SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
July 2018 edition
We are not by nature believers in conspiracy theories, and always dismiss lunatics such as Alex Jones and David Icke with the contempt which they deserve.
There have however recently been a number of happenings which have caused us great concern and which have definitely tended to suggest that there is something very disturbing going on in Britain – perhaps throughout the Western world – at the moment, and that perhaps the word “conspiracy” could be appropriate.
Firstly we learnt via social media that Tommy Robinson – the charismatic former leader of the English Defence League and a leading patriotic activist renowned for exposing the extent of the Islamic danger facing the UK – had been arrested for “contempt of court” outside Leeds Crown Court on Friday 25th May and then summarily sentenced to 13 months imprisonment. It was not so much the draconian length of this sentence for a technical offence (Tommy Robinson was merely live-streaming a speech which he was making outside the Court prior to the trial of an Islamic gang accused of various heinous sexual crimes against young women – most of whom were incidentally their fellow Muslims!) which concerned and worried us most however, but the fact that his arrest and controversial sentence received practically no publicity in the mainstream media the following day. The following weekend, however, a mass-protest was held in Whitehall demanding the immediate release of Tommy Robinson, with Whitehall crowded with tens of thousands of supporters of Tommy Robinson’s right of free speech all the way from Trafalgar Square to Downing Street. The speed with which this massive protest had been organised at short notice almost entirely through social media (and sinisterly with inaccurate announcements about its alleged cancellation being broadcast in the underground network) clearly demonstrates the widespread popularity which Tommy Robinson enjoys, and the groundswell of anger against his imprisonment. Speakers on a hastily-erected platform set-up outside the entrance to Downing Street included Gerald Batten, the leader of UKIP, and Geert Wilders, the leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV), who had flown over from the Netherlands at short notice specially to address this gathering - thus showing clearly that support for Tommy Robinson extended far beyond the fringes to the established patriotic parties of Europe. Again the most disturbing factor about this unprecedented demonstration in central London was the fact that it received practically no publicity in the mainstream media – both electronic and print – the following day.
A month later, on Saturday 23rd June, the second anniversary of the glorious Brexit Referendum victory, a celebration march was organised in London by a coalition of pro-Leave groups, which inevitably attracted tens of thousands of patriotic Britons (official figures stated over twenty thousand). Unfortunately on the same day a group of “remoaner” die-hards organised a counter-demonstration which was apparently financed by the sinister George Soros (the devious Hungarian-American financier who has become an extreme hate-figure in his native Hungary) and which contained significant numbers – if not a majority – of foreign nationals. Instead of giving prominence to the main pro-Brexit celebration march however, the mainstream media – again both electronic and print – gave their overwhelmingly publicity to the rival demo’ by “George Soros’s rent-a-mob”, in one case even sickeningly using footage of the pro-Leave march to illustrate a report about their opponents!
There were many supporters of our movement at both these events which were either unreported or mis-reported by the mainstream media, and all have testified regarding the massive sizes of both demonstrations. Even more significantly we have been contacted by several supporters from the United States, Australia and New Zealand who have enquired with us for more information about the Tommy Robinson situation, whereas they actually seem to know more about it than we do! Furthermore we have heard that demonstrations protesting against the imprisonment of Tommy Robinson have taken place outside British consulates in both Houston, Texas, and Auckland, New Zealand, again without any mention in the UK media. A supporter has also informed us in private correspondence about two other most alarming cases which have seemingly received practically no mention in the mainstream media, firstly the murder in jail by a Muslim fanatic of Kevan Stafford who had earlier been imprisoned for a harmless anti-Islamic prank, and the prosecution of two brave Britons, Jim Matthews and Aidan James, who had volunteered to fight with the Kurds against the ISIS/ISIL terrorists.
Quite clearly something very, very disturbing seems to be going on in the UK at the moment, with all sections of the media – not only the liberal media but also more alarmingly the conservative press as well – seemingly being cowered into either not reporting or completely mis-reporting any manifestation of patriotic resistance to the Islamic danger facing the country, or attempts by pro-EU elements to reverse the will of the British people to Leave the EU. It has been suggested that governmental pressure on the media in this regard has been motivated by fear of massive uprisings around the country, but whether these uprisings are feared from patriots or from the extreme Left and their immigrant allies is not certain. Regardless of the reason for this fear, muzzling the traditionally free British media is not the way to deal with the situation. If the authorities are serious in their desire to prevent civil unrest then they should take action to eliminate subversive organisations such as the “Socialist Workers Party” and “Momentum”, and to initiate a speedy programme of repatriation for all immigrants and their descendants who do not show loyalty to the country in which they currently reside and to its traditions.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB NEWS
The Springbok Club held a most interesting and successful meeting last month which was addressed by Mr. Anthony “Tony” Williams. Mr. Williams had been actively involved in patriotic organisations in the UK during his youth, and as a result had been a full-hearted supporter of his Rhodesian kith and kin during the UDI era, becoming an active member of the Anglo-Rhodesian Society, and furthermore was one of the members of the famous party of five [then] young members of the Anglo-Rhodesia Society who toured Rhodesia in 1976 in order to express their solidarity with the Rhodesian people. Mr. Williams subsequently emigrated to Australia in 1999, thus maintaining his stance of belief in the solidarity of his British kith and kin around the globe. In a scintillating speech entitled “Patriotism in the modern era: An Australian perspective”, Mr. Williams told much about the current situation in Australia, emphasising that it faced many of the same problems as Britain and the rest of the Western world. He also recounted many of his experiences from the famous 1976 tour of Rhodesia, and expressed pleasant surprise at many positive signs which he had seen in the UK during his return visit. In particular he told how delighted he had been with the triumph for the “Vote Leave” cause during the 2016 EU referendum, and how he hoped and believed that this would signal far closer trading, social and cultural links between the UK and Australia post-Brexit.
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On Thursday 2nd August the Springbok Club will be staging a trip to the British Library in London in order to view a special exhibition being held there about Capt. James Cook, the famous explorer and navigator. More precise details about this trip will of course be circulated to all members and supporters of the Springbok Club in due course, but for more information e-mail: springbk@netcomuk.co.uk
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The Springbok Club has again been asked to participate in the annual “Raising of the Flag” ceremony in Norfolk. This year this most important and inspiring event has been scheduled for Sunday 16th September, and as this will be the first such ceremony since the sad death of Mr. Peter Sladden (who initiated the continuation of this annual ceremony which previously took place at Cecil Square, Salisbury, Rhodesia) it will therefore be staged in special honour of his memory. We ask all supporters to diarise this date therefore, and to make every effort to attend this year’s special event.
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PATRIOTIC FORUM NEWS
The Patriotic Forum celebrated Canada Day this year by staging a most enjoyable and informative trip to Greenwich in order to visit several sites associated with General James Wolfe, who of course was the commanding officer of British forces at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham on 13th September 1759, a victory which secured Canada as a British possession. The trip started with a visit to St.Alfege’s Church in Greenwich where General Wolfe is buried and where several pictures and other items associated with him are on display, including a real Canadian Flag which was presented to the church by the Duke of Connaught, the one-time Governor-General of Canada. After this the Patriotic Forum party moved on to the near-by National Maritime Museum where several other pictures and artifacts associated with General Wolfe are on display, before climbing Greenwich Hill to view the statue of General Wolfe which stands at the top, where a few words of praise were said, and then finally to the adjacent Macartney House where he lived during his youth. Finally the Patriotic Forum party took a pleasant stroll across Blackheath, observing some other historic houses along the way, before finishing up at a most hospitable pub to end what had been a truly enthralling day.
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Details of the Patriotic Forum's forthcoming July meeting are as follows :-
Date : Thursday 19th July 2018
Time : 18.45 hrs for 19.00 hrs.
Venue : The Civil Service Club (either the Trafalgar Room or the Elizabethan Room, to be allocated on the day)
13/15 Great Scotland Yard, Whitehall, London SW1A 2HJ (nearest tube stations: Embankment and Westminster)
Guest Speaker : Mr. MARKO GASIC B.A. (Hons)
Marko Gasic was born in 1957 at Ilkley in Yorkshire of Serbian descent (his Serbian Royalist father having had to escape from Tito’s Yugoslavia after WWII), and is a renowned broadcaster and a leading commentator on global geopolitics. He studied and graduated in Modern European History at the University of Sussex. When he last spoke for us in 2014 he gave an extremely informative and captivating speech about the current situation in the Balkans, but in this subsequent talk he will be concentrating upon the highly acclaimed book which he has edited, Folly and Malice: the Habsburg Empire, the Balkans and the Start of World War One (Shepheard-Walwyn, London, 2017)., which details the true causes of the First World War.
The significance of Marko Gasic’s contribution to Folly and Malice is acknowledged in the book by its author, John Zametica. Reviewing the work, renowned academic Professor Vernon Bogdanor calls Folly and Malice "a seminal work which forces readers to reflect further on issues they had thought settled…a powerfully argued work, whose conclusions will be carefully studied by historians for many years”. Prof. Sir Hew Strachan writes: "A brilliant piece of historical writing on one of the most important aspects of the outbreak of the First World War.” Based on the latest research outlined in Folly and Malice, Marko will deconstruct the standard story about what led to WW1 in the Balkans and explain the reality in an easy-to-follow way. Covering a litany of historical errors by academics great and good, he will seek to show how a number of genre-leading WW1 academics have been caught sleep-walking. The great conspiracy story that wasn’t. The great reformer who wasn’t. The war-stirring alliance that was desperate for peace. Is history just intellectual fashion or can we trust it to act like a science? Come and find out.
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Later on during the year the Patriotic Forum will be holding a meeting where the guest speaker will be a leading Brexit campaigner with strong US political connections who lectured extensively in the US about the global significance of Britain’s leaving of the EU, and in September will be staging a special event to celebrate Gibraltar Day.. Further details about all these activities will of course be given in future editions of the SCN..
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MESSAGE FROM THE ZIMBABWE CONSERVATION TASK FORCE
We have recently received the following most important message from the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force :-
“The previous First Lady, Grace Mugabe is under investigation for smuggling and exportation of ivory, gold and diamonds out of Zimbabwe. Investigators only touched the tip of the iceberg as it is believed that Ms. Mugabe started smuggling as early as 2005 while serving in her role as First Lady. Ms. Mugabe had a history of being very friendly with one of the female Chinese Nationals and it is of our opinion that they were likely working together. ZCTF believes that the investigation into Ms. Mugabe’s alleged smuggling activities should be carried out by an independent agency. We have been following the practices of CIO airport security for a number of years. It is possible that under Ms. Mugabe’s instruction, ivory was smuggled onto planes that flew directly to China under the watchful eye of airport 1security.’ After the investigation takes place, if Ms. Mugabe and other senior members of government are found guilty or involved in the smuggling of ivory, they should be prosecuted and brought to justice. Monies derived from the sale of ivory and wildlife should be confiscated and repaid to the National Parks.
“The Professional Hunters (PH) fraternity of Zimbabwe lost all ethics of hunting when they killed collared wildlife. Ethical considerations fell to the wayside during the previous regime due to corruption and greed. The death of the big tusked elephant in Gonarezhou can be added to the increasing list of collared animals killed by trophy hunters to include Cecil and Xanda among others. There are too many conflicting reports offered up by researchers, safari operators, hunters and people responsible for collaring the wildlife. A Memorandum of Understanding between hunters, safari operators and researchers should state that any collared animal should not be shot, killed or disturbed in any manner. People involved in hunting a collared animal should be penalized appropriately to deter others from committing similar actions. The Professional Hunter involved with the recent killing of the collared big tusked elephant is part owner of the Three Monkeys Restaurant in Victoria Falls. We believe this restaurant is a lucrative business that serves a wide variety of exotic meat and steaks. The procurement and source of the meat served leaves the ZCTF highly suspicious, as no matter what you order in the way of steaks and or meat, they seem to have it. People should be aware that in many instances they are eating wildlife.
“ZCTF has just learned that four lions and ten hyenas have been captured for export to China. These numbers are in addition to the eighteen hyenas and ten lions exported earlier to China. China placed a new order for an additional 200 baby elephants. The new order for 200 baby elephants is in addition to the outstanding order of 100 baby elephants that remain to be captured. This is NOT conservation. Earlier in February, four crocodiles were captured in Hwange to be exported to China. This capture occurred under the new President. It appears nothing much has changed at this point. Perhaps positive changes for conservation will happen with the election of a new democratic government.
“In addition to the loss of wildlife due to poaching and hunting; habitat loss is at an all-time high through deforestation. Trees, indigenous to Zimbabwe, are being felled. These trees and timber are being exported out of Zimbabwe to China. This has to stop. CITES gave their constitution, governing rules and regulations to the world. Too many regulations are being broken and ignored in Africa. Nothing is being done. Where is CITES as the habitats and wildlife are being pillaged in Africa?”
The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force can now be contacted at: Admin1@zimconservationtaskforce.com
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THE 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP
As could have been expected, Russia produced a superbly organised and trouble-free FIFA World Cup Tournament this year – in stark contrast to all the chaos and fiascos of the 2010 Tournament!
The French team is of course to be congratulated upon winning the competition this year, and Croatia should also be praised for reaching the final with such a small population base. There has however been an increasing worry concerning the tournament over the past couple of decades alas, and this concerns the increasing number of foreign players – “football mercenaries” as they have accurately been termed – representing Western European countries. Practically every Western European team (with the exception of Iceland) fielded some Non-White players in their line-ups this year, with France, Belgium and England being the worst offenders. This was not the case with any of the Eastern European countries however, as Russia, Serbia, Poland and of course Croatia itself fielded sides which seemed to consist entirely of their own people, and the same of course applied to all the Asian and African teams in this year’s competition.
It is not as if Black players are any more skillful at the game of Soccer of course, as none of the five competing African nations managed to progress past this year’s group stages. It should also not be forgotten that when England last won the FIFA World Cup with their iconic side of 1966 their entire squad consisted of ethnic Britons, even though there was already a very large Non-White immigrant population in the country by that time. It also strikes us that it is very unfair to the African countries for Western European teams to steal all of their best players, for if all the African players in their sides were allowed to play for their countries of ethnic origin then surely at least one of them would have been able to advance past the group stages?
