Things Past, Things To Come
With the centenary of the end of the First World War upon us, I found myself the other day contemplating (not for the first time) the War Memorial in a small town in the south of England not far from my home. There they were, the lost boys, row upon row upon row of good English names – and a sprinkling of Irish, Scots and Welsh to keep them company. What did they think they…
The British People — Which Way Now?
Since the late 1800s, when the British Empire was at its height and we British had our greatest influence over the world, and following two successfully won World Wars the after-effects of which have been devastating for our nation, we British now seem to have reached our lowest ebb and at a time when there would appear to be no clear leader to follow and seemingly, no clear ideological path forward either. This is not…
From Rebuilding Britain to the Rebuilding of the British!
If we were to believe the hogwash currently being spouted about the so called ‘Windrush Generation’, we might think that in the aftermath of World War 2, Britain was in a parlous state, lacking both the funds and the manpower to recover from the damage inflicted by the bombing raids of the Luftwaffe. The commonly held belief is that Britain was bankrupted by our involvement in World War II and that so many of our…
The Land of Lost Content
Travelling on the London underground is usually an interesting way to observe “diversity”, but earlier this month I was too absorbed in a piece in the Evening Standard to pay much attention to my fellow passengers. The feature which had caught my attention was headed “Ben Fogle and the fine art of being English”. It turns out that Ben has written a new book: ” ‘we hit a funny obstacle today’ he said ‘the book…
A Curate’s Egg
We all remember the old joke about the curate’s egg – “good in parts”. That was my reaction on reading the speech on Brexit which Mrs. May delivered at Lancaster House on Tuesday. By far the greater part of it was indeed good; it is good to know that we will be exiting the EU with complete control over our borders, laws and money and with the right to enter into trade agreements with other countries. Or…
I Vow to Thee, My Country
Those who know me will be aware that I am not a Christian in terms of my religious beliefs, although I would claim to be culturally Christian in that I was raised within a nominally Christian family at a time when that religion had a much more prominent a solid position within our society. The England of my youth was a country steeped in Christian tradition, and in which almost everyone was at least nominally…
“Rhodes Must Fall”
“Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life.” said Cecil Rhodes, self made millionaire, Prime Minister of Cape Colony, founder of Rhodesia, patriot, imperialist, and creator of the Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford. It is that last achievement which now lies at the centre of a continuing controversy in Oxford, and more particularly at Oriel College which was a major beneficiary of Rhodes’ generosity and now houses…
They’ve Never Jihad It So Good!
By Max Musson: In an interview for BBC Radio 4’s The World This Weekend, Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan Police’s assistant commissioner and head of specialist operations, warned that Britain would feel the long-term consequences of the current Syrian conflict that is now spilling over into Iraq, stating: “I’m afraid I believe that we will be living with the consequences of Syria – from a terrorist point of view, let alone the world, geopolitical consequences –…
Racial Boundaries of the British Nation
By Frederick Dixon: As racial nationalists we can all agree that the State’s definition of “Britishness” i.e. possession of a British passport (or even just being an “established resident of the UK”) is not for us. Such a definition is nothing more than the casting into legal form of the elite doctrines of multi-racialism and multi-culturalism, and leads to such absurdities as “British” men shooting at British soldiers in Afghanistan. For us, the nation is…