BY ANDREW KELLY Among all the failures of the disgraceful capitulation of the UK PM’s deal, no doubt the biggest was accepting that the Eire/Ulster issue is the UK’s problem to solve. This was a trap set by the EU that our (useless) negotiators willingly entered and is now the central complication in an apparently intractable problem (for the UK to solve). As an aside, … Continue reading Seeing Through the EU’s Irish Trap
BY ANTHONY WHITEHEAD My Dad didn’t talk much about the war and was not particularly heroic about it. Recalling his landing on the Normandy beaches he commented: “It was D-day – plus one – thank God!’. But he did say this: “That I should point a gun at another young man like me and shoot him dead just because he has a different colour uniform … Continue reading Don’t Mention the War
CSM EDITORIAL Rarely has a Prime Minister and her cabinet been so cornered. Partly this is due to weak leadership. Partly this is because of what in retrospect was a foolhardy decision to call a General Election in 2017 resulting in weaker leadership. Mostly because the EU is a power and money-grabbing mafia and want to make an example out of the UK, whatever it … Continue reading #ChuckChequers
BY PAUL NEWALL Bono was one of my first heroes, I bought all of U2’s records and in my wide-eyed desire to make the world a better place I read a little too much into their earnest lyrics as was the case with many teenagers during the 1980’s. I was travelling towards the left at a speed my parents found disconcerting, so much so that … Continue reading St Bobo
CSM EDITORIAL As any Brit will know, a match is finished with a handshake and either a drink at the bar or a cup of tea. The winner congratulates the loser on a match hard fought. The loser congratulates the winner on their impressive performance. A few jokes are exchanged and perhaps an apology or two for any bad behaviour that might have occurred in … Continue reading The Walk of Shame
BY JAMIE FOSTER As ever huffing and puffing to no avail, Ian Blackford, the SNP leader in Westminster, opened the SNP conference with a claim that Brexit is a democratic outrage that crystallises the case for independence in Scotland. His claim is based on the fact that Scotland backed Remain in the referendum by a margin of 62 to 38%. He said that the SNP … Continue reading The Broken Record of the SNP
BY TARQUIN SUTHERLAND So, did you hear about the latest EU Directive? Apparently, some poor chap had an accident on a farm. Yes, farms can be dangerous places and accidents will happen. Don’t worry! The European Union to the rescue! In some no doubt well-appointed office somewhere on the continent, a group of faceless bureaucrats have taken it upon themselves to use this accident as … Continue reading Around the Bend
BY JAMIE FOSTER A secret document, FCO 30/1048 has been declassified after 30 years, and has exposed what was predicted about the future of the EU. The document, written by a senior civil servant, correctly predicts that the EU will involve ever greater monetary and political union, It further predicts that community law will take precedence over our law and that people will feel alienated … Continue reading Europe & Deception
BY DAVID EYLES First it was going to be outside in the street. The lectern was set up. The press pack were alerted. But it was only going to be two journos from the Beeb, one television camera and no questions. It was certainly not going to be a press conference. Then there was a technical glitch – they couldn’t get the power to the … Continue reading A Landscape of Fear
CSM EDITORIAL The dossier and smears launched against Boris Johnson this weekend seemed planned to coincide with the launch of the ERG’s alternative plans for Brexit. The hitjob is well-detailed here http://bit.ly/2oPO2f4 here http://bit.ly/2wYtAwj and here http://bit.ly/2wVjuMB As things turned out, Boris’ use of the term suicide vest rather dulled the attacks – a quite brilliant shield tactic or a lucky counter strike by the man who could well … Continue reading Smearing Boris Backfires
BY JOHN ISMAEL Theresa May would do well to spend some time today in the sales office of a photocopier firm, or in the company of an insurance salesman. No doubt Anglian Windows or some other well-honed sales operation exists in this fine and (still) capitalist country where she could sit for a few hours and listen to the sales experience of hard-skinned salespeople. What … Continue reading Death of a Salesman
BY DAVID EYLES So, a no deal with the EU will lead to civil unrest within 2 weeks, will it? That is the opinion of Doug Gurr of Amazon, who seems to look on the bright side of life. In the run up to the referendum, we were told (with perfectly straight faces by those who told us) that the economy would suffer an immediate … Continue reading Fear Not a No Deal
BY DANIEL SALT Daniel Salt is a Twitter user. Yesterday he wrote a thread about the EU that, by popular demand, we at Country Squire Magazine have been urged to republish in full, below. (So, please excuse the grammar – it is published unchanged and somewhat replete with the dashes and endless sentences of Twitter threads). Daniel makes some important, heartfelt points that deserve a wider … Continue reading From Remain to Out Now
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
BY DAVID EYLES The current chaos and confusion exhibited by the government over the Brexit negotiations begs the question: What will be the electoral consequences of a ‘failed Brexit’ or a ‘weak Brexit’ or even ‘no Brexit’? To answer that question, this report analyses the 2015 and 2017 election results for every current Conservative MP and their constituencies. These are tied back to the 2016 … Continue reading Brexit – Or Else
BY SAM HOOPER Having been spat out of the British educational system knowing virtually nothing of history, classical music came to serve as the primary window through which I discovered nearly everything I now know, love or am fascinated about culture, art and history. For instance, after discovering the music of Dmitri Shostakovitch and learning about the composer’s life working under threat from the Soviet … Continue reading The Sinister Pro-EU Artistic Bubble
BY JAMIE FOSTER Jeremy Corbyn has spelled out Labour’s position on the EU stating that he wishes to have a customs union with the EU that will leave the UK a say in trade deals struck with other nations. At first blush this would appear a fantastical position. Having left the EU it is impossible that Britain could have either a vote or a veto … Continue reading Remoaner Corbyn
BY MANDY BALDWIN In our common struggle against those waning Globalists who deny our unique identities, it’s vital that we remember genuine friendships between nations. We may have a network of relationships around the globe, but for Britain, our defining friendships are with France and the USA, representing Europe and the Anglosphere respectively. Much of the American Constitution is rooted in Magna Carta, first declaration … Continue reading Red, White & Blue
BY JAMIE FOSTER An article in the Daily Express caught my eye this week. It is based on a report by the group A New Pact For Europe which claims that the rise in populist parties across Europe offers a threat to the very existence of the EU. The report states that members of the European public are disenchanted with the political class who are … Continue reading The Undercurrent of European Euroscepticism
BY SAM HOOPER Not everything of value can be measured or counted, and Remainers opposing Brexit purely on economic or materialistic terms are doomed to forever misunderstand half the country when they refuse to view Brexit through any other prism. If we are to have any hope of knitting Britain back together after Brexit, Remainers must first acknowledge and seek to understand an entire aspect … Continue reading Two Brexits