Many may argue that France could never have won this year’s competition without their “Football mercenaries” – but to this we respond that if Croatia were able to reach the final with an entirely Croatian team then surely France, with an indigenous population over 12 times as large, should surely have been able to field a winning side consisting entirely of Frenchmen, and thus bring true and unembarrassing glory to their nation!
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CIB’S REQUEST FOR ON-LINE PUBLICITY
We have recently received a request from the Campaign for an Independent Britain (CIB) asking us to help them in publicising their latest on-line campaigns. It reads as follows :-
“We would be very grateful for any publicity you are able to give us. It is a broadly based platform of interesting, able speakers at a crucial time.
“We now have FaceBook and Eventbrite event pages set up for CIB public rallies.
“Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2065238743755705/
“Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brexit-respect-the-result-tickets-44818349891
“Please could I ask everyone to help us spread the word as much as possible by doing some or all of the following: From your FaceBook account, click 'attending' on the event page. 'Invite' Brexiteer FaceBook friends via the FaceBook event. Share the event on any pro-Brexit social media pages you control/administrate, and in pro-Brexit discussion groups. Likewise on mailing lists. Share with any media contacts.”
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TAU (SA) MEDIA RELEASE
We have recently received another very important Media Release from the Transvaal Agricultural Union (South Africa) which we believe is of equal importance to those which we circulated during the last two months. It reads as follows :-
“The farmers who hold legal title to their land, will decide about the status thereof. They are tired when other role players outside the agricultural sector, want to prescribe as to what should happen to agricultural land or what farmers should do with it. Therefore, no proposal or agreement would be acceptable if the main role players have not been involved in the discussions.
“This was the reaction of Mr Louis Meintjes, president of TAU SA, after the organisations took note at a very late stage of the National Forum for Dialogue’s conference scheduled for 27 and 28 March 2019 in Johannesburg to discuss expropriation without compensation.
“After making enquiries, TAU SA was invited at a late stage to attend. However, TAU SA decided not to attend because the integrity of the conference is in doubt.
“Their point of departure is the general statement that colonialism or apartheid resulted in land being stolen from black people. ‘For a considerable period of time, TAU SA supported a conference where the history of ownership of land, supported by supporting facts, could be discussed. This proposal has fallen on deaf ears, because apparently government prefers not to face historical facts which might indicate that Black people have equally doubtful claims to land’, according to Mr Meintjes. ‘The crated untruth that farmers have stolen their land, should now be dissected to enable us that the true history can be recorded thus enabling us to face the future without any doubts in this regard. Last weeks’ report by Moody’s stated prominently that policy certainty is now required. Agriculture has voiced the same sentiments repeatedly, but the issue affecting food production and ownership of land is growing because of doubts of government’s commitment to private ownership and the free market system. It rather seems as if a gradual shift to communism and socialism is in process.’
“Mr Meintjes stated clearly that nobody has a mandate to talk on behalf of TAU SA members, or farmers who are not involved in organised agriculture. ‘It is ridiculous that a grouping of people could convey a conference involving the property of farmers without them being present. Nobody has the right to discuss the legitimate property of somebody, and the possible expropriation thereof’, Mr Meintjes said.”
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GLITCH IN APRIL EDITION OF THE SCN
We have recently been informed that a “glitch” appeared when the April 2018 Edition of the SCN was circulated to subscribers, which resulted in the entire text appearing twice. We therefore apologise for this error and for any confusion which it may have caused.
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SEARCH SERVICES FOR THOSE SEEKING LOST RELATIVES
Find any South African, even those who have emigrated. We also search Botswana, Namibia and ex-Rhodesia/Zimbabwe.
Please use the search request form at :-
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Also check the list of South African expatriates/emigrants web-sites, which can be found at :-
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BILTONG AND BOEREWORS
Springers Biltong offers a marvellous range of biltong, boerewors and drywors – all of the very highest quality, reasonably priced, and fully registered and licensed with their local authority Their web-site can be accessed at :-
http://www.springersbiltong.com/index.html
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BOOK OFFERS
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ZIMBABWE’S STOLEN PROPERTY
Zimbabwe’s Stolen Property is a poignant novel by Cliff McIlwaine. This is a dark, painfully sombre book which will bring back dreadful memories to any one associated with Zimbabwe – Black or White – and its bitter past.
Further details are available on the Diadem Books web site which can be accessed at: www.diadembooks.com
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CREST PUBLISHING BOOKS
The latest book published by Crest Publishing is entitled: “BOWLS - QUIRKS, CHIRPS AND ANECDOTES". This is not an instruction manual but rather a cheerful, humourous and sometimes controversial chronicle about the game and its history worldwide. Written to celebrate 40 years in the sport by the author, Glenn MacAskill, it should be of interest to all bowlers and other sports enthusiasts.
For more information about all books published, or to make an order, please contact Crest Publishing at: P.O.Box, 4178, Honeydew, Johannesburg, 2040, South Africa, e-mail: glennallanmacaskill@gmail.com, or visit the Crest Publishing web-site at: www.crestpublishing.co.za. Special discounts are available to ex-servicemen, Rhodies and Springboks!
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"THE SAINTS" – a unique documentary in support of the book on the brief history of the RLI.
DVD available along with other premium titles of historical interest from Msasa Enterprises. Visit www.rhodesianvideos.co.za or write to msasasa@mweb.co.za for more information. UK contact telephone: 07415 753 340.
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‘75 PROUD YEARS: PIONEERS AND PROGRESS OF RHODESIA’
With an introduction by Ian Smith, this book covers the history of Rhodesia from 1890 to 1965 in some detail and surveys the enormous progress made in agriculture, commerce, industry and social development of benefit to both White and Black Rhodesians.
With 124 pages, this A4-size soft-cover book is a facsimile copy of the original with contemporary advertisements and would be an invaluable addition to any collection of Rhodesiana .
The book costs £12.50 and p&p is £2.90 (with a 10% discount to former customers) .
To order a copy please contact John Ormowe at :flybuy416@googlemail.com .
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.236 - Mr. FRANK PRITCHARD of Springs
Frank Pritchard lived at Springs in the Transvaal during the mid-1970s. He was a most friendly and hospitable person and an avid sports fan. Although not Jewish himself, he was a keen supporter of the South African Maccabi Sports Federation, and regularly wore a South African Maccabi tie. One of his sons was also a keen road cyclist who harboured ambitions to become a professional cyclist. Unfortunately contact with him ceased many years ago, but it would be very interesting to learn what became of him, and whether his son did ever achieve his ambition.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
One of the few mainstream journalists who has been brave enough to cover the draconian imprisonment of Tommy Robinson and the massive resulting demonstrations in his support has been Katie Hopkins. Although originally a staff reporter and columnist for national newspapers including The Sun, Katie Hopkins now operates as a freelance journalist writing her own regular on-line blog, many articles from which being subsequently syndicated to other news outlets. Katie Hopkins of course became a hate-figure for the extreme Left because of her forthright opposition to the migrant swarm invading Europe a few years ago in her column in The Sun, but has also constantly highlighted the quasi-genocide campaign being waged against White South Africans by the ANC terrorist regime, and has also taken a most praiseworthy and courageous forthright pro-Israel stance. Her excellent blog-spot web-site can be viewed at :-
https://hopkinsworld.com
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THORNBERRY IN THE SIDE
Sir,
Emily Thornberry, Labour's shadow Foreign Secretary, could not be more wrong when she makes disparaging remarks about the British Empire. The British Empire did far more good than harm and I regard its fall as ranking alongside the rise of Communism and fall of monarchies as among the greatest disasters of the twentieth century.
As for South Africa - leaving aside the fact that apartheid was objectively socialist - it may be more democratic and at least free of the old Mary Whitehouse-style censorship now, but the old government was more competent and a lot less corrupt. I would add that shrinking the old economy with sanctions was hardy in the country's long-term interest; on the contrary, I once met an exile who said that the way to end apartheid was to double foreign investment in South Africa. Opposition Conservative leader Andries Treurnicht once observed that "a free market economy and social integration would make apartheid impossible."
Yours etc.,
Mark Taylor, London, U.K.
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CRY THE LUCKY COUNTRY
Sir,
Excellent SCN as usual [April 2018 Edition – Ed.], so much information. You will be pleased to learn that Australia will be accepting a number of White South African farmers under its refugee programme because of these farmers being persecuted because of their race i.e. just for being White. There is a particularly large South African/Rhodesian community in the State of Western Australia and they have lobbied very well, with the help of Federal Representative Andrew Hastie. The Immigration Minister, Dutton, has supported the effort. This is indeed good news but the Left who supports refugees, particularly if they are Coloured, have gone bananas, screaming "racism" and "fascism". These loony tunes lefties will fail in their hatred for anyone 'White'. These farmers from South Africa will blend in well, work hard and adhere to our nation's Institutions. Ninety per cent of the refugees from third world countries are still on benefits after ten years - this will not happen with the South Africans. They will enjoy a great deal of support and help from their own community and by the Australian community at large, once they arrive in Australia.
Yours etc.,
Reg A.Watson, Lindisfarne, Tasmania, Australia..
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WHINGING REMOANERS
Sir,
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/project-fears-brexit-predictions-were-wrong-by-£100-billion-new-report-says/ar-AAwbTH3?ocid=spartandhp
How gratifying then that those still in the “remain” camp should have this news given to them for breakfast. However liberals (liberals with small L) encompass all those whose dream is to destroy Great Britain by their trendy ways, so can be from left or alleged conservatives like Blair, Cameron and cronies, and thus shall always hate having lost the referendum. I hated losing the referendum in South Africa but I lived with it, and did not have the permanent whinge trip they have embarked upon. The figures show the total opposite of what was predicted by them to the tune of £100 billion already.
Have a brilliant day, all of you.
Yours etc.,
Andrew Hope-Hall, Worcester, U.K.
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STATEMENT APPARENTLY WRITTEN BY ARTHUR KEMP’S FIRST WIFE
We have recently obtained a most mysterious article sent from an anonymous source which seems to have been initially written by Karen Mills, the ex-wife of the notorious Arthur Kemp. Although its origins cannot be verified, it certainly seems to have an air of authenticity about it. It reads, exactly as written, as follows :-
“I know Arthur will have a fit when he sees me post here, but I do feel I have been silent too long.
“Firstly, Arthur was good friends with Alan Harvey and the reason they fell out was because Arthur decided Harvey was too liberal! Once Arthur turns against you he is very nasty and will stop at nothing, as I know only too well with all the blogs and forged rubbish etc that he and Jeannine put on the net about me, even to the extent that Jeannine sent fabricated information to various SA government departments that lead to me being investigated by the NIA and ultimately resigning from my job in government as it became too difficult to stay! Arthur was quite happy for her to attempt to destroy my life and my source of income although I was the sole provider for his children. This of course, only came to light much later. So yes I can believe the story about Arthur discrediting Harvey, although I challenged him about it and he denied it. He has lied about so much I cannot believe anything he says (and neither should you).
“As to the photograph – it was me who released the photo to Lancaster Unity at the height of the internet wars between he and I. The photo was taken by Dave Otto (suspicious, in many respects, friend in the USA) Arthur would regularly visit Otto, who incidentally has just paid for Arthur to holiday with him in the USA (and apparently also visit with Jeannine – this year he tried reconciliation with ex-wife 2 after unsuccessful reconciliation with ex-wife 1 the previous Christmas!) They are VERY GOOD friends! The photo is 100% genuine and has not been photoshopped in any manner or form – the photo was one of many of Arthur and Dave holidaying together (while we were still married). It may well have been taken as a joke, but it is a good indication of what they are like and what they think is funny.
“As regards Arthur’s sexuality – who knows? Maybe Jeannine has a better idea than me, although she professed in public to still love him etc and want him back which would seem to negate the allegations about unnatural sexual acts – this was not in the divorce petition which he showed to me to prove he was divorced. Although we were married for nearly 20 years, when he proposed a reconciliation with me after his divorce from Jeannine in 2009 (Yes me, the awful crazy woman who he had so slandered was so bad and he suddenly wanted her back!) one of the questions I asked him was whether he was gay. He laughed at me but never answered. I will not discuss what or why I asked this question – I will leave that to your imagination.
“Just for the record, he has left me for Jeannine four times and her for me three – the odds are currently in her favour and frankly he is not really much of a prize and she can keep him this time.
“Karen Mills (previously Kemp)”
RESPONSE BY THE EDITOR
There are several comments which must be made about this apparently authentic account concerning Kemp. Firstly his evident allegation that I am “too liberal” is laughable – as anyone who is familiar with my editorship of S.A.Patriot from when I took over in 1981 until my editorship of the SCN to this very day will confirm (I hope that this doesn’t mean that according to Kemp I must now start reading The Guardian!). It is however interesting to note in this regard that Kemp was eager to write for S.A.Patriot (albeit under pseudonyms) throughout the 1980s, so he evidently didn’t consider me “too liberal” then! The reference which Karen Mills makes to Kemp attempting to “discredit” me undoubtedly refers to the sickening pornographic smear which he circulated pathetically trying to vilify me in 2011 (which of course nobody who knew me and had two brain-cells to rub together took seriously). This was confirmed by the Police to have been circulated by way of one of Kemp’s e-mail addresses and that he also hacked into my computer in order to access my address book (strictly speaking a criminal offence). It was originally thought that he must have been responsible for fabricating the vile perverted images as well, though it was subsequently discovered that these fake pictures had been constructed by a close colleague of Kemp, a certain Anthony “Tony” Hancock, a photoshop expert and a notorious Holocaust denier. Hancock’s sick and perverted mind was confirmed a few years later when he was arrested (but mysteriously never charged) for indecent exposure in front of a group of young women near the Brighton seafront, which resulted in his wife kicking him out of the house and his subsequent death by what has been termed “slow motion suicide by self-neglect”. Such is the company which Kemp kept when he orchestrated his vile fake pornographic smear campaign against me!
I don’t know for certain what the photograph is which Karen Mills refers to, and neither do I have any idea who or what “Lancaster Unity” is. I suspect however that the photograph referred to was the bizarre widely-circulated picture of Kemp wearing a Brokeback Mountain hat and a poofdy shirt whilst sitting next to a metal ornament featuring a German eagle and a swastika.
