‘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 toContinueContinue reading “Another Europe is Possible”
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South By Southwest
Guest contribution by Nick Xylas, WR Council member and prospective candidate for Bristol City Council, Eastville WardAs someone who has lived in both Wessex and the American South, I can’t help but be struck by certain similarities between the two. Both are primarily rural and agricultural regions. Both have low-status accents that provide a lazyContinueContinue reading “South By Southwest”
Toward a Truly Free Market
Guest contribution by Nick Xylas, WR Council member The following is a review of Toward a Truly Free Market: A Distributist Perspective on the Role of Government, Taxes, Health Care, Deficits, and More, by John C. Médaille, published in 2011 by ISI Books of Wilmington, Delaware, USA.When in my wife’s home town of Weirton, WestContinueContinue reading “Toward a Truly Free Market”
Switched On?
Predictions of the death of the Internet seem premature, though not wholly implausible. There is no doubt that it constitutes a heavy drain on energy supplies but it also undoubtedly saves energy in facilitating transactions online that reduce the need to travel. A full energy ‘balance sheet’ of the existing and potential costs and benefitsContinueContinue reading “Switched On?”
The Evil Empire
Incredibly, in the USA it’s actually a crime to use basic computer skills to access military information that isn’t adequately protected. We say ‘information’ rather than ‘secrets’ because to call something a secret and not put in place the means to keep it so is wishful thinking and a little bit laughable.Laughable? It’s very seriousContinueContinue reading “The Evil Empire”
Wessex Regionalists 