October 2026 Edition
Undoubtedly the most treacherous act of the Blairite Government was the attempted sell-out of Northern Ireland. Thankfully this was only partially successful, and Northern Ireland still remains part of the United Kingdom today – albeit that it is saddled with an undemocratic power-sharing executive which currently incorporates a Sinn Fein/IRA First Minister.
The Belfast Agreement of 1998 – the so-called Good Friday Agreement – was nothing more than a cynical act of appeasement towards SF/IRA terrorism, pursued by the Blairite Government in part because of Blair’s own affiliations with the powers behind Irish nationalism and in part because of cowardly fear of renewed PIRA bombings. The present unhealthy state of affairs at Stormont however has been mainly caused by the tragic three-way split in the Unionist vote – in reality a four-way split as many natural Unionists have taken a “curse on all your parties” attitude and have simply stayed at home on election days.
During all this time the stand-off at Drumcree, where the Orange Order has been prevented by decisions made by successive Westminster Governments, enforced by the strong-arm tactics of the PSNI, from marching from their annual Church Parade at Drumcree Church just outside Portadown along the Garvaghy Road and back to their headquarters in Portadown. The reason for this is because the Roman Catholic residents of a relatively new housing estate along one side of the Garvaghy Road have “taken exception” to a march of Protestants along “their” road! Now of course it is not “their” road – it is the King’s highway, and therefore belongs to the state, and thereby should be open to everyone!
This year however it seemed as if sanity was returning to the situation, as a High Court ruling allowed the return march to go ahead along its traditional route – albeit with certain restrictions (which we would argue are a continuing infringement on the natural rights of the Orangemen). Alas a rabble of nationalists, egged-on by the SF/IRA leadership – many from outside the area – physically obstructed the legal and justifiable march from taking place. As if this wasn’t bad enough the newly-appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the vile Chris Bryant, and the current PSNI Chief Constable, Jon Boutcher, capitulated to the Nationalist mob and banned the march from taking place, thus defying the earlier High Court ruling! These latest disgusting developments surely further demonstrate the pure evil of SF/IRA, and surely also all decent people – regardless of their religion – must now stand four-square behind the Orangemen in upholding their unalienable rights.
But there is something even more fundamental at play here. One only has to look at the map to see that the British Isles form one single archipelago, and therefore are one natural nation. Furthermore the indigenous peoples of all these islands are ethnically identical, and have shared a common cultural history for almost a millennium together. The “Irish nationalist” mindset of SF/IRA and their fellow-travellers in regarding themselves as a separate nation to the rest of the British Isles is therefore completely wrong, and is the root-cause of their irrational hatred of their fellow-countrymen. Many “Irish nationalists” go even further however, and ludicrously try to deny that the British Isles as an entity doesn’t exist! Well you can argue about politics, but you can’t argue about geography!
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SPRINGBOK CLUB NEWS
The Springbok Club staged this year's "Raising of the Flag" celebration near Newbury in Berkshire last month, marking the 136th anniversary of the foundation of the great nation of Rhodesia. This venue was chosen because it was near the home of Mr. Andrew Hunter who hosted the event, and who was the Conservative and then DUP MP for Basingstoke from 1983 until 2005, and Chairman of the Conservative Monday Club from 2002 until 2020. The ceremony turned out to be a good success, and even though the numbers attending proved a little disappointing, undoubtedly because of the out-of-the-way location, those present did however include one erstwhile leading official of the Monday Club who we hadn’t seen for many years, who arrived with his wife and young son, and a prominent person from the South African patriotic movement of the 1980s. Proceedings were called to order by the Parade Commander, Sgt. Graham Gillmore (ex-Grenadier Guards, RLI and the South African Pathfinders Company), after which the traditional ceremony of the raising of the Union and Rhodesian Flags took place. Following this a key-note speech was given by Mr. Andrew Hunter, who recalled the betrayal of our kith and kin in Rhodesia and South Africa by successive British governments, but emphasised also how many patriotic organisations in the UK such as the Monday Club never wavered in their support. After this the Springbok Club Honorary President Mr. Gavin Sandeman read extracts from family letters written by Lt. E.C. “Teddy” Tindale-Biscoe RN (who of course first raised the Union Flag over the site which became Salisbury, Rhodesia, in 1890) written to his future wife, her sister and other members of the Sandeman family. Toasts in Sandeman's Port were then raised to the King and Queen, the immortal memories of Cecil John Rhodes, Ian Smith and Peter Sladden, to all those who fought and died for Rhodesia, and to number of current-day heroes, before proceedings were completed with the singing of the British and Rhodesian national anthems. Following the ceremony most of those attending adjourned to a pub in a neighbouring village where a succulent braai had been laid on, and where convivial conversations took place and future developments were discussed.