I was of course a close political colleague of Kemp throughout the 1980s, but in all that time I never detected the slightest hint that Kemp was homosexual. His subsequent role in producing and circulating that disgusting fake pornographic smear against me does however indicate that he must have a very sick and disturbed mind. In addition I also heard the unsubstantiated rumour a few years ago that Kemp was in secret liaison with Brendan Willmer, the overtly homosexual political phony who like Kemp himself was believed to be in the pay of the sellout National Party Government during the 1980s.
To sum up therefore, Arthur Kemp is a tragic figure of almost Shakespearian proportions, who seems to have been incapable of maintaining any matrimonial relationship, is an incorrigible liar, an irrational back-stabber of friends and a man with an apparently diseased and perverted mind. The last we heard anything about him prior to the appearance of this mysterious statement from his first wife was several years ago when he appeared to be living with his brother in rural Montana, and judging from his rarely-updated blog-spot now seems to have dropped out of all political activity entirely. For the sake of any further true and genuine patriots who he may potentially come into contact with, we hope that it stays this way.
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Monday, 11 June 2018
June 2018 Edition.
SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
June 2018 edition
Following the magic year of 2016 when patriotic forces were triumphant throughout the West, from New Zealand through Brexit Britain to the United States, 2017 alas proved a big disappointment. There were high hopes that elections both in the Netherlands and in France would produce similar swings towards patriotic sentiments as in the Anglosphere the previous year, but sadly this was not to be. Even though Emmanuel Macron has initially proved a somewhat better President of France than we ever dared to hope, he has still been found wanting on the two most important issues facing the French nation, namely continuing EU entrapment and the increasing number of alien migrants being allowed to enter and remain in the country.
It was therefore expected that 2018 would produce the same disappointments as 2017, certainly as far as the great European nation-states were concerned. The result of the Italian General Election earlier this year happily proved this prediction wrong however! In spite of the fact that it has taken the triumphant patriotic parties months to get their act together, and although the EU powers did their best to control the actions of the Italian President, a new right-wing popularist government has now at last been sworn in, which is both EuroSceptic and firmly opposed to the migrant invasion. Although many commentators try to portray the 5-Star Movement (the largest single party in the new government) as “of the left”, the reality is that this party is more anarchist-inclined than socialist, and furthermore is probably the most EuroSceptic party of them all. La Lega (The League) certainly caused many misgivings in its earlier incarnation as La Lega Nord (The Northern League) as they were then clearly splittists who hoped that the northern regions of Italy would breakaway from the rest of the country – thus helping fulfil a basic aim of the EU hierarchy in “Balkanising” Europe into smaller and more controllable statelets. Now that La Lega has re-branded itself and has dropped all the splittist nonsense it has become far more acceptable, and indeed has found that its other policies have gained it significant support in the south of the country!
The combined vote obtained by the patriotic parties was over 70% (32.5% for the 5-Star Movement, 17.5% for La Lega, 14% for Forza Italia and 8% for smaller patriotic parties) – a truly phenomenal achievement. Already the new Italian government has pledged to repatriate at least half-a-million unwanted alien migrants as soon as possible, and the idea of Italy leaving the Euro monetary zone is now firmly on the table – a move which could then inextricably lead to “Itexit”! The future for Italy – indeed the future for the whole of the European continent - therefore seems to be electrifying!
There have been those who have maintained that Europe’s salvation will come from Hungary and other small eastern European states such as Poland and the Czech Republic. Although we have nothing but admiration for Viktor Orban and his government in Hungary, and indeed for their Czech and Polish counterparts, the fact remains that these are only very small countries with no real influence or global power. Italy however is different. Not only is Italy a relatively large industrial power, but it has also constantly “punched above its weight” in the international arena – including having established its own Empire during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Libya and the Horn of Africa, Britain of course led the struggle for the freedom of the great European nation-states with its glorious Brexit vote in 2016, but alas since then leadership has been sadly lacking. Italy, however, now seems to have a fully committed patriotic government in place, which can therefore lead the renewed charge against the egalitarian EU establishment.
We do however still foresee a serious problem confronting the new Italian government, as their praiseworthy aim of repatriating their illegal migrant swarm may prove to be far easier said than done. Italy has been the main route into Europe used by the migrant hordes, simply because of Italy’s close proximity to Libya – and of course since the deposing of the the tyrannical Libyan madman Gadaffi, and the failure of the Western powers to remain on the ground in that sorry land in order to establish order, the country has descended into pure anarchy. If migrants are to be returned there then under present conditions there will be nothing to stop them returning over and over again. Libya was of course an Italian colony from 1911 until Imperial responsibility was abdicated in 1953 (albeit that in reality the WWII Allies controlled the country from 1943 onwards), so if Italy was to have the courage to re-establish its former colonial role and to control its coastline then the migrant’s route back into Europe would be eliminated. Will the new Italian Government have the vision and daring to take such a step we wonder? If so then they will receive the thanks and admiration of all the peoples of Europe. VIVA l’ITALIA!
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SPRINGBOK CLUB NEWS
Details of the Springbok Club’s June meeting are as follows :-
Date : Tuesday 19th June 2018
Time : assemble from 13.00 hrs onwards, meeting to commence at 13.30 hrs.
Venue: THE ANTELOPE (the upstairs “Snug Room”), 22 Eaton Terrace, Belgravia, London SW1W 8EZ
(nearest tube station: Sloane Square - turn right out of the main entrance, then right into the north side of Sloane Square which becomes Cliveden Place, then finally left into Eaton Terrace where The Antelope is on the left).
Guest Speaker : Mr. ANTHONY “TONY” WILLIAMS BA (Hons)
- who will speak on the theme of “Patriotism in the modern era: An Australian perspective”
Tony Williams was born at Birmingham in 1956 and educated at Wylde Green College, Warwick, and Colchester Royal Grammar School. His father, a staunch patriot, served with distinction in Bomber Command during WWII and founded a successful wine and spirits importing and wholesale company. Tony pursued further education at the College for the Distributive Trades in Leicester Square where he obtained diplomas in Applied Economics, Marketing, Law and Accounts. Following on in his father’s trade he founded and became director of several wine and spirit wholesale and retail companies, obtaining exclusive agencies for wine products from France, Germany and South Africa, as well as beer brands from The Netherlands and Bulgaria. He became the largest importer of lager into the UK, for which his company received the Anglo-Dutch Award for Enterprise presented by Margaret Thatcher. After a takeover by a major UK brewery Tony completed post-graduate studies at Brighton University before emigrating to Australia, where he now lives with his wife and family in Canberra, and works as a clinical therapist at a private medical centre.
He joined and was active in the National Front (then still a mainstream and democratic party) in 1973, and was also a keen member of several other patriotic and pro-Rhodesian and pro-South African organisations. He was a member of the famous party of five [then] young British patriots who toured Rhodesia in 1976 in order to express their solidarity with the Rhodesian people. During this trip he met the Hon. Ian Douglas Smith and several other leading Rhodesian personalities, and was interviewed on RTV by Harvey Ward. He also visited South Africa during the 1980s when he spoke at meetings of the HNP in Johannesburg and the Patriotic Forum in Durban. A skilled public speaker, he has also spoken at a meeting of the Kent Branch of the Rhodesians Worldwide organisation. His main interests are classical history, poetry and travel.
For more information about this event either e-mail springbk@netcomuk.co.uk or ‘phone 07711188430.
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The Springbok Club has again been asked to participate in the annual “Raising of the Flag” ceremony in Norfolk. This year this important and inspiring event has been scheduled for Sunday 16th September, and as this will be the first such ceremony since the sad death of Mr. Peter Sladden (who initiated the continuation of this annual ceremony which previously took place at Cecil Square, Salisbury, Rhodesia) it will therefore be staged in special honour of his memory. We ask all supporters to diarise this date therefore, and to make every effort to attend this year’s event.
[ In view of the importance of this year’s “Raising of the Flag” ceremony, and the fact that the Springbok Club has been asked to take a leading role in organising the event and ensuring that it will be a success, it has therefore been decided to suspend Springbok Club activities for July and August in order to concentrate upon this great honour and responsibility.]
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PATRIOTIC FORUM NEWS
The Patriotic Forum staged a most enjoyable and successful meeting in order to celebrate Empire Day and Bermuda Day last month. The text of the speech which was given at this event can be accessed at :-
http://www.springbk.org.uk/speech17.htm
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On Saturday 7th July the Patriotic Forum will be celebrating Canada Day (albeit a week late!) by staging a trip to Greenwich in order to visit sites associated with General James Wolfe which are situated there. Rendezvous outside the main entrance to St.Alfege’s Church, 3 Greenwich Church Street, Greenwich, London SE10 9BJ, between 12.00 noon and 12.30 hrs.
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On Thursday 19th July the Patriotic Forum will be holding a meeting to be addressed by a Serbian expert who will be talking about the true origins of WWI. In August the Patriotic Forum will be holding a meeting where the guest speaker will be a leading Brexit campaigner with strong US political connections who lectured extensively in the US about the global significance of Britain’s leaving of the EU, and in September will be staging a special event to celebrate Gibraltar Day.. Further details about all these events will of course be given in future editions of the SCN..
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THE IMPERIAL PATRIOT
We are happy to be able to announce that thanks to a generous contribution all copies of the first edition of the re-branded Imperial Patriot (formerly S.A.Patriot-in-Exile) will shortly be distributed to all overseas subscribers. This means that work will shortly be able to commence upon the publication of the second edition, which it is hoped will be produced in time for the “Raising of the Flag” ceremony in September. This of course will require significant further funding, so if you can help in any way please send cheques (made payable to “Patriotic Press”) to: Patriotic Press, BM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, U.K., or e-mail: springbk@netcomuk.co.uk and we will inform you of the direct bank transfer payment details.
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MESSAGE FROM NETWORK FOR ANIMALS
We have recently received the following most important and worrying message from the Network for Animals organisation -
“76 ELEPHANTS ARE MURDERED EVERY DAY.- HELP US SAVE THEM!
“Poachers are wiping African elephants from the face of the earth. They are killing 27,000 wild elephants every year. If this continues the last wild African elephant will die in 2030.
“The poachers use every evil trick in the book to get elephant tusks. They end up in China to be carved into ornaments. Right now, as we write this, 76 elephants are suffering horrible deaths EVERY SINGLE DAY. Elephants are shot, hacked to death and poisoned. We need your help to stop this.
“The Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa is one of the elephants’ last hopes. Addo’s elephant population is growing, because of the dedication of the rangers who protect them. Addo could be the elephants last stand and I promise we will be there fighting beside the brave men and women who put their lives on the line for elephants.
“Thanks to the generosity of people like you, we were able to give Addo a sophisticated drone to detect poachers from the skies. The elephants will be under aerial observation day and night, making the world a little bit safer for those who need our help so badly.
“If we are going to keep elephants safe at Addo, there’s a lot of work to be done. We want to build new accommodation for poacher-tracking dogs and buy sophisticated equipment to monitor poaching hot-spots. This is a fight we must win, so, please, if you can, give generously to Network for Animals today so our grandchildren know what an elephant is.
“For the animals,
“Brian Davies, Founder.
“P.S. Addo has a special place in my heart because 20 years ago our organization donated today’s equivalent of $4-million to Addo for the purchase of additional land for elephants. It was the start of a process that has seen Addo become an important sanctuary. Now with your help, I will be able to make sure it stays that way.”
The Network for Animals organisation can be contacted at :-
https://networkforanimals.org/
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THE CASE OF PADDY JACKSON AND STUART OLDING
As most readers will be aware, the Ulster and Ireland Rugby Union internationals Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding were charged with rape last year, and were suspended from playing for both province and country until the conclusion of their trial. At their trial they were both found Not Guilty by a unanimous verdict of the jury (which significantly contained three women), and that we would have thought would have been the end of the matter.
But no, in spite of the verdict both the IRFU and Ulster Rugby decided to impose life bans against both players – the reason being that certain crude and repulsive text messages were found on their mobile ‘phones and revealed in court. We do not wish to excuse these vile comments of course, but surely this was a “yellow card” offence and not a “red card” one? Worryingly, however, it would seem that these unfortunate decisions of the IRFU and Ulster Rugby were greatly influenced by threats of disruption from more militant supporters of the “Me Too” campaign.
Subsequent to their controversial life bans both Stuart Olding and Paddy Jackson have been given contracts to play for French Rugby Union clubs next season, clubs which do not seem to be nearly as scared of demonstrations by militant feminists as the IRFU and Ulster Rugby alas seem to be. We wish both players every success at their new French clubs, but also hope that they will both express genuine and unequivocal remorse for the obscene text messages which they sent and any inadvertent offence which they may have caused to the women involved – and also hope that the IRFU and Ulster Rugby will eventually reconsider their draconian life bans.
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LAUREN SOUTHERN – A CORRECTION
In last month’s edition of the SCN we stated that Lauren Southern, the journalist who produced an excellent and informative YouTube video exposing the reality of the quasi-genocide campaign currently being conducted against the South African farming community under the rule of the ANC regime, was American. We have subsequently been informed, however, that Ms. Southern is actually Canadian. Furthermore our supporter who informed us of this fact is evidently in direct contact with Ms. Southern, and has promised to extend an invitation to her to address a Springbok Club meeting next time that she visits the UK. Once again, this eye-opening video can be viewed at :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCLJRVbaMyQ
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TAU (SA) MEDIA RELEASE
We have recently received a further most important Media Release from the Transvaal Agricultural Union (South Africa) which we believe is of equal importance to that which we circulated last month, and should be re-circulated as widely as possible. It reads as follows :-
“TAU SA has taken note with concern that the authority of president Cyril Ramaphosa has been challenged publicly and in an organised manner with the land invasions of the past weekend.
“Mr Louis Meintjes, president of TAU SA, says that this action was clearly organised after president Ramaphosa promised that such invasions will not be tolerated. ‘What is of greater concern is that Mr Ramaphosa’s own officials who are members of the law enforcement agencies, undermined him by refusing in several cases to act against the illegal occupiers.’
“Furthermore Mr Meintjes draws attention to the fact that the illegal occupiers of land are upset because they don’t have access to land for housing. ‘They don’t want to farm and they don’t want to produce food, but they demand appropriate housing. This is not agriculture’s problem and therefore local government authorities should address the problem, instead of threatening farmers to expropriate their property without compensation. Local government has access to available land on which proper housing could be built, without using valuable agricultural land for that purpose’, Mr Meintjes said.”
