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…
Tommy Johnson – 2016 Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize Nominee
The fifth nominee for the 2016 Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize is another of the leading lights of National Action, Tommy Johnson, who delivered the following speech at the 2015 National Action Annual Conference. In this speech Tommy speaks at length about the strategy that National Action pursue, and he outlines this strategy at a measured pace, with clear enunciation, and emphasis, but what comes across most strongly is his sense of mission, not just for…
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…
Jez Turner – 2016 Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize Nominee
I am pleased to announce the second nominee this year for the Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize, the very popular and gregarious Jez Turner of National, the founder of the London Forum. Jez has been nominated for a speech he made on 30th January 2016, which is just one of many speeches he has made during the year and the frequent public speaking practice clearly shows in the ebullient speaking style that Jez has developed. In this speech Jez employs a number of oratorical devices: employing humour,…
Ben Raymond – 2016 Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize Nominee
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…
2016 Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize
As the fourth anniversary of Jonathan Bowden’s tragic death approaches, and what would have been his 54th birthday, Western Spring in co-operation with Mike Woodbridge, the executor of Jonathan’s estate, would like to announce the third occasion of an award in Jonathan’s memory, of a prize for oratory. The award of this prize has become an annual event. Members of the nationalist community and our wider audience are hereby invited to submit to this website, the name of any nationalist speaker that you feel…
2015 Jonathan Bowden Oratory Award – The Video
By Max Musson: Further to previous articles and the recent announcement of Richard Edmonds as the winner of this prize for 2015, I thought our readers would like the opportunity of seeing the announcement, which took place at the London Forum meeting on 16th of this month. This video will give our members the opportunity to hear the reasoning behind the decision of our awards committee, an opportunity to see the genuine appreciation on the part…
2015 Jonathan Bowden Oratory Award – And the Winner is ….
By Max Musson: The annual award of a prize and a trophy in honour and in memory of the late Jonathan Bowden is something that Western Spring are proud to be associated with and pleased to sponsor. Last year saw the first occasion upon which this award was made and today the second winner of the prize was be announced. Members of the nationalist community and our wider audience were invited to submit to this website, the name of any…
Craig Fraser – 2015 Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize Nominee
By Max Musson: It is my pleasure to announce a further nominee for the 2015 Jonathan Bowden Oratory Prize, Craig Fraser, the founder of the Aryan lifestyle, fitness and personal development group which was initially branded as Sigurd Legion and which has attained nationwide notoriety as a result of a number of laughably sensationalised Internet and tabloid newspaper exposés, courtesy of wannabe investigative journalists, Colin Cortbus and Gerry Gable. As is common knowledge, Craig has for personal reasons stepped…