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Even though the Springbok Club’s planned further country pub walk has had to be postponed until early 2027, an informal get-together will be staged in central London during the afternoon of Sunday 25th October to bid farewell to a prominent member of the organisation who will be travelling to Australia for the winter, and in order to discuss two most important developments concerning the organisation. All members will be informed of the precise details shorty.
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PATRIOTIC FORUM NEWS
At this year’s “Raising of the Flag” ceremony Mr. Andrew Hunter expressed great regret at the fact that the Conservative Monday Club had been disbanded, and these views were echoed by another prominent member of the organisation. After brief discussions it was agreed that that this regrettable situation should be rectified as soon as possible by re-establishing the Conservative Monday Club under one similar title or another, and it was further suggested that, as the Patriotic Forum had been struggling to hold regular activities ever since all the Covid-1984 restrictions of the early 2020s, that all the infrastructure of this organisation should be merged into the rejuvenated Monday Club. Precise details are still to be finalised of course, but a meeting of the newly merged patriotic movement has already been provisionally planned for Wednesday 2nd December in the Houses of Parliament complex, to be addressed by a prominent Parliamentarian. Needless to say, full details about this development and the planned meeting will be given in next month’s SCN.
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DON’T MENTION THE RELIGION
We have recently been alerted to a most interesting, but deeply disturbing, report issued by the Free Speech Union. It reads as follows :-
“Another week, and another attempt has been made by Muslim activists to cancel the comedian and national treasure John Cleese.
“Last week, The Spectator revealed that the star, best known for his role as Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers, had been subjected to a censorious campaign by a group of Muslim activists who go by the name of Deenified.
“One of the young men who appeared in the group's social media video accused the comedian of ‘spreading dangerous misinformation and creating hostility towards Muslims’. The group went on to call him a ‘hate preacher’ and to claim that his comments were not comedy but ‘hate speech’, demanding that John Cleese’s show in Birmingham be cancelled.
“Fortunately, Mr Cleese's show went ahead without a hitch, but the Islamic website 5Pillars warned that areas with ‘substantial Muslim populations’ could add to demands for his shows in other cities to be cancelled.
“This week, the story took an even more sinister turn when 5Pillars reported that Mr Cleese had been referred to Prevent, the Government's counter-terrorism programme, over a series of what it called ‘incendiary posts about Muslims and Islam’ on social media.
“Mr Cleese has become increasingly vocal on social media in recent months about his concerns over Islamism — as is his lawful right.
“The posts highlighted in the Prevent referral include one in which Mr Cleese referred to a culture ‘whose holy book advocates the killing of all the people they disagree with’, and another in which he said Britain was ‘under attack from Muslim belief systems, especially the Koranic...’.
“Another post flagged was: ‘I personally prefer a culture that does not approve of FGM, Child Marriage and Killing Infidels.’ The referral also raised concern over Mr Cleese reposting content referring to Islam as ‘the religion of paedophiles’.
“The complainant reportedly described the pattern of social media posts as dehumanising and as collectively attributing violence and criminality to Muslims, and assessed the risk as 'Moderate to High’.
“Mr Cleese is not alone in being targeted by those who wish to silence legitimate criticism of Islam, its history, or its practices. Last week, it was reported that Rupert Lowe, the MP for Great Yarmouth and leader of Restore Britain, had been referred to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards as a result of his ‘repeated rhetoric about Muslim, Islam and Pakistanis’. This could see him — a democratically elected representative — ejected from Parliament for daring to criticise Islam.
“As with Mr Cleese, it was 5Pillars that revealed Mr Lowe had been reported to the authorities.