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Also check the list of South African expatriates/emigrants web-sites, which can be found at :-
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BILTONG AND BOEREWORS
Springers Biltong offers a marvellous range of biltong, boerewors and drywors – all of the very highest quality, reasonably priced, and fully registered and licensed with their local authority Their web-site can be accessed at :-
http://www.springersbiltong.com/index.html
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ZIMBABWE’S STOLEN PROPERTY
Zimbabwe’s Stolen Property is a poignant novel by Cliff McIlwaine. This is a dark, painfully sombre book which will bring back dreadful memories to any one associated with Zimbabwe – Black or White – and its bitter past.
Further details are available on the Diadem Books web site which can be accessed at: www.diadembooks.com
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CREST PUBLISHING BOOKS
The latest book published by Crest Publishing is entitled: “BOWLS - QUIRKS, CHIRPS AND ANECDOTES". This is not an instruction manual but rather a cheerful, humourous and sometimes controversial chronicle about the game and its history worldwide. Written to celebrate 40 years in the sport by the author, Glenn MacAskill, it should be of interest to all bowlers and other sports enthusiasts.
For more information about all books published, or to make an order, please contact Crest Publishing at: P.O.Box, 4178, Honeydew, Johannesburg, 2040, South Africa, e-mail: glennallanmacaskill@gmail.com, or visit the Crest Publishing web-site at: www.crestpublishing.co.za. Special discounts are available to ex-servicemen, Rhodies and Springboks!
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DVD available along with other premium titles of historical interest from Msasa Enterprises. Visit www.rhodesianvideos.co.za or write to msasasa@mweb.co.za for more information. UK contact telephone: 07415 753 340.
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‘75 PROUD YEARS: PIONEERS AND PROGRESS OF RHODESIA’
With an introduction by Ian Smith, this book covers the history of Rhodesia from 1890 to 1965 in some detail and surveys the enormous progress made in agriculture, commerce, industry and social development of benefit to both White and Black Rhodesians.
With 124 pages, this A4-size soft-cover book is a facsimile copy of the original with contemporary advertisements and would be an invaluable addition to any collection of Rhodesiana .
The book costs £12.50 and p&p is £2.90 (with a 10% discount to former customers) .
To order a copy please contact John Ormowe at :flybuy416@googlemail.com .
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.235 - Mr. HAROLD DRINN of Durban.
Harold Drinn ran Durban’s leading firearms retailers at Convent Lane in the centre of the city. Always a most polite and approachable retailer, he was always ready to give advice about the purchase of guns and firearm accessories, as well as giving advise on matters of gun safety. Incredibly we have heard rumour that he is still operating, even under the strict firearm regulations imposed by the current ANC regime. We wonder whether anyone can confirm that this is actually the case?
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
A supporter from the United States has recently informed us about a most interesting web-site entitled “Refugee Resettlement Watch” which advocates that White South Africans should be granted refugee status so that they can re-settle in the United States in order to escape the chaos and quasi-genocide campaign being waged against them in the “new” South Africa. This web-site is well worth a view, and can be accessed at :-
https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2018/03/04/white-south-africans-petition-trump-to-allow-them-to-migrate-to-us/
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
Sir,
Well the “new broom” Cyril Ramaphosa who was going to change everything certainly put his foot in it. One of his first statements even before he became the country’s president was “We will take the land”. Nothing ambiguous about that! Now Julius Malema, a simpleton in a suit and Ramaphosal’s new political sidekick and about-to-be co-leader and kingmaker in South Africa, is doing what Ramaphosa said. Now Ramaphosa says it’s “criminal” to grab land but he’s clearly forgotten what he said a few months ago?
What a bunch! Trump can add South Africa to his list of sh1thole countries. Perhaps it was already on the list!!
Yours etc.,
G.G.R., Transvaal, South Africa.
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THE BLACK AND BLUE NATION
Sir,
How right you are that I relocate my wife and myself to the UK, far away as possible from this sh1thole, about to implode with White genocide!!!
Not to unduly alarm you, but since I last wrote I have been attacked and severely beaten by zots, on two occasions. I hold at my disposal photos of my face as proof. Reason: because I’m White!! Following the second mob attack, I was going to make an urgent application for asylum, but reached the conclusion I'm not a radicalized Muslim, and my application/request would be denied.
Yours etc.,
W.V., Durban, Natal, South Africa.
[ We can assure you that you will have infinitely more chance of being granted asylum to settle in the UK than any Muslim – radicalized or not! – Ed.]
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WINNIE THE POO
Sir,
Winnie Mandela has died. The world has just become a better place!
Yours etc.,
H.K.H., Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa.
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TRUE AUSTRALIAN
Sir,
I loved the photographs of the Patriotic Forum’s Australia Day celebration at the bust of Admiral Arthur Phillip. I can assure you I fly three flags from my balcony...the Australian Flag, the Tasmanian Flag and the Union Flag.
Yes, there is too much nowadays on aboriginal culture - it has got to the stage where they are now projected a “superior” people. This is not only supported and promoted by the Left and the internationalists, but also by the so-called “conservatives” in power. It is a disease that is affecting the Western world.
Yours etc.,
Reg A.Watson, Lindisfarne, Tasmania, Australia..
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CREEPY CHRIS
Sir,
I knew Chris Luke (see May 2018 SCN – Ed.) well enough; generally a nice chap and politically sound, but there was always something somewhat “creepy” about him. He was obviously a troubled man, and the dramatic way in which he outed himself as a homosexual will never be forgotten. He was, of course, associated with the notorious Mike Keith-Smith, who before his suicide also outed himself as having had homosexual relationships during his university years, and also with Allan Robertson, formerly involved with the Swinton Circle, and also having been revealed as a BNP supporter.
Yours etc.,
Phil Young, Hertfordshire, U.K.
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ROGUES GALLERY
We have recently unfortunately been experiencing some very nasty, offensive and irrational attacks on a private FaceBook thread from two individuals calling themselves Stephen N. Green and Richard Curry, though the suspicion is that both of these are “sock-puppet” names – and perhaps only one person is behind them both.
The name of Stephen N. Green (definitely NOT the same person as the Stephen Green who runs Christian Voice) was used previously when we received similar inexplicable attacks on the now discontinued Friends of the Quarterly Review FaceBook group, but the name of Richard Curry – who has issued some quite infantile threats of physical violence - is completely new to us. Green’s FaceBook page gives very little information about him, but Curry’s claims that he was once a lecturer at the University of Exeter – though significantly there is no reference to him on the University of Exeter’s web-page!
Both entities claim to know a lot about the Swinton Circle (now of course merged with New Britain to form today’s Patriotic Forum) and its leading officials , yet nobody involved with the organisation knows anything about them, and their names do not appear on any of the organisations’ membership records. Significantly, however, both of them speak approvingly of the notorious Allan Robertson, even though – as long-standing readers will be aware – Robertson was expelled from the organisation for gross misconduct way back in January 2009, following a failed coup attempt on his part to seize control of the organisation the previous year/
There was actually originally a third person involved in this paranoid hate campaign who went under the name of Christopher Day (probably also a “sock-puppet” name), but mysteriously all postings made under this name were suddenly deleted. It may also be significant that all those involved in these irrational attacks seem to harbour a paranoid dislike for the anti-fascist magazine Searchlight - though it has been our experience in the past that all those who express such a conspiratorial attitude towards this obscure publication actually have something to hide!
We wonder therefore if anyone knows anything about these sinister characters or what their true identities are, and also why they should be inexplicably attacking complete strangers in this way? Needless to say, any information which could be provided in this regard will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.
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June 2018 edition
Following the magic year of 2016 when patriotic forces were triumphant throughout the West, from New Zealand through Brexit Britain to the United States, 2017 alas proved a big disappointment. There were high hopes that elections both in the Netherlands and in France would produce similar swings towards patriotic sentiments as in the Anglosphere the previous year, but sadly this was not to be. Even though Emmanuel Macron has initially proved a somewhat better President of France than we ever dared to hope, he has still been found wanting on the two most important issues facing the French nation, namely continuing EU entrapment and the increasing number of alien migrants being allowed to enter and remain in the country.
It was therefore expected that 2018 would produce the same disappointments as 2017, certainly as far as the great European nation-states were concerned. The result of the Italian General Election earlier this year happily proved this prediction wrong however! In spite of the fact that it has taken the triumphant patriotic parties months to get their act together, and although the EU powers did their best to control the actions of the Italian President, a new right-wing popularist government has now at last been sworn in, which is both EuroSceptic and firmly opposed to the migrant invasion. Although many commentators try to portray the 5-Star Movement (the largest single party in the new government) as “of the left”, the reality is that this party is more anarchist-inclined than socialist, and furthermore is probably the most EuroSceptic party of them all. La Lega (The League) certainly caused many misgivings in its earlier incarnation as La Lega Nord (The Northern League) as they were then clearly splittists who hoped that the northern regions of Italy would breakaway from the rest of the country – thus helping fulfil a basic aim of the EU hierarchy in “Balkanising” Europe into smaller and more controllable statelets. Now that La Lega has re-branded itself and has dropped all the splittist nonsense it has become far more acceptable, and indeed has found that its other policies have gained it significant support in the south of the country!
The combined vote obtained by the patriotic parties was over 70% (32.5% for the 5-Star Movement, 17.5% for La Lega, 14% for Forza Italia and 8% for smaller patriotic parties) – a truly phenomenal achievement. Already the new Italian government has pledged to repatriate at least half-a-million unwanted alien migrants as soon as possible, and the idea of Italy leaving the Euro monetary zone is now firmly on the table – a move which could then inextricably lead to “Itexit”! The future for Italy – indeed the future for the whole of the European continent - therefore seems to be electrifying!
There have been those who have maintained that Europe’s salvation will come from Hungary and other small eastern European states such as Poland and the Czech Republic. Although we have nothing but admiration for Viktor Orban and his government in Hungary, and indeed for their Czech and Polish counterparts, the fact remains that these are only very small countries with no real influence or global power. Italy however is different. Not only is Italy a relatively large industrial power, but it has also constantly “punched above its weight” in the international arena – including having established its own Empire during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Libya and the Horn of Africa, Britain of course led the struggle for the freedom of the great European nation-states with its glorious Brexit vote in 2016, but alas since then leadership has been sadly lacking. Italy, however, now seems to have a fully committed patriotic government in place, which can therefore lead the renewed charge against the egalitarian EU establishment.
We do however still foresee a serious problem confronting the new Italian government, as their praiseworthy aim of repatriating their illegal migrant swarm may prove to be far easier said than done. Italy has been the main route into Europe used by the migrant hordes, simply because of Italy’s close proximity to Libya – and of course since the deposing of the the tyrannical Libyan madman Gadaffi, and the failure of the Western powers to remain on the ground in that sorry land in order to establish order, the country has descended into pure anarchy. If migrants are to be returned there then under present conditions there will be nothing to stop them returning over and over again. Libya was of course an Italian colony from 1911 until Imperial responsibility was abdicated in 1953 (albeit that in reality the WWII Allies controlled the country from 1943 onwards), so if Italy was to have the courage to re-establish its former colonial role and to control its coastline then the migrant’s route back into Europe would be eliminated. Will the new Italian Government have the vision and daring to take such a step we wonder? If so then they will receive the thanks and admiration of all the peoples of Europe. VIVA l’ITALIA!
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SPRINGBOK CLUB NEWS
Details of the Springbok Club’s June meeting are as follows :-
Date : Tuesday 19th June 2018
Time : assemble from 13.00 hrs onwards, meeting to commence at 13.30 hrs.
Venue: THE ANTELOPE (the upstairs “Snug Room”), 22 Eaton Terrace, Belgravia, London SW1W 8EZ
(nearest tube station: Sloane Square - turn right out of the main entrance, then right into the north side of Sloane Square which becomes Cliveden Place, then finally left into Eaton Terrace where The Antelope is on the left).
Guest Speaker : Mr. ANTHONY “TONY” WILLIAMS BA (Hons)
- who will speak on the theme of “Patriotism in the modern era: An Australian perspective”
Tony Williams was born at Birmingham in 1956 and educated at Wylde Green College, Warwick, and Colchester Royal Grammar School. His father, a staunch patriot, served with distinction in Bomber Command during WWII and founded a successful wine and spirits importing and wholesale company. Tony pursued further education at the College for the Distributive Trades in Leicester Square where he obtained diplomas in Applied Economics, Marketing, Law and Accounts. Following on in his father’s trade he founded and became director of several wine and spirit wholesale and retail companies, obtaining exclusive agencies for wine products from France, Germany and South Africa, as well as beer brands from The Netherlands and Bulgaria. He became the largest importer of lager into the UK, for which his company received the Anglo-Dutch Award for Enterprise presented by Margaret Thatcher. After a takeover by a major UK brewery Tony completed post-graduate studies at Brighton University before emigrating to Australia, where he now lives with his wife and family in Canberra, and works as a clinical therapist at a private medical centre.
He joined and was active in the National Front (then still a mainstream and democratic party) in 1973, and was also a keen member of several other patriotic and pro-Rhodesian and pro-South African organisations. He was a member of the famous party of five [then] young British patriots who toured Rhodesia in 1976 in order to express their solidarity with the Rhodesian people. During this trip he met the Hon. Ian Douglas Smith and several other leading Rhodesian personalities, and was interviewed on RTV by Harvey Ward. He also visited South Africa during the 1980s when he spoke at meetings of the HNP in Johannesburg and the Patriotic Forum in Durban. A skilled public speaker, he has also spoken at a meeting of the Kent Branch of the Rhodesians Worldwide organisation. His main interests are classical history, poetry and travel.
For more information about this event either e-mail springbk@netcomuk.co.uk or ‘phone 07711188430.
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The Springbok Club has again been asked to participate in the annual “Raising of the Flag” ceremony in Norfolk. This year this important and inspiring event has been scheduled for Sunday 16th September, and as this will be the first such ceremony since the sad death of Mr. Peter Sladden (who initiated the continuation of this annual ceremony which previously took place at Cecil Square, Salisbury, Rhodesia) it will therefore be staged in special honour of his memory. We ask all supporters to diarise this date therefore, and to make every effort to attend this year’s event.
[ In view of the importance of this year’s “Raising of the Flag” ceremony, and the fact that the Springbok Club has been asked to take a leading role in organising the event and ensuring that it will be a success, it has therefore been decided to suspend Springbok Club activities for July and August in order to concentrate upon this great honour and responsibility.]
