BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN What on earth is all this preposterous recent denigration of Winston Churchill, who died on this day in 1965? The release of the film Darkest Hour starring Gary Oldman (excellent by the way) has once again made Churchill ubiquitous across our media. It has been many years since audiences have given spontaneous standing ovations to a film. Fans of the film have … Continue reading History Written by Victors, Losers
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN Edward Gibbon wrote in his Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire: “[A] distinction of every kind soon became criminal. The possession of wealth stimulated the diligence of the informers; rigid virtue implied a tacit censure of the irregularities of Commodus; important services implied a dangerous superiority of merit; and the friendship of the father always insured the aversion of the son. … Continue reading Gibbon’s Caution
Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, It’s that time of the year for a Christmas Competition. The Editorial Team discussed many possible themes for this year’s competition including a treasure hunt, best-looking pooch and a lookalikes competition but then we were worn down to sighs. By the seriousness of these days and the whiskered, shell-suited threat that resides amongst us: Western industrial civilisation – which … Continue reading CSM Christmas Competition 2017
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN Saul Alinksy died in California in June 1972. He is best known for his 1971 work Rules for Radicals about how to successfully run a movement for change. He is second best known for his acknowledgement to Lucifer. To many on the political right, Alinksy has become a hate-figure of Satanic proportions with a reputation for insidiousness allegedly personified of late by … Continue reading Reverse Weaponizing Alinsky
BY JOE TURNER I am Corbynite, as you Country Squire readers like to call people like me. I believe in repealing the Trade Union Bill, a £10 minimum wage and a higher rate of income tax for the wealthiest in society. In fact, there are very few things you’d agree with me on, except perhaps tackling Tony Blair’s PFI plans which are crippling our hospitals … Continue reading A Corbynista Writes