“The complaint focused on Mr Lowe's repeated use of the term ‘Pakistani Muslim rape gangs’ and his claim that there was an ‘undeniable link’ between Islam and the rape gangs, as well as his warnings about the ‘Islamification of Britain’. This is despite the fact that Baroness Casey's 2025 review into the sexual exploitation of children found that men of Asian and Pakistani heritage were disproportionately represented among those involved, and that authorities had shied away from addressing this for fear of being branded racist or Islamophobic, and of stirring up community tensions.
“The ability to criticise, debate, challenge, and mock a religion is a fundamental right in Britain. It is not extremism. Parliament voted to abolish our blasphemy laws in 2008, eighteen years ago, but we now have one for Islam alone.
“Yet activists and extremist ideologues are weaponising the Islamophobia definition to silence criticism of Islam, its history, and its practices. We now appear to have a de facto Islamic blasphemy law in Britain.
“We should all be deeply alarmed that Prevent is being used as a tool by activists to stifle free speech. Such misuse can only undermine its mission to tackle genuine extremism.
“In a free society, no religion is beyond legitimate criticism, challenge, and debate — and no religion should be granted greater protection than another.”
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SOUND WORDS FROM A REFORMUK COUNCILLOR
Cllr. Alan Feeney, a ReformUK councillor on Solihull Council who also serves as Deputy Mayor of Solihull, was recently reported as having said that “No more than one percent of the British population should be non-White”. Alas this commonsense policy so far doesn’t seem to have been endorsed by the ReformUK leadership, but undoubtedly if it was to become official party policy then the recent worrying drop in ReformUK’s support in the polls would soon be arrested, and indeed reversed!
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WHITE SOUTH AFRICANS ARE LEAVING THE COUNTRY IN DROVES
An interesting report appeared recently on the S.A.People News on-line news service, which confirms what many people have realised for ages, namely that there has been a constant substantial emigration of Whites from the “new” South Africa ever since the ANC regime were handed power. The report reads as follows :-
“The 2025 Mid-Year Population Estimates report reveals that over the past two decades, more than 555,000 white South Africans have emigrated, according to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).
“The report, which accounts for net international migration by population group, highlights a consistent decline in the white population due to emigration between 2001 and 2026.
“Between 2001 and 2006, South Africa lost 99,574 white citizens. That number increased to 106,787 between 2006 and 2011, and to 111,346 between 2011 and 2016.
“White emigration dropped slightly to 90,957 between 2016 and 2021, but Stats SA projects it will rise again to 94,898 between 2021 and 2026.”
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CAMPAIGN TO END THE LIVE EXPORT OF ANIMALS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
The Dear South Africa internet-based newsletter has recently initiated a campaign to end the export of live farm animals from South Africa. Details about this campaign are as follows :-
“The Minister of Agriculture, Mr John Steenhuisen, has called on the public to comment on the proposed regulations for the Exportation of Live Animals by Sea.
“South Africa exports thousands of live animals by sea each year, mainly cattle to Mauritius and sheep to the Middle East. Last year 52 animal welfare organisations urged government to ban this cruel trade.
“Instead, they’ve proposed new regulations in an attempt to legitimise and perpetuate this harmful practice.
“The current system lacks credible oversight. By appointing its own monitors, the Department of Agriculture introduces a clear conflict of interest that undermines the credibility of any animal welfare claims.
“Once animals leave South African waters, they are beyond the reach of our legal protections. This is particularly concerning given that many importing countries – such as Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Mauritius – have animal welfare standards that fall well below those of South Africa.
“Live animal export by sea is fundamentally inhumane. The very nature of the practice ensures that suffering is an inevitable consequence. Once animals are loaded onto vessels, they are subjected to prolonged journeys marked by severe stress, motion sickness, physical injury, dehydration, and the constant threat of death.
“Therefore, I encourage you to have your say at the link below and to share this far and wide.
“Yes or No (please use the link to respond),
1. Do you believe that animals suffer on livestock sea vessels and that animal cruelty is inherent in the live animal export process?
