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 keepContinueContinue reading “Flights of Fancy”
Category Archives: Europe
One of 100
The Wessex Regionalists have been an unabashedly pro-European party from our inception. Our founder, Alexander Thynn, always saw Wessex as part of a “Europe of a hundred flags”, never as an isolated fortress. This does not mean that we were blind to the faults of the EU, but we recognised that if you want toContinueContinue reading “One of 100”
Redirected Fail
Wessex folk have been robbed of our European citizenship. By a gang of liars and cheats. Who convinced just enough voters that the EU is inherently evil, the ‘EUSSR’, ‘the Fourth Reich’, and that a leaky boat in shark-infested waters is preferable to a refit of its sturdy cabins. For eurosceptics though, Brexit is never ‘done’. Their aim nowContinueContinue reading “Redirected Fail”
Peak Gammon
‘“The high tide!” King Alfred cried.“The high tide and the turn!”’ These lines, from G.K. Chesterton’s 1911 poem ‘The Ballad of the White Horse’, describe the decisive moment in the Wessex triumph over the Danes at Ethandune. Today marks a turning point in much the same way as the balance of forces tipping in a war. It may not seem it atContinueContinue reading “Peak Gammon”
An England of the Regions (wonkish)
We have recently posted a couple of times about our vision of a Europe of the Regions. But what might that mean for England? The Wessex Regionalists are concerned with Wessex, and have no official position on how the rest of England should be organised. That doesn’t stop us speculating on some possible scenarios, though.ContinueContinue reading “An England of the Regions (wonkish)”
Court in the Act
This morning, the Supreme Court ruled that Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament was illegal. As an old Etonian, Johnson is unlikely to suffer any real consequences for his lawbreaking, but it does allow Parliament to again try to block the no-deal Brexit that was set to cause national chaos in order to enable some ofContinueContinue reading “Court in the Act”
WESSEX REGIONALISTS’ POSITION ON SNAP GENERAL ELECTION
“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.”
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”
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”
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?”
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