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PATRIOTIC FORUM NEWS
The Patriotic Forum staged a most enjoyable and successful meeting in order to celebrate Empire Day and Bermuda Day last month. The text of the speech which was given at this event can be accessed at :-
http://www.springbk.org.uk/speech17.htm
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On Saturday 7th July the Patriotic Forum will be celebrating Canada Day (albeit a week late!) by staging a trip to Greenwich in order to visit sites associated with General James Wolfe which are situated there. Rendezvous outside the main entrance to St.Alfege’s Church, 3 Greenwich Church Street, Greenwich, London SE10 9BJ, between 12.00 noon and 12.30 hrs.
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On Thursday 19th July the Patriotic Forum will be holding a meeting to be addressed by a Serbian expert who will be talking about the true origins of WWI. In August the Patriotic Forum will be holding a meeting where the guest speaker will be a leading Brexit campaigner with strong US political connections who lectured extensively in the US about the global significance of Britain’s leaving of the EU, and in September will be staging a special event to celebrate Gibraltar Day.. Further details about all these events will of course be given in future editions of the SCN..
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THE IMPERIAL PATRIOT
We are happy to be able to announce that thanks to a generous contribution all copies of the first edition of the re-branded Imperial Patriot (formerly S.A.Patriot-in-Exile) will shortly be distributed to all overseas subscribers. This means that work will shortly be able to commence upon the publication of the second edition, which it is hoped will be produced in time for the “Raising of the Flag” ceremony in September. This of course will require significant further funding, so if you can help in any way please send cheques (made payable to “Patriotic Press”) to: Patriotic Press, BM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, U.K., or e-mail: springbk@netcomuk.co.uk and we will inform you of the direct bank transfer payment details.
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MESSAGE FROM NETWORK FOR ANIMALS
We have recently received the following most important and worrying message from the Network for Animals organisation -
“76 ELEPHANTS ARE MURDERED EVERY DAY.- HELP US SAVE THEM!
“Poachers are wiping African elephants from the face of the earth. They are killing 27,000 wild elephants every year. If this continues the last wild African elephant will die in 2030.
“The poachers use every evil trick in the book to get elephant tusks. They end up in China to be carved into ornaments. Right now, as we write this, 76 elephants are suffering horrible deaths EVERY SINGLE DAY. Elephants are shot, hacked to death and poisoned. We need your help to stop this.
“The Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa is one of the elephants’ last hopes. Addo’s elephant population is growing, because of the dedication of the rangers who protect them. Addo could be the elephants last stand and I promise we will be there fighting beside the brave men and women who put their lives on the line for elephants.
“Thanks to the generosity of people like you, we were able to give Addo a sophisticated drone to detect poachers from the skies. The elephants will be under aerial observation day and night, making the world a little bit safer for those who need our help so badly.
“If we are going to keep elephants safe at Addo, there’s a lot of work to be done. We want to build new accommodation for poacher-tracking dogs and buy sophisticated equipment to monitor poaching hot-spots. This is a fight we must win, so, please, if you can, give generously to Network for Animals today so our grandchildren know what an elephant is.
“For the animals,
“Brian Davies, Founder.
“P.S. Addo has a special place in my heart because 20 years ago our organization donated today’s equivalent of $4-million to Addo for the purchase of additional land for elephants. It was the start of a process that has seen Addo become an important sanctuary. Now with your help, I will be able to make sure it stays that way.”
The Network for Animals organisation can be contacted at :-
https://networkforanimals.org/
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THE CASE OF PADDY JACKSON AND STUART OLDING
As most readers will be aware, the Ulster and Ireland Rugby Union internationals Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding were charged with rape last year, and were suspended from playing for both province and country until the conclusion of their trial. At their trial they were both found Not Guilty by a unanimous verdict of the jury (which significantly contained three women), and that we would have thought would have been the end of the matter.
But no, in spite of the verdict both the IRFU and Ulster Rugby decided to impose life bans against both players – the reason being that certain crude and repulsive text messages were found on their mobile ‘phones and revealed in court. We do not wish to excuse these vile comments of course, but surely this was a “yellow card” offence and not a “red card” one? Worryingly, however, it would seem that these unfortunate decisions of the IRFU and Ulster Rugby were greatly influenced by threats of disruption from more militant supporters of the “Me Too” campaign.
Subsequent to their controversial life bans both Stuart Olding and Paddy Jackson have been given contracts to play for French Rugby Union clubs next season, clubs which do not seem to be nearly as scared of demonstrations by militant feminists as the IRFU and Ulster Rugby alas seem to be. We wish both players every success at their new French clubs, but also hope that they will both express genuine and unequivocal remorse for the obscene text messages which they sent and any inadvertent offence which they may have caused to the women involved – and also hope that the IRFU and Ulster Rugby will eventually reconsider their draconian life bans.
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LAUREN SOUTHERN – A CORRECTION
In last month’s edition of the SCN we stated that Lauren Southern, the journalist who produced an excellent and informative YouTube video exposing the reality of the quasi-genocide campaign currently being conducted against the South African farming community under the rule of the ANC regime, was American. We have subsequently been informed, however, that Ms. Southern is actually Canadian. Furthermore our supporter who informed us of this fact is evidently in direct contact with Ms. Southern, and has promised to extend an invitation to her to address a Springbok Club meeting next time that she visits the UK. Once again, this eye-opening video can be viewed at :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCLJRVbaMyQ
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TAU (SA) MEDIA RELEASE
We have recently received a further most important Media Release from the Transvaal Agricultural Union (South Africa) which we believe is of equal importance to that which we circulated last month, and should be re-circulated as widely as possible. It reads as follows :-
“TAU SA has taken note with concern that the authority of president Cyril Ramaphosa has been challenged publicly and in an organised manner with the land invasions of the past weekend.
“Mr Louis Meintjes, president of TAU SA, says that this action was clearly organised after president Ramaphosa promised that such invasions will not be tolerated. ‘What is of greater concern is that Mr Ramaphosa’s own officials who are members of the law enforcement agencies, undermined him by refusing in several cases to act against the illegal occupiers.’
“Furthermore Mr Meintjes draws attention to the fact that the illegal occupiers of land are upset because they don’t have access to land for housing. ‘They don’t want to farm and they don’t want to produce food, but they demand appropriate housing. This is not agriculture’s problem and therefore local government authorities should address the problem, instead of threatening farmers to expropriate their property without compensation. Local government has access to available land on which proper housing could be built, without using valuable agricultural land for that purpose’, Mr Meintjes said.”
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Also check the list of South African expatriates/emigrants web-sites, which can be found at :-
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BILTONG AND BOEREWORS
Springers Biltong offers a marvellous range of biltong, boerewors and drywors – all of the very highest quality, reasonably priced, and fully registered and licensed with their local authority Their web-site can be accessed at :-
http://www.springersbiltong.com/index.html
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BOOK OFFERS
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ZIMBABWE’S STOLEN PROPERTY
Zimbabwe’s Stolen Property is a poignant novel by Cliff McIlwaine. This is a dark, painfully sombre book which will bring back dreadful memories to any one associated with Zimbabwe – Black or White – and its bitter past.
Further details are available on the Diadem Books web site which can be accessed at: www.diadembooks.com
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CREST PUBLISHING BOOKS
The latest book published by Crest Publishing is entitled: “BOWLS - QUIRKS, CHIRPS AND ANECDOTES". This is not an instruction manual but rather a cheerful, humourous and sometimes controversial chronicle about the game and its history worldwide. Written to celebrate 40 years in the sport by the author, Glenn MacAskill, it should be of interest to all bowlers and other sports enthusiasts.
For more information about all books published, or to make an order, please contact Crest Publishing at: P.O.Box, 4178, Honeydew, Johannesburg, 2040, South Africa, e-mail: glennallanmacaskill@gmail.com, or visit the Crest Publishing web-site at: www.crestpublishing.co.za. Special discounts are available to ex-servicemen, Rhodies and Springboks!
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"THE SAINTS" – a unique documentary in support of the book on the brief history of the RLI.
DVD available along with other premium titles of historical interest from Msasa Enterprises. Visit www.rhodesianvideos.co.za or write to msasasa@mweb.co.za for more information. UK contact telephone: 07415 753 340.
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‘75 PROUD YEARS: PIONEERS AND PROGRESS OF RHODESIA’
With an introduction by Ian Smith, this book covers the history of Rhodesia from 1890 to 1965 in some detail and surveys the enormous progress made in agriculture, commerce, industry and social development of benefit to both White and Black Rhodesians.
With 124 pages, this A4-size soft-cover book is a facsimile copy of the original with contemporary advertisements and would be an invaluable addition to any collection of Rhodesiana .
The book costs £12.50 and p&p is £2.90 (with a 10% discount to former customers) .
To order a copy please contact John Ormowe at :flybuy416@googlemail.com .
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.235 - Mr. HAROLD DRINN of Durban.
Harold Drinn ran Durban’s leading firearms retailers at Convent Lane in the centre of the city. Always a most polite and approachable retailer, he was always ready to give advice about the purchase of guns and firearm accessories, as well as giving advise on matters of gun safety. Incredibly we have heard rumour that he is still operating, even under the strict firearm regulations imposed by the current ANC regime. We wonder whether anyone can confirm that this is actually the case?
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
A supporter from the United States has recently informed us about a most interesting web-site entitled “Refugee Resettlement Watch” which advocates that White South Africans should be granted refugee status so that they can re-settle in the United States in order to escape the chaos and quasi-genocide campaign being waged against them in the “new” South Africa. This web-site is well worth a view, and can be accessed at :-
https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2018/03/04/white-south-africans-petition-trump-to-allow-them-to-migrate-to-us/
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
Sir,
Well the “new broom” Cyril Ramaphosa who was going to change everything certainly put his foot in it. One of his first statements even before he became the country’s president was “We will take the land”. Nothing ambiguous about that! Now Julius Malema, a simpleton in a suit and Ramaphosal’s new political sidekick and about-to-be co-leader and kingmaker in South Africa, is doing what Ramaphosa said. Now Ramaphosa says it’s “criminal” to grab land but he’s clearly forgotten what he said a few months ago?
What a bunch! Trump can add South Africa to his list of sh1thole countries. Perhaps it was already on the list!!
Yours etc.,
G.G.R., Transvaal, South Africa.
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THE BLACK AND BLUE NATION
Sir,
How right you are that I relocate my wife and myself to the UK, far away as possible from this sh1thole, about to implode with White genocide!!!
Not to unduly alarm you, but since I last wrote I have been attacked and severely beaten by zots, on two occasions. I hold at my disposal photos of my face as proof. Reason: because I’m White!! Following the second mob attack, I was going to make an urgent application for asylum, but reached the conclusion I'm not a radicalized Muslim, and my application/request would be denied.
Yours etc.,
W.V., Durban, Natal, South Africa.
[ We can assure you that you will have infinitely more chance of being granted asylum to settle in the UK than any Muslim – radicalized or not! – Ed.]
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WINNIE THE POO
Sir,
Winnie Mandela has died. The world has just become a better place!
Yours etc.,
H.K.H., Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa.
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TRUE AUSTRALIAN
Sir,
I loved the photographs of the Patriotic Forum’s Australia Day celebration at the bust of Admiral Arthur Phillip. I can assure you I fly three flags from my balcony...the Australian Flag, the Tasmanian Flag and the Union Flag.
Yes, there is too much nowadays on aboriginal culture - it has got to the stage where they are now projected a “superior” people. This is not only supported and promoted by the Left and the internationalists, but also by the so-called “conservatives” in power. It is a disease that is affecting the Western world.
Yours etc.,
Reg A.Watson, Lindisfarne, Tasmania, Australia..
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CREEPY CHRIS
Sir,
I knew Chris Luke (see May 2018 SCN – Ed.) well enough; generally a nice chap and politically sound, but there was always something somewhat “creepy” about him. He was obviously a troubled man, and the dramatic way in which he outed himself as a homosexual will never be forgotten. He was, of course, associated with the notorious Mike Keith-Smith, who before his suicide also outed himself as having had homosexual relationships during his university years, and also with Allan Robertson, formerly involved with the Swinton Circle, and also having been revealed as a BNP supporter.
Yours etc.,
Phil Young, Hertfordshire, U.K.
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ROGUES GALLERY
We have recently unfortunately been experiencing some very nasty, offensive and irrational attacks on a private FaceBook thread from two individuals calling themselves Stephen N. Green and Richard Curry, though the suspicion is that both of these are “sock-puppet” names – and perhaps only one person is behind them both.
The name of Stephen N. Green (definitely NOT the same person as the Stephen Green who runs Christian Voice) was used previously when we received similar inexplicable attacks on the now discontinued Friends of the Quarterly Review FaceBook group, but the name of Richard Curry – who has issued some quite infantile threats of physical violence - is completely new to us. Green’s FaceBook page gives very little information about him, but Curry’s claims that he was once a lecturer at the University of Exeter – though significantly there is no reference to him on the University of Exeter’s web-page!
Both entities claim to know a lot about the Swinton Circle (now of course merged with New Britain to form today’s Patriotic Forum) and its leading officials , yet nobody involved with the organisation knows anything about them, and their names do not appear on any of the organisations’ membership records. Significantly, however, both of them speak approvingly of the notorious Allan Robertson, even though – as long-standing readers will be aware – Robertson was expelled from the organisation for gross misconduct way back in January 2009, following a failed coup attempt on his part to seize control of the organisation the previous year/
There was actually originally a third person involved in this paranoid hate campaign who went under the name of Christopher Day (probably also a “sock-puppet” name), but mysteriously all postings made under this name were suddenly deleted. It may also be significant that all those involved in these irrational attacks seem to harbour a paranoid dislike for the anti-fascist magazine Searchlight - though it has been our experience in the past that all those who express such a conspiratorial attitude towards this obscure publication actually have something to hide!
We wonder therefore if anyone knows anything about these sinister characters or what their true identities are, and also why they should be inexplicably attacking complete strangers in this way? Needless to say, any information which could be provided in this regard will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.
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Thursday, 17 May 2018
May 2018 Edition.
SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
May 2018 edition
We of course gave our full support to Marine le Pen at last year’s French Presidential Election. Although the victorious Emmanuel Macron was clearly not as objectionable as the two extreme Socialist candidates and was very much of an “unknown quantity”, the fact that he had served in Hollande’s Socialist Government and had a “trendy liberal” image caused us grave concerns and made him very unattractive.
