CSM POLLS In light of the General Election result and Theresa May’s current doldrums as PM, who should be the Tory Prime Minister? Stick or shift? Is Theresa May really a “Dead Woman Walking”? Our bet is on Leadsom as Chancellor and Boris as PM (by general Tory consensus rather than another damn, destabilising election). Yours? Continue reading Who Should Be Our PM?
BY PROFESSOR COLIN TALBOT Well, I didn’t see that coming. I will leave (for the moment) others to begin the unpacking of how the result happened. I want to just do a quick (and accurate) check on where this leaves the House of Commons and therefore power. Firstly the Conservatives have won 317* seats at the time of writing (with all 650 seats declared). (*not … Continue reading The Real Balance of Power
BY MANDY BALDWIN So, the irons have been pulled out of the fire and we didn’t have to face the terrifying prospect of Catweazle shuffling resentfully into the presence of our beloved Queen (or ‘Comrade Windsor’, as he no-doubt refers to her in his wildest dreams) to be given permission to surrender us to whatever poisons lurk in the mud. After a sleepless night watching … Continue reading Don’t Look Back in Anger
BY SAM WHITE It’s easy to distinguish the many decent Labour supporters out there—they’re the ones who are alarmed by the rise of Jeremy Corbyn. The ones who are as disturbed as anyone by the party leadership’s links to the IRA, Hamas, and Hezbollah. Who don’t want a leader that always sides with Britain’s opponents in times of conflict. A leader that voted against preventing … Continue reading Losing Labour’s Extremists Emboldened
BY MATTHEW CORRIGAN When David Cameron took over the leadership of the Conservative Party I was very much unconvinced. History records I wasn’t alone. For when he first faced the electorate in 2010 (and doesn’t that seem a very long time ago), he was unable to persuade enough of us to hand him sufficient majority. It is often forgotten that the Conservative Government of 2010-2015 … Continue reading Which Way to Jump?
CSM EDITORIAL So here we are. Just one day to go. Then we all head to the polls and vote for the party we least dislike. That moment of silence in the booth awaits us. Then it’s all down to us. Who shall we choose? This General Election is such an important one. Britain stands in choppy waters as a result of the Brexit vote. … Continue reading A Time for Hearts & Heads
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN Nazism is leftist, big-state politics – something that should never be placed on the right-hand side of a single-left-right-axis linear political spectrum. The clue comes in its German origin: Nationalsozialismus. Just because Nazism countered left-wing communism from the get-go of its original, twentieth-century Munich manifestations hardly warrants it a place alongside small-state, individualistic libertarianism. Yet the Left, by screaming loudly, disowns Nazism by branding it right-wing; … Continue reading The “Do-Gooders” are the True Psychos
BY JON ALEXANDER Well…here we go again, it’s General Election time in the UK. Incumbent Prime Minister Theresa May has U-turned quite spectacularly and called for a vote in Parliament to allow the British public to go to the polls once again, this time on the 8th of June 2017. This decision is correct and is merely a formality – nothing more than a ‘Spring … Continue reading Battlestations
CSM EDITORIAL Prime Minister Theresa May’s call for a General Election yesterday morning came as a huge surprise to the opposition parties, to the media and the public. Her statement was bold and strong and delivered with a steely panache. Prior to the announcement there were rumours about a possible abdication announcement, there was talk of going to war, while Sky’s Adam Boulton speculated about … Continue reading General Election 2017
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN I first discovered the awesome power of silence in 1991 on a school trip to Medjugorje in what was then Communist Yugoslavia. I’d been convinced by my friend David to go on the trip to witness the amazing miracle of Our Lady of Medjugorje. This is the title given to the apparition by those who believe that Mary, Mother of Jesus, regularly … Continue reading The Power of Silence
CSM EDITORIAL After a worrying vacuum, Theresa May’s Lancaster House speech – setting out the Government’s general terms for negotiation for Brexit – was a characteristically thoughtful, clear and impressive speech. That was back in mid-January. Since then the Prime Minister has solidified her lead in the polls, her authority – despite a couple of iffy Prime Minister’s Questions – has grown and her stock is … Continue reading One Speech Away From Greatness
BY SAM WHITE I thought things were going well. We were in the EU and Britain was being drained of its troublesome sovereignty as I, through my subscription to Everyday Feminism, was being radically unchained from my toxic masculinity. Brussels knows best. Who needs to know the names of the suits in charge anyway? They’re European, nice shoes, brandy on tap. They’re just better at … Continue reading Brexiteers Are Neanderthals
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN When this week Prime Minister Theresa May’s childhood sporting hero – the cricketer-turned-commentator Geoffrey Boycott – affectionately described her as “like Margaret Thatcher”, many of Her Majesty’s Opposition supporters found themselves in a tricky position. While such opponents of the Government love to denigrate May and the Tories at every opportunity, they know that Geoffrey Boycott has become a much-loved British national treasure over recent … Continue reading May Plays Boycott Bingo
