I am pleased to announce the first nominee this year for the Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize, Ben Raymond of National Action. Ben’s nomination  is for the opening speech he made on 2nd May 2015 at the National Action 2015 Annual Conference. Ben is one of the founder members of National Action and has been responsible for producing much of their propaganda material, both in terms of writing articles for the group’s website, in terms of producing and editing videos and…

There follows a video and then a transcript of the Prime Minister David Cameron’s 2016 New Year message, together with a running commentary by Max Musson, the author of this article: DC: “It’s a New Year and with our economy growing, and a strong majority government in power, Britain begins it with renewed strength.” MM: The Conservative Party does have an overall majority in the Commons, however according to a recent Markit Report economic growth…

As 2015 draws to a close, many of us will be looking back over the year, assessing what has been achieved and deciding what new needs to be done if we are to be more successful in 2016, than we have been in the past. This is a time of year for reflection and for resetting our compass, if we have started drifting off course, and it is the same whether we are considering our…