BY JIM WEBSTER It must be admitted that we were ready for this rain. As it was we’d neatly ricocheted from one extreme to another. This winter was ridiculously wet. We never had flooding as such up here in Cumbria, but there was standing water where the water table was now higher than ground level. So if we were ever going to get any spring … Continue reading Glorious Rain
BY THE EDITOR After you’ve mowed the grass, trimmed the hedges, marked your children’s verbal reasoning papers, walked the dogs, weeded the flowerbeds, polished the silver, dusted your books, done some office work, run out of things to put on the bonfire, struggled through the thoughts of Scruton with a claret, and watched all there is worth watching on Netflix and Amazon Prime, what the … Continue reading Lockdown Babies
BY THE GODS Dear World, So sorry that you have been inflicted with the Coronavirus but someone had to do something to alter the way you have been misbehaving of late: You were created in the image of the gods – not to act and judge like us. What right do you have to invent “wokeness”? That false prophet Thunberg, the Watermelon Communist, was getting … Continue reading Letter from The Gods
Ingredients: 4 large egg yolks 70g granulated sugar, plus more for brûlée topping 60ml passion fruit juice (from 4-5 fresh passion fruit) or concentrate 480ml heavy double cream Method: Preheat oven to Gas 3 / 165C /325F Arrange five 6 oz / 3.5inch ramekins (or equivalent) in a baking pan. Bring a pot of water to a gentle boil (this will be used for the … Continue reading Passion Fruit Créme Brûlée
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and that You and Your families are washing your hands at the appropriate times. I hope that You are not too distracted and that work continues apace if You are working. I hope that You get to see Your loved ones regularly. I hope that You are being philosophical and prayerful, at … Continue reading A Prayer for Italy
BY JAMIE FOSTER Having entered the transition stage of the Article 50 process Boris Johnson will now negotiate Britain’s future relationship with the EU. This stage will come to an end on the 31st December this year at which point the UK will officially leave the EU and its regulations. It is Boris Johnson’s aim to have secured a trade deal with the EU by … Continue reading Article 50 Illegality a Sideshow
BY JAMES BEMBRIDGE Far from ‘never again’, seventy years on from the Holocaust, a repeat of its horrors seems all too conceivable. Although Britain has pushed what is now one of Europe’s most racist and antisemitic parties into near insignificance, the question remains: for how many was opposing antisemitism a motivating factor? As its scars fade into the dermis of history, the fear is, so … Continue reading UK Antisemitism Still Ubiquitous
CSM EDITORIAL On Brexit Eve there are – predictably – some silly stories doing the rounds. The Daily Express asks the nation if it should be illegal to fly the EU flag from UK public buildings. Très petty. Meanwhile “Bung a Bob for a Big Ben Bong” is apparently a new low for British politics. Really? It’s about as relevant as Femi Oluwole. Who? Exactly. … Continue reading On Brexit Eve
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine I trust that You are well and that Your families are thriving. As We approach the end of January how is the new year going for You? I am always amused by those who dismiss the power of prayer. The usual insult involves some comment about a “fairy god in the sky”. Christians and those other religions that … Continue reading A Prayer for Containment
Ingredients: 125 dry rice noodles 1 tablespoon coconut or olive oil 1 large shallot finely diced 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped or grated 2 garlic cloves, minced 2-3 tablespoons Thai Red Curry Paste (store bought) 1/2 teaspoon turmeric – optional pinch cardamom- optional 400ml can coconut milk 250ml chicken broth (or use water and one chicken stock cube) 1 thinly sliced red bell pepper (optional … Continue reading Coconut Curry Noodle Soup
The state of politics in the United States has made it feel as if we’re on the cusp of a 2020 election that remains more than a year away. Regardless of anyone’s ordinary views on the conservative-liberal spectrum, Donald Trump has enabled inhumane policies, empowered monstrous figures, and displayed an increasingly unstable mental state. As prominent Republican strategist (and “Never-Trumper”) wrote recently, “Trump is coming even … Continue reading A Completely Objective Look At The Democratic Primaries – Before Things Go Haywire
BY JAMES WILLIAMS When Gerard Batten took over as the leader of the UK Independence Party in February 2018, the party was facing bankruptcy and there was a serious chance of it collapsing. Henry Bolton had reduced the party to a laughingstock after a succession of 6-month leaders. Donors, who had been keen to assist when Farage was at the helm, were no longer interested … Continue reading Pity Those Decent Kippers
