Originally published on theonlywayiswessex.net. “Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive / But to be young was very heaven!” Wordsworth’s ardour for the French Revolution cooled in the light of experience. Labour today has reason for celebration, but not for triumphalism. How many voted Wessex Regionalist? Write-in votes aren’t separately recorded, so weContinue reading "A Night to Remember"
Forthcoming events
WS members are planning to meet up at two forthcoming events: On 9th September, we will be attending the Frome Agricultural and Cheese Show. Go to the website for tickets. The show starts at 9am. and there is a free shuttle bus from the station. Malmesbury has a Wessex Week in the week before KingContinue reading "Forthcoming events"
St Ealdhelm’s Day visit 2022
This year's St Ealdhelm's Day visit is to Butser Ancient Farm in Hampshire, a recreation of an Anglo-Saxon working farm. The event will take place this coming Saturday, 21st May 2022. We will meet at the farm at 11.30 am, and there will be a re-enactment of a battle between Saxons and Britons at 2.00Continue reading "St Ealdhelm’s Day visit 2022"
AGM, Longbridge Deverill
On 23rd October, the nearest Saturday to King Alfred Day, a handful of us met to visit the churches at Longbridge Deverill and Kingston Deverill, near Warminster. Kingston Deverill's Alfred connection is that it is a possible site of Ecgbert's Stone, where Alfred mustered the men of Wiltshire, Somerset, Hampshire and possibly Dorset against theContinue reading "AGM, Longbridge Deverill"
Next meeting: Alfred Day 2021
Our first in-person meeting since the start of lockdown will be our AGM on Saturday 23rd October 2021. The meeting will be held at the George Inn, Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire. We will meet at 11am in the pub car park for a walk around the village before lunch at noon, and the AGM proper willContinue reading "Next meeting: Alfred Day 2021"
PayPal Bull
We’ve been using PayPal for a while. It’s lived up to expectations as an easy way for not-for-profit organisations to process membership fees and donations. Until now. This month we found access to our money restricted unless we provided our company registration number and uploaded a copy of the registration document. We can’t do that. Continue reading "PayPal Bull"
A note on 2021 local elections
Postal ballots have already been dispatched for the local elections on the 6th of May. Whilst we will be eagerly cheering on regionalist and civic nationalist parties standing in other parts of the country, we will not be fielding any candidates ourselves, as we lack the resources. Neither do we have any specific recommendations onContinue reading "A note on 2021 local elections"
2020 Annual Report
Every year around this time, we have to file an annual report of our political activities to the Electoral Commission. This is our report for 2020. Alexander Thynn, founder of the modern Wessex movement, passed away from Covid-19 in April. Although he moved to the SDP in the 1980s, he continued to support our effortsContinue reading "2020 Annual Report"
Flights of Fancy
We’ve had to become experts in flag law, because until 2012 it was a criminal offence to fly the Wyvern without first obtaining planning permission. Marking a historic change of policy, the Communities Secretary Eric Pickles proclaimed on St Ealdhelm’s Day in 2013 that ‘The Only Way is Wessex’. Without their LibDem partners to keepContinue reading "Flights of Fancy"
England Expects
Last week, we reviewed the Tories’ integrated defence and foreign policy review. This week, there’s a more specific document, Defence in a Competitive Age. As usual with this lot, what’s not said speaks louder than what is. As far as defence of the post-war rules-based order is concerned, the title’s a clue that the whiteContinue reading "England Expects"
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