Almost as soon as he was elected, however, Macron showed signs that he was not as far to the Left as many had imagined. He quickly managed to alienate the more extreme Socialist elements in French society by amending labour laws and initiating economic reforms, which led to widescale protests and rioting. Such domestic matters are of no real concern to us of course, but more recently Macron has displayed two foreign policy moves which can only be viewed with great encouragement.
Firstly he was prepared to commit French military forces to the US-led Western air strikes against the dangerous Assad regime in Syria – France being the only European nation apart from Britain (soon to be departed from the EU of course!) to do so. Indeed the French contribution to this Western action was actually even greater than Britain’s, though as Syria is a former French colony and thereby still ideally a French sphere of influence, this is not something which should be criticised. Many will argue accurately of course that this military action was far too late in coming and far too limited in scope to have any real effect upon ending the Syrian civil war, but the fact remains that it was definitely a step in the right direction.
Secondly, shortly after this action President Macron undertook an official state visit to Washington where he was lavish in his displays of friendship towards President Trump and clearly demonstrated that he was eager to work in close co-operation with the current US Administration. As President Trunp is currently the No.1 hate figure in Leftist and Liberal circles around the world this has clearly been a confirmation by Macron that he is not one of them, and that he intends to change France’s position on the global stage radically.
Of course many of France’s most pressing problems haven’t even been touched by Macron so far, most notably dealing with the millions of threatening and unassimilatible third world migrants currently present in the country – and Frexit also seems to be as far away as ever. But Macron has hardly been in power for a year, and Rome wasn’t built in a day.
The most important overriding aspect of Macron’s first year in power seems to be that he has turned away from looking east towards Germany and the rest of the EU, and instead has started to look west towards the Anglocentric world and the open seas. In this regard his anticipated “charm offensive” towards Britain could prove very significant - he has after all promised to loan the Bayeux Tapestry to the UK as an act of bilateral friendship (actually we already have one at Reading, but the thought is nice even so!). More importantly however, by this change in alignment Macron is proving to be the first French President for decades who has not been prepared to be a German poodle.
Of course we will never know how Marine le Pen would have turned out in office. She may indeed have proved even better than Macron, or she may have been a big disappointment. One thing is for certain however, and that is that Macron has already proved to be a far more acceptable French President than we ever dared hope or expect when he was elected only last year.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB NEWS
The Springbok Club staged a most enjoyable trip to the annual Rochester Sweeps’ Festival earlier this month, where all present were able to witness and participate in this most enthralling traditional folk extravaganza.
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During the afternoon of Tuesday 19th June the Springbok Club will be holding an exciting informal meeting in central London where the guest speaker will be a visiting Australian supporter with strong Rhodesian and South African connections. More precise details will of course be circulated to all Springbok Club members and supporters as soon as arrangements have been finalised, and will also be included in next month’s SCN.
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The Springbok Club has again been asked to participate in the annual “Raising of the Flag” ceremony in Norfolk. This year this important and inspiring event has been scheduled for Sunday 16th September, and as this will be the first such ceremony since the sad death of Mr. Peter Sladden (who initiated the continuation of this annual ceremony which previously took place at Cecil Square, Salisbury, Rhodesia) it will be staged in special honour of his memory. We ask all supporters to diarise this date therefore, and to make every effort to attend this year’s event.
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PATRIOTIC FORUM NEWS
The Patriotic Forum will be holding a special meeting in order to celebrate Empire Day and Bermuda Day later this month, the details of which are as follows :-
Date : Tuesday 29th May 2018
Time : 19.00 hrs for 19.30 hrs
Venue : The Golden Fleece (the downstairs Cellar Bar), 8/9 Queen Street, London EC4N 1SP. (nearest tube stations: Bank, St.Paul’s and Mansion House)
Empire Day was always celebrated on 24th May each year from 1904 until 1958, when it was replaced by the far less inspiring Commonwealth Day. It is however the intention of the Patriotic Forum to revive this tradition, and we hope that this year’s event will mark a significant advance towards this aim. Although Britain now only has 14 colonies (Overseas Territories) remaining they still clearly constitute a Global Empire. One of the most vibrant of these colonies is Bermuda, and as Bermuda Day falls on the same date as Empire Day itself this gives even more reason to celebrate this date each year. This year’s Patriotic Forum celebration will be a friendly convivial occasion, and after a short introduction all present will have the opportunity to tell anecdotes about their own Imperial experiences and connections, and those of their families.
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In late June the Patriotic Forum will be holding a meeting to be addressed by a Serbian expert who will be talking about the true origins of WWI, and in early July will be staging a special event to commemorate Canada Day. Later during the year the Patriotic Forum will be holding a meeting where the guest speaker will be a leading Brexit campaigner with strong US political connections who lectured extensively in the US about the global significance of Britain’s leaving of the EU. Further details about all these events will of course be detailed in future editions of the SCN.
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THE IMPERIAL PATRIOT
The first edition of The Imperial Patriot, the successor publication to S.A.Patriot-in-Exile, has now been fully distributed to all current European as well as UK subscribers. This means that only distribution to South African, Australasian and North American subscribers remains to be completed, and as soon as the necessary funds have been obtained this will also be completed If you can help in any way with the raising of these necessary funds then please send any cheques (made payable to “Patriotic Press”) to: Patriotic Press, BM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, U.K. or e-mail: springbk@netcomuk.co.uk and we will inform you of the direct bank transfer payment details. As soon as distribution of this first edition has been completed then work will commence on publishing the second edition right away.
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TRAGIC NEWS FROM THE SANWILD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
It was with extreme shock and sadness that we recently learnt of the death of Louise Joubert, the founder and driving force behind the SanWild Wildlife Sanctuary. At the moment we do not know the cause of her most untimely passing, but her daughter Lizel, whilst circulated news of her dear mother’s death, assured everyone that she and the rest of her family were determined to ensure that all the sterling work which her mother strove for and achieved by establishing SanWild - thereby rescuing and protecting scores of lions, rhinos and other precious wild animals - would continue. Our heartfelt sympathies are of course extended to Lizel, the rest of her family, and all involved with the running of SanWild, and our sincere hope is that the sanctuary will be able to continue and to flourish as a lasting memorial to Louise. We hope to be able to include a full obituary to Louise in next month’s SCN.
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2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
As could be expected, Australia organised and staged a most superlative Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast this year – even though, as with the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies left a lot to be desired. It was Australia’s aim not just to beat England in the medal table, but also the combined total of medals won by all UK teams, and this they managed to accomplish and so should be congratulated upon so doing. Australian sport seemed to have been in the doldrums for a number of years, so the fact that they have now re-established themselves as a global sporting super-power can only be welcomed by all sports fans throughout the Commonwealth and the English-speaking world in general.
The performance of the “new” South African team in 2018, winning 13 Gold Medals and a total of 37, was much the same as it had been in 2006, 2010 and 2014, when they won 12, 12 and 13 Golds and a total of 38, 33 and 40 respectively. All of these performances were however far lower in real terms than the true South African teams achieved at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games prior to the country’s immoral banning from the re-branded Commonwealth Games – the high-spot being at the 1954 BE&CG in Vancouver when the country won 16 Golds and a total of 35 medals, and this in an era when there were far less events on the schedule. It should also be remembered that two of the “new” South Africa’s Gold Medals won this year were won by Caster Semenya, a biological male who was allowed to compete in women’s events. There are those who argue that is would be cruel to Semenya (who has ambiguous sexuality) not to allow him/her to compete when his/her absence of external male sexual organs was not his/her fault. To this we would argue that it is cruel to all the unambiguously female athletes to have to compete against someone who has such an unfair advantage. This is surely a matter where the IAAF must act in order to ensure a level playing field – and act soon.
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THE REALITY OF SOUTH AFRICAN FARM MURDERS
A supporter has recently alerted us to a most revealing YouTube video which illustrates the reality of the quasi-genocide campaign currently being conducted against the South African farming community under the rule of the ANC regime. Produced by an American journalist named Lauren Southern, this is well worth viewing and re-circulating as widely as possible, and can be accessed at :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCLJRVbaMyQ
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TAU (SA) MEDIA RELEASE
The Transvaal Agricultural Union (South Africa) has recently issued a most important media release which we believe is most important to read and comprehend as it explains fully the increased dangers which South Africans face as a result of Ramaphosa’s proposed Mugabe-style land-theft plans. It reads as follows :-
“TAU SA's Executive Committee considers the decision of the National Assembly to amend the Constitution to allow expropriation without compensation, as legitimising theft and the commencement of a process of nationalization of land and property.
“The government must take note that they should expect many farmers to regard it as a declaration of war. Nobody stole the land. It was bought and many mortgages have been or are still being paid for with heavy interest, and worked from sunrise to sunset be able to make payments and to make sure that there is food on every table. Nobody will just give away their land, regardless of the country's Constitution. Theft remains theft, even if it is authorized in a constitution.
“People who are currently in the process of buying property are already questioning why transfer duty should still be paid to the state? They are now taxed, just eventually to lose everything.
“Likewise there is a growing resistance among farmers to keep up with the payment of land tax to third-level governments.
“TAU SA will lay criminal charges against leaders who claim that the land was stolen. TAU SA has already offered a R100,000 reward to anyone who can prove that land was stolen and no-one came to light. References to land being stolen are however still being uttered. It has become time for those claiming that land was stolen to prove it.
“TAU SA, together with all the other role players who put South Africa's future first, will fight this policy, unlike political parties that assist with the implementation thereof for their own political survival.”
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SEARCH SERVICES FOR THOSE SEEKING LOST RELATIVES
Find any South African, even those who have emigrated. We also search Botswana, Namibia and ex-Rhodesia/Zimbabwe.
Please use the search request form at :-
http://www.bellemodel.biz/emails/emails.php?id=emails_from_SCN
Also check the list of South African expatriates/emigrants web-sites, which can be found at :-
http://www.bellemodel.biz/emails/expatriates/toplist_expatriates.php?id=toplist_expatriates_from_
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BILTONG AND BOEREWORS
Springers Biltong offers a marvellous range of biltong, boerewors and drywors – all of the very highest quality, reasonably priced, and fully registered and licensed with their local authority Their web-site can be accessed at :-
http://www.springersbiltong.com/index.html
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BOOK OFFERS
"LIEUTENANT COLONEL ALFRED JAMES TOMLINSON: MEMOIRS OF AN AFRICAN PIONEER AND BSAP OFFICER" is now available at Amazon.com, and can be shipped to anywhere in the world. This book contains excerpts from Lieut. Tomlinson's writings detailing his experiences as a member of the BSAP in Southern Rhodesia, where he rose from the rank of an ordinary trooper to retire as the commanding officer. It also includes the personal story of Majaqaba Ncube, a man who was enslaved by Lobengula when his entire village was massacred by the chief's soldiers. After he escaped, Lieut. Tomlinson saved him from certain death and gave him a job. They lost contact and were reunited after 45 years, when Majaqaba presented Lieut. Tomlinson with an earthenware jar.
Trish also writes romantic suspense and romantic comedy fiction. www.trishjaxon.com
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ZIMBABWE’S STOLEN PROPERTY
Zimbabwe’s Stolen Property is a poignant novel by Cliff McIlwaine. This is a dark, painfully sombre book which will bring back dreadful memories to any one associated with Zimbabwe – Black or White – and its bitter past.
Further details are available on the Diadem Books web site which can be accessed at: www.diadembooks.com
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CREST PUBLISHING BOOKS
The latest book published by Crest Publishing is entitled: “BOWLS - QUIRKS, CHIRPS AND ANECDOTES". This is not an instruction manual but rather a cheerful, humourous and sometimes controversial chronicle about the game and its history worldwide. Written to celebrate 40 years in the sport by the author, Glenn MacAskill, it should be of interest to all bowlers and other sports enthusiasts.
For more information about all books published, or to make an order, please contact Crest Publishing at: P.O.Box, 4178, Honeydew, Johannesburg, 2040, South Africa, e-mail: glennallanmacaskill@gmail.com, or visit the Crest Publishing web-site at: www.crestpublishing.co.za. Special discounts are available to ex-servicemen, Rhodies and Springboks!
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"THE SAINTS" – a unique documentary in support of the book on the brief history of the RLI.
DVD available along with other premium titles of historical interest from Msasa Enterprises. Visit www.rhodesianvideos.co.za or write to msasasa@mweb.co.za for more information. UK contact telephone: 07415 753 340.
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‘75 PROUD YEARS: PIONEERS AND PROGRESS OF RHODESIA’
With an introduction by Ian Smith, this book covers the history of Rhodesia from 1890 to 1965 in some detail and surveys the enormous progress made in agriculture, commerce, industry and social development of benefit to both White and Black Rhodesians.
With 124 pages, this A4-size soft-cover book is a facsimile copy of the original with contemporary advertisements and would be an invaluable addition to any collection of Rhodesiana .
The book costs £12.50 and p&p is £2.90 (with a 10% discount to former customers) .
To order a copy please contact John Ormowe at :flybuy416@googlemail.com .
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.234 - Mr. GERRY ROCKEY of Durban.
Gerry Rockey (we are uncertain whether he spelt his Christian name “Gerry” or “Jerry”) was the franchise-holder for the Raylite Battery chain of outlets, the “Battery Centres”, in Durban. An astute and very successful businessman, Gerry Rockey was also a keen Golfer and a most friendly and decent man. Although never politically active he was clearly a “gut patriot”, as also was his young nephew who worked for him during his school holidays in the 1980s. It would ne very interesting to learn where they both are now.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
Ilana Mercer was born in South Africa, the daughter of liberal Jewish parents who subsequently moved to Israel and then to North America. Although she initially adopted her parents’ liberal outlook a trip back to South Africa shortly after the ANC regime was handed power awoke her to the realities of the world, and as a result she became a firm conservative. She became a journalist by profession and has written, inter alia, for the Ludwig von Mises Centre and the Quarterly Review magazine. Although we were in direct contact with her a few years ago we alas haven’t heard from her for a while – but a supporter has recently alerted us to an excellent book which she has written entitled “Into the Cannibal’s Pot: Lessons for America from post-apartheid South Africa” and her personal web-site where this book and other items which she has written are publicised. This excellent web-site can be accessed at :-
http://www.ilanamercer.com/
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
CASE FOR THE DEFENCE
Sir,
Anyone remotely knowledgeable about defence would agree that UK defence spending needs to be at 2% of GDP. I don’t know if Britain’s current defence spending is 2% of GDP, if it’s below then clearly it needs to rise. But is the present crisis one of adequacy/inadequacy of defence spending and not one of defence PROCUREMENT?! Do we need Trident? Spending precious resources on a state-of-the-art submarine-based nuclear deterrent seems a waste, when said resources could be better directed maintaining conventional forces. A deterrent, surely, is something you hope you’re never going to have to use. A perfectly adequate nuclear deterrent would be 4 Polaris submarines from the 1980s and a fleet of 1960s Vulcan bombers, armed with cruise missiles with a nuclear warhead! That way, you would have money to retain amphibious landing ships and battalions of Royal Marines.
