A recent discussion on our Facebook page has given me an excuse to reread The Breakdown of Nations by Leopold Kohr and Small is Beautiful by EF Schumacher, after a commenter suggested that Kohr and Schumacher would have supported Brexit. It is always dangerous to speculate on what those who are no longer with usContinue reading "Revisiting Kohr and Schumacher"
Save Clifton Hill
The campaign to save Clifton Hill Sports Centre in Exeter has asked us to share this story. Happy to oblige.
Pikimedia
Earlier today, the Wessex Regionalists had a tweet from someone who was unconvinced that we had any existence outside of social media. To prove that we actually did contest elections, I pointed him in the direction of our Wikipedia page. However, I had not visited in a while, and what I saw there disturbed me.Continue reading "Pikimedia"
Coming attractions
We may soon be adding a fourth campaign to the three already featured on our website. We can't say too much at the moment, but it involves a Wessex public utility which may be fraudulently overcharging customers. Watch this space.
St Ealdhelm’s Day 2018: a report
Wessex Society's annual St Ealdhelm's Day celebration started out as a pilgrimage to sites associated with the saint. Over the years, it has changed into more of an annual walking tour around sites of general historical interest within Wessex, ably escorted by Jim Gunter, But this year, we decided to return to our roots. WhilstContinue reading "St Ealdhelm’s Day 2018: a report"
Trump is Alienating Europe, and This Is a Good Thing
This article is not directly relevant to Wessex, but it does tacitly support our vision of a Europe of the Regions. Whether the author realises it or not. https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/06/01/trump-is-alienating-europe-and-this-is-a-good-thing/
St Ealdhelm’s Day 2018
This year marks 19 years since Wessex Society adopted St Aldhelm (spelled Ealdhelm in the West Saxon dialect of Old English) as the Patron Saint of Wessex and started to raise awareness of the saint and his day as the Day for Wessex. Since then St Ealdhelm’s day (25th May) has been officially recognised asContinue reading "St Ealdhelm’s Day 2018"
Don’t let the bustards grind you down
About 13:45 on Sunday 8th April Derek Pickett, Jim and Emma Gunter, Mark Godwin and Peter and Marion Spencer met up with Lynne of the Great Bustard Group at Enford Village Hallf for a booked visit to the Great Bustard release site. The Great Bustard features on the Wiltshire County flag and on the WiltshireContinue reading "Don’t let the bustards grind you down"
Another Europe is Possible
‘Believe in Britain’, they say. And why not ‘Believe in Europe’? Grassroots Out have taken to arguing that Brexit isn’t ‘anti-Europe’ at all, rather as if the SNP had presented independence as being pro-British. Confused? The underlying idea is that the EU is not just at present objectively anti-European – in its submissive attitude toContinue reading "Another Europe is Possible"
An Empty Space?
The second issue of Wessex Citizen, edited by Keith Southwell and Rick Heyse, is now online. Many thanks to all who contributed. Earlier this month we mentioned the current – seventy-second – issue of MK’s equivalent, Cornish Nation, which this time gave us a brief mention. Joanie Willett, reporting back on the General Assembly ofContinue reading "An Empty Space?"
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