Devolution Is Not Regionalism
As a party which places devolution at the core of our identity, we should be delighted that the government has announced a devolution bill as part of the king's speech,…
Faking Claque Control
The leader of what passes for the Opposition, Sir Keir “Interesting” Starmer, has revealed his cynically-titled Taking Back Control Bill, a name appropriated from the Tories whom he so resembles.…
Happy Birthday, Mebyon Kernow
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the foundation of Mebyon Kernow, a senior partner of the Wessex Regionalists in our struggle against the government's artificial South West region. MK was…
The Union of the Snake
Alexander DePfeffel Johnson is in trouble with the Scots again, following his controversial claim that devolution in Scotland has been "a disaster", a claim he has since tried to walk…
Wessex Political Thinkers: Alexander Thynn
I had long intended to write a post on the founder of our party as part of the Wessex Political Thinkers series. The sad news of his recent death makes…
Isolation and Community (part 1)
A crisis such as the present COVID-19 pandemic demands a response from us. Readers of this blog will be curious to know what a Wessex regional parliament, with the Wessex…
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…
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…
Thou Shalt Not
Thursday last week saw a plethora of different elections across the UK and among these polls was a referendum in St Ives. Local folk voted by 83% to 17% in…
Wessexit
Of all the reasons for remaining in the EU the most compelling arises from quietly contemplating the alternative. Being marooned on a small island run by Gove, Johnson and IDS…