Do we really need two new aircraft carriers (let alone ones without aircraft) when to command the sea lanes and protect our maritime heritage a post-Brexit Royal Navy is crying out for destroyers and frigates? Ideally ones that don’t break down in warm oceans! Last year we commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, an engagement that teaches us that aircraft carriers need a lot of protection. When said protection (from screens of supporting surface vessels) is unavailable carriers become extremely vulnerable, negating their otherwise unique ability to convey national power across the globe. The Russians & Chinese have satellite-guided missiles now to snuff out carriers.
The decision to get rid of the Harrier is surely the most asinine in British naval aviation since WWII, and to invest in the Lockheed F35 as aircraft of choice for the two new RN carriers the second most asinine. 20 frigates, each with their own Harrier, and 20 more with their own rotary wing aircraft, would make the Royal Navy a considerably more potent naval fighting force. So, you see, for all the Henry Jackson Societies and other defence spending pressure groups (I belong to another as it happens called the UKNDA) pressure to increase defence spending is worthless without a fundamental reappraisal of priorities and a massive overhaul of defence procurement (especially naval procurement). Otherwise, you end up prepared to fight the Last War again and not the Next One.
Yours etc.,
C. Watts, London, U.K..
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BETTER OFF OUT
Sir,
The Anti-Brexit Battle Bus claims that Brexit will cost us £2,000 million per week. It also asks, “Is it worth it”. Whilst I do not for one moment believe their figure, they should know that Professor Tim Congdon calculated that for 2014, being in the EU cost our economy £185 billion/annum. This works out at £3,560 million/week. Hence, the answer to the question on the battle bus must be a resounding YES as, based on their figure; Brexit is obviously going to save us at least £1,560 million/week. Perhaps they should do everyone a favour and put the right answer to their question on their bus!
Yours etc.,
Jerry Wraith, Salisbury, Wiltshire, U.K.
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CHRISTOPHER LUKE IS DEAD
We have recently been informed that Christopher “Chris” Luke died last December aged 50. It is uncertain what the cause of his death was, but it is believed that it was due to an AIDS-related respiratory disease.
Long-standing readers will recall that Chris Luke was one of the three Swinton Circle members who were expelled from the organisation at an EGM held in January 2009 (the other two being Allan Robertson and Daniel Wilkinson) after an unsuccessful coup attempt was made to take over the organisation and to allow a group of neo-fascist extremists to join. Not everyone was in favour of bringing charges against Luke in this regard as the evidence against him was not as strong as that against Robertson and Wilkinson, but in the end the motion to expel him was carried. He was however given 30 days to appeal against this decision (as indeed were Robertson and Wilkinson), but just like the other two he did not avail himself of this opportunity, and the organisation heard nothing further from him and had no more dealings with him after this.
Although born in north-east England, Luke’s paternal grandfather was an Ulsterman, and as a result he took a lifelong and passionate interest in Ulster’s struggle to remain part of the UK. This of course endeared him to other members of the Swinton Circle, and his knowledge of the intricacies of Northern Ireland politics proved very useful for the organisation. He also published his own small magazine called The Unionist which, although the contents were usually very good, was frequently criticised for the small typeface used, the long paragraphs and the lack of pictures.
There was another side to Chris Luke however, and that was that he was an overt homosexual. To give credit where credit is due, he made no secret of his proclivities in this direction, and he didn’t usually make any unwelcome advances to those who did not share his abnormal sexual preferences. There was however one aspect of his homosexuality which many members found greatly disturbing, and that was that he made none-too-subtle suggestions that his friendship with Lord [James] Molyneaux (the then Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party) was of a strongly romantic nature. Lord Molyneaux, who died in 2015, was a lifelong bachelor, and was often the subject of “nudge-nudge, wink-wink” innuendos from political opponents. No-one who knew Lord Molyneaux personally – the self-styled “dull man of Ulster politics” – took these claims seriously however, and if Luke did ever make any improper suggestions to him he was probably too naïve to understand what Luke’s strange lifestyle indicated and entailed!
Luke was at one time a keen and dedicated member of all the Loyal Orders, but he was expelled from the Grand Orange Lodge of England circa. 2012, and it is believed his membership of the Apprentice Boys of Derry and the Royal Black Preceptory also ended at much the same time. The official reason for his expulsion from the Orange Order was that he published the home address of David Trimble (Lord Molyneaux’s successor as Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party) in an edition of The Unionist, but it is believed that this was only the final straw, and that the increasing publicity which he gave to political extremism had caused escalating unease. His close links with Allan Robertson (though we hasten to add that there is absolutely no suggestion than Robertson shared Luke’s sexual proclivities) and the neo-fascist elements which Robertson was by then himself associating with undoubtedly persuaded the leadership of the Grand Orange Lodge of England that he was causing them great embarrassment and potential damage, and so he therefore had to be expelled.
Whilst planning this article we discovered a further bombshell about Luke however. Evidently on the first anniversary of the death of Lord Molyneaux in 2016 Luke placed a memorial notice in the Belfast Telegraph in which he expressed his open love for Lord Molyneaux and implied that they enjoyed a fully romantic relationship with each other. This claim of course caused outrage both among Lord Molyneaux’s family and his political colleagues, all of whom denied the sickening suggestions which Luke had made. The resulting article which appeared in the Belfast Telegraph can be accessed at :-
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/jim-molyneaux-family-dismayed-at-close-relationship-claims-made-by-christopher-luke-34533381.html
There is one final anecdote which we must however relate concerning Christopher Luke. In 2007 (a year before the attempted coup attempt took place) the Swinton Circle staged a special meeting in order to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the first Act of Union. The idea was for four representatives from the four component parts of the UK to speak about the contributions which their own respective parts of the country had made to the Union and its advancement and achievements. The four speakers from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales all spoke extremely well about their respective contributions (the Welsh representative, Dave Williams, especially so as he had only been a very last-minute replacement), but when it was Chris Luke’s turn to speak as the representative for England he spoke completely “off message”, saying absolutely nothing about England or its contribution to the Union, but instead waffled on about his own personal thoughts regarding the current Northern Ireland political situation. Most members of the audience were totally bemused by this bizarre performance, and indeed it severely diminished the overall effect of the entire exercise. Surely therefore nothing better illustrated the totally confused and chaotic state of Christopher Luke’s mind than this incident!
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May 2018 edition
We of course gave our full support to Marine le Pen at last year’s French Presidential Election. Although the victorious Emmanuel Macron was clearly not as objectionable as the two extreme Socialist candidates and was very much of an “unknown quantity”, the fact that he had served in Hollande’s Socialist Government and had a “trendy liberal” image caused us grave concerns and made him very unattractive.
Almost as soon as he was elected, however, Macron showed signs that he was not as far to the Left as many had imagined. He quickly managed to alienate the more extreme Socialist elements in French society by amending labour laws and initiating economic reforms, which led to widescale protests and rioting. Such domestic matters are of no real concern to us of course, but more recently Macron has displayed two foreign policy moves which can only be viewed with great encouragement.
Firstly he was prepared to commit French military forces to the US-led Western air strikes against the dangerous Assad regime in Syria – France being the only European nation apart from Britain (soon to be departed from the EU of course!) to do so. Indeed the French contribution to this Western action was actually even greater than Britain’s, though as Syria is a former French colony and thereby still ideally a French sphere of influence, this is not something which should be criticised. Many will argue accurately of course that this military action was far too late in coming and far too limited in scope to have any real effect upon ending the Syrian civil war, but the fact remains that it was definitely a step in the right direction.
Secondly, shortly after this action President Macron undertook an official state visit to Washington where he was lavish in his displays of friendship towards President Trump and clearly demonstrated that he was eager to work in close co-operation with the current US Administration. As President Trunp is currently the No.1 hate figure in Leftist and Liberal circles around the world this has clearly been a confirmation by Macron that he is not one of them, and that he intends to change France’s position on the global stage radically.
Of course many of France’s most pressing problems haven’t even been touched by Macron so far, most notably dealing with the millions of threatening and unassimilatible third world migrants currently present in the country – and Frexit also seems to be as far away as ever. But Macron has hardly been in power for a year, and Rome wasn’t built in a day.
The most important overriding aspect of Macron’s first year in power seems to be that he has turned away from looking east towards Germany and the rest of the EU, and instead has started to look west towards the Anglocentric world and the open seas. In this regard his anticipated “charm offensive” towards Britain could prove very significant - he has after all promised to loan the Bayeux Tapestry to the UK as an act of bilateral friendship (actually we already have one at Reading, but the thought is nice even so!). More importantly however, by this change in alignment Macron is proving to be the first French President for decades who has not been prepared to be a German poodle.
Of course we will never know how Marine le Pen would have turned out in office. She may indeed have proved even better than Macron, or she may have been a big disappointment. One thing is for certain however, and that is that Macron has already proved to be a far more acceptable French President than we ever dared hope or expect when he was elected only last year.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB NEWS
The Springbok Club staged a most enjoyable trip to the annual Rochester Sweeps’ Festival earlier this month, where all present were able to witness and participate in this most enthralling traditional folk extravaganza.
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During the afternoon of Tuesday 19th June the Springbok Club will be holding an exciting informal meeting in central London where the guest speaker will be a visiting Australian supporter with strong Rhodesian and South African connections. More precise details will of course be circulated to all Springbok Club members and supporters as soon as arrangements have been finalised, and will also be included in next month’s SCN.
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The Springbok Club has again been asked to participate in the annual “Raising of the Flag” ceremony in Norfolk. This year this important and inspiring event has been scheduled for Sunday 16th September, and as this will be the first such ceremony since the sad death of Mr. Peter Sladden (who initiated the continuation of this annual ceremony which previously took place at Cecil Square, Salisbury, Rhodesia) it will be staged in special honour of his memory. We ask all supporters to diarise this date therefore, and to make every effort to attend this year’s event.
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PATRIOTIC FORUM NEWS
The Patriotic Forum will be holding a special meeting in order to celebrate Empire Day and Bermuda Day later this month, the details of which are as follows :-
Date : Tuesday 29th May 2018
Time : 19.00 hrs for 19.30 hrs
Venue : The Golden Fleece (the downstairs Cellar Bar), 8/9 Queen Street, London EC4N 1SP. (nearest tube stations: Bank, St.Paul’s and Mansion House)
Empire Day was always celebrated on 24th May each year from 1904 until 1958, when it was replaced by the far less inspiring Commonwealth Day. It is however the intention of the Patriotic Forum to revive this tradition, and we hope that this year’s event will mark a significant advance towards this aim. Although Britain now only has 14 colonies (Overseas Territories) remaining they still clearly constitute a Global Empire. One of the most vibrant of these colonies is Bermuda, and as Bermuda Day falls on the same date as Empire Day itself this gives even more reason to celebrate this date each year. This year’s Patriotic Forum celebration will be a friendly convivial occasion, and after a short introduction all present will have the opportunity to tell anecdotes about their own Imperial experiences and connections, and those of their families.
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In late June the Patriotic Forum will be holding a meeting to be addressed by a Serbian expert who will be talking about the true origins of WWI, and in early July will be staging a special event to commemorate Canada Day. Later during the year the Patriotic Forum will be holding a meeting where the guest speaker will be a leading Brexit campaigner with strong US political connections who lectured extensively in the US about the global significance of Britain’s leaving of the EU. Further details about all these events will of course be detailed in future editions of the SCN.
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THE IMPERIAL PATRIOT
The first edition of The Imperial Patriot, the successor publication to S.A.Patriot-in-Exile, has now been fully distributed to all current European as well as UK subscribers. This means that only distribution to South African, Australasian and North American subscribers remains to be completed, and as soon as the necessary funds have been obtained this will also be completed If you can help in any way with the raising of these necessary funds then please send any cheques (made payable to “Patriotic Press”) to: Patriotic Press, BM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, U.K. or e-mail: springbk@netcomuk.co.uk and we will inform you of the direct bank transfer payment details. As soon as distribution of this first edition has been completed then work will commence on publishing the second edition right away.
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TRAGIC NEWS FROM THE SANWILD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
It was with extreme shock and sadness that we recently learnt of the death of Louise Joubert, the founder and driving force behind the SanWild Wildlife Sanctuary. At the moment we do not know the cause of her most untimely passing, but her daughter Lizel, whilst circulated news of her dear mother’s death, assured everyone that she and the rest of her family were determined to ensure that all the sterling work which her mother strove for and achieved by establishing SanWild - thereby rescuing and protecting scores of lions, rhinos and other precious wild animals - would continue. Our heartfelt sympathies are of course extended to Lizel, the rest of her family, and all involved with the running of SanWild, and our sincere hope is that the sanctuary will be able to continue and to flourish as a lasting memorial to Louise. We hope to be able to include a full obituary to Louise in next month’s SCN.
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2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
As could be expected, Australia organised and staged a most superlative Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast this year – even though, as with the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies left a lot to be desired. It was Australia’s aim not just to beat England in the medal table, but also the combined total of medals won by all UK teams, and this they managed to accomplish and so should be congratulated upon so doing. Australian sport seemed to have been in the doldrums for a number of years, so the fact that they have now re-established themselves as a global sporting super-power can only be welcomed by all sports fans throughout the Commonwealth and the English-speaking world in general.
