“The Party’s Executive Council met on 14th September at Weston-super-Mare to decide our strategy. It was unanimously agreed that, if we field candidates, we would adopt a Hard Remain position. WR have always been committed Europeanists and the threat of Brexit has not and will not change that stance.”
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Prorogue Nation
“I say, Carruthers, fetch me some absinthe would you, there’s a good fellow. Having to listen to these peasants is such a frightful bore.” The question we are asked more than probably any other is how a party seeking regional devolution can support remaining within the European Union. But recent events have exposed the clearContinueContinue reading “Prorogue Nation”
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The Ties that Bind
The city regions of Wessex and South Wales have recently come together to draw up plans for a Great Western Powerhouse stretching from Swindon in the east to Swansea in the west; Tewkesbury in the north to Weston-Super-Mare in the south. The cities of Bristol, Newport and Cardiff have commissioned a report from consultancy firmContinueContinue reading “The Ties that Bind”
Euro Elections 2019
People have been asking us if we are contesting the upcoming European elections. The short answer is no, we simply don’t have the resources. But even if we did, there is a feeling in the party that the failure of the three main Remainer parties (the Lib Dems, the Greens and the Independent Group/Change UK)ContinueContinue reading “Euro Elections 2019”
St Ealdhelm’s Day 2019
Wantage Morris Men flying the Wessex flag in Oxford on Mayday morning The image above comes courtesy of Chris McDowell. It is good to see the wyvern being flown earlier this month on Icknield Way. It serves as a nice appetiser for our annual St Ealdhelm’s Day event, which this year takes place in LacockContinueContinue reading “St Ealdhelm’s Day 2019”
And What Rough Beast, Its Hour Come At Last, Slouches Towards Singapore To Be Born?
Believe it or not, there was a time when we in Wessex were proud of James Dyson. When Wessex Society was formed in 1999, they asked him to become a patron, based on his former status as a successful innovator based in Wiltshire. Three years later, this request looked rather foolish when he moved mostContinueContinue reading “And What Rough Beast, Its Hour Come At Last, Slouches Towards Singapore To Be Born?”
Don’t Look to London
So Jeremy Corbyn has admitted what we all suspected: that even if Labour were to win a snap general election in the new year, Brexit would still go ahead as planned. Is there any reason to vote for either of the two biggest London parties? If you want to save Wessex from economic suicide, voteContinueContinue reading “Don’t Look to London”
Wessex Political Thinkers: Rolf Gardiner
Rolf Gardiner (1902-1971) was a friend and neighbour of George Pitt-Rivers, who I have written about previously. Like Pitt-Rivers, he is a problematic figure, due to his early support for Hitler. Unlike Pitt-Rivers, his support appears to have been short-lived. Some have speculated that this was due to his having Jewish ancestry; but Hitler’s militarism,ContinueContinue reading “Wessex Political Thinkers: Rolf Gardiner”
Cottages or crops?
The Wessex Regionalists give a cautious welcome to the government’s announcement of a new Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, chaired by Wiltshire resident Sir Roger Scruton. The Commission aims, in the words of its launch statement “to champion beauty in the built environment”, and has a commendable commitment to preserving local character in new buildings.ContinueContinue reading “Cottages or crops?”
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