It’s So Lonely On A Limb
Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth while in Kenya, then a colonial possession still 11 years away from independence. The Mau Mau revolt against British rule was about to begin. Back home, Scotland…
Erasing the Enslaved
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.John F Kennedy No sooner had the jury reached a verdict on the charges of criminal damage to the statue of dead slaver Edward Colston than a petition was launched…
Of Toffees and Toffs
UNESCO’s decision to strip Liverpool of World Heritage status might appear to have little to do with Wessex. Not so. Wessex is home to all or part of five World…
Wessex Regionalists Oppose Stonehenge Tunnel
The following is the text of a press release sent out to media across the region The Wessex Regionalists condemn the decision by central government in London to proceed with…
Your Statuary Rights Are Not Affected
Many people have asked us about our attitude to the Black Lives Matter protests currently taking place around the world, and in particular to the removal of the statue of…
Save Clifton Hill
The campaign to save Clifton Hill Sports Centre in Exeter has asked us to share this story. Happy to oblige.
History is Sunk
“My Lords, a nation gets awarded the character that it deserves. By neglecting to promote some aspect of this character, that aspect becomes increasingly insignificant within the image which other…
I See No Ships
Horatio Nelson is often misquoted as saying these words; relying on the London media might leave you equally in the dark about the ways in which the governance of Wessex…
Punishing The Toys
Windsor Castle is home to more than a few of the 1,200 items of ivory in the Royal Collection. The 1,200 items that Prince William would like to have destroyed…
Identity Censorship Rules!
The Kernow Branch of the Celtic League is to be thanked for posting on Facebook the following cautionary tale: “Heritage Kernow – a study in ‘English’ Heritage sabotageEuropean Objective One…