2. Do you believe that these regulations are capable of ensuring animal welfare?
3. Would you call on the South African government to prohibit this trade by banning live animal exports by sea?
4. Do you support the proposed regulations for the Exportation of Live Animals by Sea?
“Documentation and additional information is available on the participation platform.”
https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/live-animal-export/
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MANCHESTER CITY’S FINANCIAL BREACHES
There has been much debate about what punishments should be meted out to Manchester City F.C. following the 114 guilty verdicts passed against them for breaches of UEFA and Premiership financial regulations. As Man City plan to appeal against these verdicts no punishment has been announced so far, but speculation has been that it could be a substantial financial fine, a deduction of points or even a forced relegation to a lower division. Surely however as the misdemeanour was financial then the punishment should be financial too, rather than being a vindictive punishment of the Club on the playing field, which in reality will be simply punishing their innocent supporters. If the financial punishment was to be substantial then the amount involved could be distributed among those lower-league clubs who are currently struggling to survive, thus being of great benefit to the game as a whole.
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(This site is for people who have considered emigrating from South Africa, specifically to Uruguay.)
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.335: Herr CLAUS SCHONTEICH of Gillitts.
Claus Schonteich lived at Gillitts on the outskirts of Pinetown in Natal. He was of German ancestry and was a keen, albeit not too active, supporter of the Conservative Party of South Africa during the 1980s. He was the father of Martin Schonteich who was featured in this section of the July 2016 Edition of the SCN. We have recently been informed that rather than moving to Germany as was speculated in this previous edition of the SCN, Martin actually moved to the United States, where he is currently self employed and surprisingly working as an International Criminal Justice Reform Advocate advising on South Africa, based in Washington D.C.. It would be very interesting to learn where Claus is now, and also whether this unexpected report about Martin is true.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
The Patriot Platform (no direct connection to the Patriotic Forum) is an organisation which co-ordinates a number of bodies opposed to all attempts to overrun Britain and destroy the British way of life. It runs a most encouraging web-site which contains a number of interesting items about its aims and objectives, which can be accessed at :-
https://patriotplatform.co.uk/
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
FINGER MEALS
Sir,
In shit-hole countries like “Azania” they all eat with their bare hands out of shared pots, sticking their fingers all in the food others are about to eat. No wonder they are super spreaders of ebola! This is the wrath of God!
Yours etc.,
Richard Windsor, Dover, Kent, U.K..
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SPECIAL FINANCIAL OPERATION
Sir,
This might be of interest but it’s only anecdotal. Whilst on holiday in May in Cyprus a taxi driver said that Zelensky had spent millions of Euros buying a house and casino there, obviously using war cash to buy himself a bolt hole. Most people in the UK have been brainwashed that Zelensky is the good guy, but I think he’s a crafty thief.
Yours etc.,
Ann Lloyd, Norfolk, U.K.
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DOWN THE MINE
Sir,
South Africa under Jacob Zuma aided and abetted crimes against Zimbabwe, including the Genocide Case. South Africa Police and SARS have allowed billions of fraud to pass-by, hidden from the South African Public. I gave up trying to expose the crimes.
The Genocide Case is based on my authority from Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ}. I have a document from the RBZ confirming this, which is undated and therefore according to Law Society Zimbabwe it is evergreen. Actually I was issued a letter to chair a meeting at Advocates Herman van Eedes in Pretoria on 19th February 2004 following my face-to-face meeting with President Robert Mugabe at State House on 16th January 2004 at 09:00 hours. Nobody would dare to say “No” to Mugabe. Those who might have are buried down Mine Shafts. South African whistle-blowers in Krugersdorp and Ravonia were responsible for the collapse of Mawere and his ownership of the Asbestos Mines in Zvishavane.
Yours etc.,
John Rushton, Telford, Shropshire, U.K.
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PERSONAL STATEMENT FROM THE EDITOR
As many readers will know, a very close and dear friend of mine recently made a trip back to Cape Town in order to see her parents and to help make arrangements for them to relocate to the UK to join her. Tragically however they were involved in a horrific road accident in the Western Cape which left both her parents dead and my friend herself badly injured.
Happily I can report that Sarah, my friend, after several long and delicate operations, is now making a fine recovery and has been moved out of ICU and into an ordinary ward. Needless to say this whole terrible incident has left me and other friends and family members extremely traumatised, and this probably explains why this edition of the SCN is both somewhat shorter and later being published than normal. It also possibly means that there will now be a short break in future editions of the SCN appearing.
I would like to thank all those friends and supporters who have extended their best wishes to Sarah and to me with their concern, something which has been genuinely appreciated. I would also ask everyone to continue praying for Sarah and that she continues to make a complete recovery.
Yours sincerely,
Alan Harvey - editor.
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