The performance of the “new” South African team in 2018, winning 13 Gold Medals and a total of 37, was much the same as it had been in 2006, 2010 and 2014, when they won 12, 12 and 13 Golds and a total of 38, 33 and 40 respectively. All of these performances were however far lower in real terms than the true South African teams achieved at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games prior to the country’s immoral banning from the re-branded Commonwealth Games – the high-spot being at the 1954 BE&CG in Vancouver when the country won 16 Golds and a total of 35 medals, and this in an era when there were far less events on the schedule. It should also be remembered that two of the “new” South Africa’s Gold Medals won this year were won by Caster Semenya, a biological male who was allowed to compete in women’s events. There are those who argue that is would be cruel to Semenya (who has ambiguous sexuality) not to allow him/her to compete when his/her absence of external male sexual organs was not his/her fault. To this we would argue that it is cruel to all the unambiguously female athletes to have to compete against someone who has such an unfair advantage. This is surely a matter where the IAAF must act in order to ensure a level playing field – and act soon.
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THE REALITY OF SOUTH AFRICAN FARM MURDERS
A supporter has recently alerted us to a most revealing YouTube video which illustrates the reality of the quasi-genocide campaign currently being conducted against the South African farming community under the rule of the ANC regime. Produced by an American journalist named Lauren Southern, this is well worth viewing and re-circulating as widely as possible, and can be accessed at :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCLJRVbaMyQ
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TAU (SA) MEDIA RELEASE
The Transvaal Agricultural Union (South Africa) has recently issued a most important media release which we believe is most important to read and comprehend as it explains fully the increased dangers which South Africans face as a result of Ramaphosa’s proposed Mugabe-style land-theft plans. It reads as follows :-
“TAU SA's Executive Committee considers the decision of the National Assembly to amend the Constitution to allow expropriation without compensation, as legitimising theft and the commencement of a process of nationalization of land and property.
“The government must take note that they should expect many farmers to regard it as a declaration of war. Nobody stole the land. It was bought and many mortgages have been or are still being paid for with heavy interest, and worked from sunrise to sunset be able to make payments and to make sure that there is food on every table. Nobody will just give away their land, regardless of the country's Constitution. Theft remains theft, even if it is authorized in a constitution.
“People who are currently in the process of buying property are already questioning why transfer duty should still be paid to the state? They are now taxed, just eventually to lose everything.
“Likewise there is a growing resistance among farmers to keep up with the payment of land tax to third-level governments.
“TAU SA will lay criminal charges against leaders who claim that the land was stolen. TAU SA has already offered a R100,000 reward to anyone who can prove that land was stolen and no-one came to light. References to land being stolen are however still being uttered. It has become time for those claiming that land was stolen to prove it.
“TAU SA, together with all the other role players who put South Africa's future first, will fight this policy, unlike political parties that assist with the implementation thereof for their own political survival.”
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SEARCH SERVICES FOR THOSE SEEKING LOST RELATIVES
Find any South African, even those who have emigrated. We also search Botswana, Namibia and ex-Rhodesia/Zimbabwe.
Please use the search request form at :-
http://www.bellemodel.biz/emails/emails.php?id=emails_from_SCN
Also check the list of South African expatriates/emigrants web-sites, which can be found at :-
http://www.bellemodel.biz/emails/expatriates/toplist_expatriates.php?id=toplist_expatriates_from_
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BILTONG AND BOEREWORS
Springers Biltong offers a marvellous range of biltong, boerewors and drywors – all of the very highest quality, reasonably priced, and fully registered and licensed with their local authority Their web-site can be accessed at :-
http://www.springersbiltong.com/index.html
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BOOK OFFERS
"LIEUTENANT COLONEL ALFRED JAMES TOMLINSON: MEMOIRS OF AN AFRICAN PIONEER AND BSAP OFFICER" is now available at Amazon.com, and can be shipped to anywhere in the world. This book contains excerpts from Lieut. Tomlinson's writings detailing his experiences as a member of the BSAP in Southern Rhodesia, where he rose from the rank of an ordinary trooper to retire as the commanding officer. It also includes the personal story of Majaqaba Ncube, a man who was enslaved by Lobengula when his entire village was massacred by the chief's soldiers. After he escaped, Lieut. Tomlinson saved him from certain death and gave him a job. They lost contact and were reunited after 45 years, when Majaqaba presented Lieut. Tomlinson with an earthenware jar.
Trish also writes romantic suspense and romantic comedy fiction. www.trishjaxon.com
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ZIMBABWE’S STOLEN PROPERTY
Zimbabwe’s Stolen Property is a poignant novel by Cliff McIlwaine. This is a dark, painfully sombre book which will bring back dreadful memories to any one associated with Zimbabwe – Black or White – and its bitter past.
Further details are available on the Diadem Books web site which can be accessed at: www.diadembooks.com
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CREST PUBLISHING BOOKS
The latest book published by Crest Publishing is entitled: “BOWLS - QUIRKS, CHIRPS AND ANECDOTES". This is not an instruction manual but rather a cheerful, humourous and sometimes controversial chronicle about the game and its history worldwide. Written to celebrate 40 years in the sport by the author, Glenn MacAskill, it should be of interest to all bowlers and other sports enthusiasts.
For more information about all books published, or to make an order, please contact Crest Publishing at: P.O.Box, 4178, Honeydew, Johannesburg, 2040, South Africa, e-mail: glennallanmacaskill@gmail.com, or visit the Crest Publishing web-site at: www.crestpublishing.co.za. Special discounts are available to ex-servicemen, Rhodies and Springboks!
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"THE SAINTS" – a unique documentary in support of the book on the brief history of the RLI.
DVD available along with other premium titles of historical interest from Msasa Enterprises. Visit www.rhodesianvideos.co.za or write to msasasa@mweb.co.za for more information. UK contact telephone: 07415 753 340.
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‘75 PROUD YEARS: PIONEERS AND PROGRESS OF RHODESIA’
With an introduction by Ian Smith, this book covers the history of Rhodesia from 1890 to 1965 in some detail and surveys the enormous progress made in agriculture, commerce, industry and social development of benefit to both White and Black Rhodesians.
With 124 pages, this A4-size soft-cover book is a facsimile copy of the original with contemporary advertisements and would be an invaluable addition to any collection of Rhodesiana .
The book costs £12.50 and p&p is £2.90 (with a 10% discount to former customers) .
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.234 - Mr. GERRY ROCKEY of Durban.
Gerry Rockey (we are uncertain whether he spelt his Christian name “Gerry” or “Jerry”) was the franchise-holder for the Raylite Battery chain of outlets, the “Battery Centres”, in Durban. An astute and very successful businessman, Gerry Rockey was also a keen Golfer and a most friendly and decent man. Although never politically active he was clearly a “gut patriot”, as also was his young nephew who worked for him during his school holidays in the 1980s. It would ne very interesting to learn where they both are now.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
Ilana Mercer was born in South Africa, the daughter of liberal Jewish parents who subsequently moved to Israel and then to North America. Although she initially adopted her parents’ liberal outlook a trip back to South Africa shortly after the ANC regime was handed power awoke her to the realities of the world, and as a result she became a firm conservative. She became a journalist by profession and has written, inter alia, for the Ludwig von Mises Centre and the Quarterly Review magazine. Although we were in direct contact with her a few years ago we alas haven’t heard from her for a while – but a supporter has recently alerted us to an excellent book which she has written entitled “Into the Cannibal’s Pot: Lessons for America from post-apartheid South Africa” and her personal web-site where this book and other items which she has written are publicised. This excellent web-site can be accessed at :-
http://www.ilanamercer.com/
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
CASE FOR THE DEFENCE
Sir,
Anyone remotely knowledgeable about defence would agree that UK defence spending needs to be at 2% of GDP. I don’t know if Britain’s current defence spending is 2% of GDP, if it’s below then clearly it needs to rise. But is the present crisis one of adequacy/inadequacy of defence spending and not one of defence PROCUREMENT?! Do we need Trident? Spending precious resources on a state-of-the-art submarine-based nuclear deterrent seems a waste, when said resources could be better directed maintaining conventional forces. A deterrent, surely, is something you hope you’re never going to have to use. A perfectly adequate nuclear deterrent would be 4 Polaris submarines from the 1980s and a fleet of 1960s Vulcan bombers, armed with cruise missiles with a nuclear warhead! That way, you would have money to retain amphibious landing ships and battalions of Royal Marines.
Do we really need two new aircraft carriers (let alone ones without aircraft) when to command the sea lanes and protect our maritime heritage a post-Brexit Royal Navy is crying out for destroyers and frigates? Ideally ones that don’t break down in warm oceans! Last year we commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, an engagement that teaches us that aircraft carriers need a lot of protection. When said protection (from screens of supporting surface vessels) is unavailable carriers become extremely vulnerable, negating their otherwise unique ability to convey national power across the globe. The Russians & Chinese have satellite-guided missiles now to snuff out carriers.
The decision to get rid of the Harrier is surely the most asinine in British naval aviation since WWII, and to invest in the Lockheed F35 as aircraft of choice for the two new RN carriers the second most asinine. 20 frigates, each with their own Harrier, and 20 more with their own rotary wing aircraft, would make the Royal Navy a considerably more potent naval fighting force. So, you see, for all the Henry Jackson Societies and other defence spending pressure groups (I belong to another as it happens called the UKNDA) pressure to increase defence spending is worthless without a fundamental reappraisal of priorities and a massive overhaul of defence procurement (especially naval procurement). Otherwise, you end up prepared to fight the Last War again and not the Next One.
Yours etc.,
C. Watts, London, U.K..
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BETTER OFF OUT
Sir,
The Anti-Brexit Battle Bus claims that Brexit will cost us £2,000 million per week. It also asks, “Is it worth it”. Whilst I do not for one moment believe their figure, they should know that Professor Tim Congdon calculated that for 2014, being in the EU cost our economy £185 billion/annum. This works out at £3,560 million/week. Hence, the answer to the question on the battle bus must be a resounding YES as, based on their figure; Brexit is obviously going to save us at least £1,560 million/week. Perhaps they should do everyone a favour and put the right answer to their question on their bus!
Yours etc.,
Jerry Wraith, Salisbury, Wiltshire, U.K.
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CHRISTOPHER LUKE IS DEAD
We have recently been informed that Christopher “Chris” Luke died last December aged 50. It is uncertain what the cause of his death was, but it is believed that it was due to an AIDS-related respiratory disease.
Long-standing readers will recall that Chris Luke was one of the three Swinton Circle members who were expelled from the organisation at an EGM held in January 2009 (the other two being Allan Robertson and Daniel Wilkinson) after an unsuccessful coup attempt was made to take over the organisation and to allow a group of neo-fascist extremists to join. Not everyone was in favour of bringing charges against Luke in this regard as the evidence against him was not as strong as that against Robertson and Wilkinson, but in the end the motion to expel him was carried. He was however given 30 days to appeal against this decision (as indeed were Robertson and Wilkinson), but just like the other two he did not avail himself of this opportunity, and the organisation heard nothing further from him and had no more dealings with him after this.
Although born in north-east England, Luke’s paternal grandfather was an Ulsterman, and as a result he took a lifelong and passionate interest in Ulster’s struggle to remain part of the UK. This of course endeared him to other members of the Swinton Circle, and his knowledge of the intricacies of Northern Ireland politics proved very useful for the organisation. He also published his own small magazine called The Unionist which, although the contents were usually very good, was frequently criticised for the small typeface used, the long paragraphs and the lack of pictures.
There was another side to Chris Luke however, and that was that he was an overt homosexual. To give credit where credit is due, he made no secret of his proclivities in this direction, and he didn’t usually make any unwelcome advances to those who did not share his abnormal sexual preferences. There was however one aspect of his homosexuality which many members found greatly disturbing, and that was that he made none-too-subtle suggestions that his friendship with Lord [James] Molyneaux (the then Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party) was of a strongly romantic nature. Lord Molyneaux, who died in 2015, was a lifelong bachelor, and was often the subject of “nudge-nudge, wink-wink” innuendos from political opponents. No-one who knew Lord Molyneaux personally – the self-styled “dull man of Ulster politics” – took these claims seriously however, and if Luke did ever make any improper suggestions to him he was probably too naïve to understand what Luke’s strange lifestyle indicated and entailed!
Luke was at one time a keen and dedicated member of all the Loyal Orders, but he was expelled from the Grand Orange Lodge of England circa. 2012, and it is believed his membership of the Apprentice Boys of Derry and the Royal Black Preceptory also ended at much the same time. The official reason for his expulsion from the Orange Order was that he published the home address of David Trimble (Lord Molyneaux’s successor as Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party) in an edition of The Unionist, but it is believed that this was only the final straw, and that the increasing publicity which he gave to political extremism had caused escalating unease. His close links with Allan Robertson (though we hasten to add that there is absolutely no suggestion than Robertson shared Luke’s sexual proclivities) and the neo-fascist elements which Robertson was by then himself associating with undoubtedly persuaded the leadership of the Grand Orange Lodge of England that he was causing them great embarrassment and potential damage, and so he therefore had to be expelled.
Whilst planning this article we discovered a further bombshell about Luke however. Evidently on the first anniversary of the death of Lord Molyneaux in 2016 Luke placed a memorial notice in the Belfast Telegraph in which he expressed his open love for Lord Molyneaux and implied that they enjoyed a fully romantic relationship with each other. This claim of course caused outrage both among Lord Molyneaux’s family and his political colleagues, all of whom denied the sickening suggestions which Luke had made. The resulting article which appeared in the Belfast Telegraph can be accessed at :-
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/jim-molyneaux-family-dismayed-at-close-relationship-claims-made-by-christopher-luke-34533381.html
There is one final anecdote which we must however relate concerning Christopher Luke. In 2007 (a year before the attempted coup attempt took place) the Swinton Circle staged a special meeting in order to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the first Act of Union. The idea was for four representatives from the four component parts of the UK to speak about the contributions which their own respective parts of the country had made to the Union and its advancement and achievements. The four speakers from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales all spoke extremely well about their respective contributions (the Welsh representative, Dave Williams, especially so as he had only been a very last-minute replacement), but when it was Chris Luke’s turn to speak as the representative for England he spoke completely “off message”, saying absolutely nothing about England or its contribution to the Union, but instead waffled on about his own personal thoughts regarding the current Northern Ireland political situation. Most members of the audience were totally bemused by this bizarre performance, and indeed it severely diminished the overall effect of the entire exercise. Surely therefore nothing better illustrated the totally confused and chaotic state of Christopher Luke’s mind than this incident!
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