BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN A friend learned that his beloved dog was deemed dangerous. The decision loomed like a tempest on the horizon. Tearfully, he fed his dog steak and then walked him ten miles along the North Devon shore, the November sun warming their backs until neither could take another step. The car ride home meandered, slowly, before taking a detour towards the vets. The … Continue reading The Cost of Dignity
BY ALEX STORY Labour is run by extremists. The party always was. Attaining political power and keeping it to encrust its ideology within the political system, outside of political oversight, was and is its supreme aim. The wellbeing of the nation and her people come a very distant second in the order of Labour’s political priorities. Ideology features ahead of the reality, against which Labour … Continue reading How it Waddles
BY RICHARD TAYLOR Labour’s plans to implement 20% VAT on private education may have even wider unintended consequences for UK PLC than already well set out in multiple reports. First, let me say that I think this new tax is Keir Starmer’s equivalent of Tony Blair’s fox hunting legislation – ill-conceived, transactional and damaging to the UK. For anyone who supports it, I am still … Continue reading Australia’s Next Export Success – Private Education?
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN If I were a Marxist, my mission would be to infiltrate and transform the very fabric of Great Britain, sowing seeds of discontent and radical ideology aimed at dismantling Capitalism and replacing it with a collectivist mindset. I would wield psychological tactics to instil self-doubt and guilt about personal achievements, reinforcing the toxic belief that success comes at the expense of others. … Continue reading If I Were a Marxist
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN Come rain or shine, I take a long stroll each morning before breakfast along the same network of country paths. The dogs enjoy a good wander and a swim, and I relish returning home for a well-deserved cup of tea. In the spring and summer, the walk can be spectacular as the sun rises and the Devon skies unfold their breathtaking beauty … Continue reading The Individual
BY ALEX STORY There is something so obviously manufactured about the unsuitably named ‘anti-racist’ demonstrations which took place across the United Kingdom after the brutal murder of the three girls in Southport. The anger, the vitriol, the slogans, the placards, the blind self-righteousness, and the characters are always the same whatever the topic. The target of their hateful ire never changes. It is the … Continue reading No Borders, No Safe Haven
CITY GRUMP Today my Editor has produced for us all, as we would expect, a superbly argued piece for retaining our age-old voting system at Elections, often known as First Past the Post (FPTP). In my last City Grump I argued for the opposite, meaning Proportional Representation (PR). Here is an attempt to put flesh on the bones of the PR case: I admit, … Continue reading The Case for Proportional Representation (PR)
CSM EDITORIAL This has to be the most depressing General Election in the last hundred years. Even Major v Kinnock had more about it than this garbage. Therein lies the danger. Who is going to turn out the lights this time? If Starmer, the liquid candidate, wins a massive majority, God help us. Those who voted for Corbyn – the deluded, unemployable graduates and ex-BBC … Continue reading Electile Dysfunction
BY STEWART SLATER The lines go up. All of them. The only difference is the slope. For, according to the manifestoes, no matter who wins the election, the tax burden will rise. And it is not starting from a low base. Under Labour’s published plans, it will reach record levels. As it will under the Lib Dems but it’s the Lib Dems so, frankly, who … Continue reading Shuffling the Deckchairs
CSM EDITORIAL Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, the Squires trust that You are well and that 2024 is a terrific year for You and Your families. 2024 is election year both here and in the United States (where a fifth of our readership resides). While we suspect that a Trump will be hard to beat stateside (note ‘a’ rather than mere Donald), here in … Continue reading Not My Vote, Starmer!
BY EFFIE DEANS I was horrified by Jeremy Corbyn in a way that I wasn’t horrified by any previous Labour leader. I might have disagreed with previous leaders, but they were within the mainstream of British politics. Corbyn was not. He was an extremist who supported terrorists and quite frankly hated Britain. The one thing that has worried me since 2019 is that every single … Continue reading Keir the Feeble
CSM EDITORIAL Fortunately, the next UK General Election is a long way away. It is scheduled to be held on Thursday 2nd May 2024, in line with the Fixed-term Parliaments Act. Nonetheless, presuming Covid restrictions fade by the end of 2022, there are certain predictions that can be made even now. Despite by then 14 years of Tory rule, Labour has little hope of winning … Continue reading Trojan Labour Unelectable
BY EFFIE DEANS Sir Keir Starmer wants voters to believe that Labour has rediscovered its patriotism and that it loves Britain as much as everyone else. He wants us to believe that Labour is different now than it was when it was led by Jeremy Corbyn. It is clear that Starmer is a much better leader than Corbyn. He is a more moderate leader and … Continue reading New Leadership, Same Fossils
