Alex Davies – 2017 Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize Nominee
Last year’s winner of the Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize has been nominated once again for a very passionate speech delivered at the South West Forum. Last year Alex was unique amongst current nationalist speakers in that he has the ability to deliver long coherent speeches with little or no reference to notes, and while other young speakers have caught up with him in this respect, he remains the man to beat, combining fluent delivery, with dramatic…
Adam T. C. Wallace – 2017 Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize Nominee
Adam Wallace is a young man who appeared on the nationalist scene this year having risen to prominence in a less orthodox manner than most, having made a name for himself as an author on the West Coast Reactionaries webzine and as a vlogger, with his own YouTube channel, The Plebeion Podcast. This is only Adams second speech in front of a live audience, but the experience he has gained producing his podcasts is readily apparent, in that he is confident…
Jez Turner – 2017 Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize Nominee
This is the third time that Jez has been nominated for the Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize and he is one of the best known speakers in British nationalism today, but this was not always so. Jez however took the initiative to become the main organiser and host speaker for the London Forum and this has paid dividends. His present level of public speaking ability is the product of the great amount of regular practice gained…
Mark Collett – 2017 Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize Nominee
Setting the bar high in terms of speaking ability among nominees this year, Mark Collett is a highly competent and effective speaker, who benefits from much practice gained through the prominent role he played in the BNP in years past. In addition, Mark has gained further experience of public speaking more recently, appearing as a regular guest on the David Duke Show and producing a series of podcasts and now videocasts on his own YouTube…
2017 Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize
Western Spring in conjuction with Mike Woodbridge, the executor of Jonathan Bowden’s estate are pleased to announce the fourth occasion of an award in Jonathan’s memory of a prize for oratory, and as announced last year, the cash component of the prize starting this year, has been increased to £500. Members of the nationalist community and our wider audience are hereby invited to submit to this website, the name of any nationalist speakers that you feel deserve to be added to our list…
Jonathan Bowden Oratory Award – and the winner is?
On Saturday 30th April at the London Forum, I had the pleasure of announcing the 2016 winner of the Jonathan Bowden Oratory Award, and this year’s winner is Alex Davies of National Action, the prize being awarded for the speech he made in February this year, also at the London Forum. The announcement was met with applause and there was general agreement that Alex shows great promise as a speaker, having already developed his abilities…
Alex Davies – Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize 2016 Double Nominee
For the first time in this competitions history a speaker has been nominated for two different speeches in the same twelve month period, and that speaker is Alex Davies of National Action, who delivered this second speech at the London Forum in February 2016 and subsequently received widespread acclaim. What makes Alex’s speeches special is that they are long speeches, in this case lasting more than 30 minutes and are delivered without notes and with…
Peter Rushton – 2016 Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize Nominee
I am pleased to announce the very popular Peter Rushton, the Assistant Editor of Heritage & Destiny magazine, as the sixth nominee this year for the Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize. Peter has been nominated for a speech he made on 31th October 2015, at the 10th Anniversary John Tyndall Memorial Meeting in Preston. A feature of Peter’s speaking style is his clear diction, his effective use of emphasis and modulation of tone, and the emotion that he is often able to infuse into his…
James Mack – 2016 Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize Nominee
In response to popular demand, I am pleased to announce James Mack as our fourth nomination for the 2016 Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize. James made the following speech at the London Forum in February 2016 and reflects a steady improvement in his speaking style. James’ speaking style is clear, well enunciated , and employs repetition, emphasis, metaphor and simplicity, being both entertaining and the embodiment of the ‘KISS’ principle, keeping it simple, so that his…
Alex Davies – 2016 Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize Nominee
The third nominee for this year’s Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize, is Alex Davies, one of the founders of National Action, and the speech for which he is nominated was delivered at the National Action Annual Conference in 2015. What makes this speech special is that it lasts for almost 20 minutes and was delivered without notes. Despite this, Alex’s speech flows naturally and with considerable momentum. Alex speaks with passion, using humour, irony and emphasis, and with an evident sense…