2018

Poetry

Catharsis

BY MAHIMA SHARMA Longing for their Love, rips my heart apart… Smiling through pain…trying to perfect this Art! As the clouds swift past the Moon, the longing creeps in…. As the wind caresses my hair like Mum, My heart sings the lullaby to the Moon…the one my Granny used to hum, The two brightest stars, they say, are my Granny-GrandPa, Grown up I am, but … Continue reading Catharsis

countrysquiremagazineMay 4, 2018May 1, 2018

International, Social Commentary

Trump V CNN

BY JON ALEXANDER For years, regardless of your political affiliations (if any), the general public has grown tired of Politicians. “You can’t trust any of them”, “they’re all as bad as each other” amongst many comments spouted over the years. Whether we accuse them of lying through their teeth, being too smarmy or refusing to answer a question in that politician kind of way that … Continue reading Trump V CNN

countrysquiremagazineJuly 6, 2017July 6, 2017

Media

The Diminishing Importance of MSM

BY JON ALEXANDER Well, it’s finally happened. The MSM (Mainstream Media) have just had a major reality check and realised that their importance has been diminished. They all took a side in 2016 politics and one side in particular has been hit so hard it’s unlikely it will recover. Donald Trump’s press conference last week was a masterclass in trolling and it left the left-wing press … Continue reading The Diminishing Importance of MSM

countrysquiremagazineJanuary 16, 2017January 15, 20175 Comments