The Corruption & Debasement of our Electoral System
By Max Musson: Yesterday I wrote about some of the shortcomings of our political system here in the UK and in doing so, I referred to “the inadequacies of our electoral system, … the mendacity of our media moguls and the corruption of our politicians”, and today I would like to focus attention on the ‘inadequacies’, or perhaps I should have said the ‘iniquities’ of our electoral system. Political pundits will often blame anomalies within…
At the Hustings!
By Max Musson: As Britain goes to the polls, in an election the outcome of which will be largely irrelevant, our news media is full of opinion polls predicting in terms of parliamentary seats won and who might or might not form the next government, that today’s contest will be a very closely run thing. During the course of the election campaign there have been attempts to stir public interest with all manner of issues,…
British Democracy In Decline
By Max Musson: As the day of the General Election draws near, falling party memberships, falling voter turnout and diminishing respect for those in public life are all factors signalling a widening gulf between those in government and the people they are meant to represent. In recent decades voter turnout at general elections had been gradually falling, dropping from 83.9 % in 1950 to 77.7% in 1992 and following which there was a marked drop of over six percentage points to…
Lost Election? – Lost Property!
By Jack Dempsey: I am grateful to Heritage & Destiny for providing a list of the nationalist candidates who will be standing in the forthcoming General Election and I notice that on various forums people can be found wishing the candidates concerned good luck at the hustings. I too wish them luck, but they are going to need far more than just luck if they hope to be elected — sadly, they will need little short…
Hope – Beyond the General Election Gloom
By Max Musson: I recently overheard a conversation in which one friend asked the other who they would be voting for at the general election? “I’ll be voting for the NF”, said one boldly, “and no-one else!” “But you can’t”, his friend replied, “they’re not even registered and authorised by the Electoral Commission, and they probably won’t be, not this side of the election”. “Who else is there? … “ “Just the BNP, but I won’t…
The Path To Power
By Max Musson: For more than a century, British nationalists have believed themselves to be the vanguard of a resurgent national spirit that had somehow become dulled and dormant through comfort and complacency, but which remained latent, still potent, and ready to be revived once the clarion call was sounded, heralding a new ‘golden age’. During the early part of the last century there was cause to believe that this self-image was correct and it…
The Path to Power – Be Under No Illusion
By Max Musson: For more than a century, British nationalists have believed themselves to be the vanguard of a resurgent national spirit that had somehow become dulled and dormant through comfort and complacency, but which remained latent, still potent, and ready to be revived once the clarion call was sounded, heralding a new ‘golden age’. During the early part of the last century there was cause to believe that this self-image was correct and it…
British Democracy In Terminal Decline?
As the annual political party conference season begins, falling party memberships, falling voter turnout and diminishing respect for those in public life are all factors signalling a widening gulf between elected politicians and the people they are meant to represent. In recent decades voter turnout at general elections had been gradually falling, dropping from 83.9 % in 1950 to 77.7% in 1992 and following which there was a marked drop of over six percentage points to 71.4% in 1997,…