May 2026 Edition
At the time of writing Sir Keir Starmer still remains British Prime Minister, though so intense have been the internal plottings against him from within his own Labour Party that it now seems certain that he will be forced out of office very soon.
But his unpopularity hasn’t been restricted to inside the Labour Party alone, for opinion polls seem to suggest that he has proved the most unpopular Prime Minister since opinion polling began. This is actually quite surprising given the fact that there have been some truly terrible British Prime Ministers in the not too distant past, so we must therefore ask why Starmer has attracted so much odium. The establishment media always seems to suggest that it has mainly been because of public anger at his Labour government’s withdrawal of the winter fuel allowance – but this only affected pensioners, and not all pensioners at that. No, we believe that the almost universal animosity towards Starmer was triggered by another specific matter.
On 29th July 2024 the son of Rwandan immigrants brutally murdered three harmless young British girls in Southport. Throughout the country ordinary British people reacted with understandable anger and outrage at this act of savagery, both by demonstrating forcefully at establishments where other alien immigrants were living and on social media. Starmer, who had only been Prime Minister for just over three weeks, then totally over-reacted to these quite understandable protests and ordered the authorities to clamp-down heavily on all demonstrations and social media posts which were deemed to be threatening violence. The most newsworthy and infamous example of this was the prosecution and subsequent imprisonment of Lucy Connolly for a forthright post which she made on X, even though what she posted was no different to what was being said in pubs and church halls up and down the country. As a result of these over-the-top actions Starmer was perceived to be siding with the evil savage who committed these murders rather than with the victims. It was an opinion of him which he has never managed to recover from – indeed he never could recover from.
But there has been another more recent example of where Starmer has clearly been acting against the interests of the British people. After US and Israel at last acted decisively against the mad mullahs of Iran Starmer’s government refused to offer any meaningful military assistance, thereby joining all the other cowardly Western nations. As a direct result of this failure to join the US and Israel in their efforts to destroy the current expansionist Islamic Iranian regime, which of course threatens the entire West as well as brutally supressing their own people, the US State Department floated an idea that they should reconsider their policy towards the Falkland Islands. Predictably this emboldened the Argentinian Government to re-activate their illegal claim on the islands! Starmer therefore again stands condemned!
There has however been another recent regrettable development which has undoubtedly emboldened the Argentines. One of the heroes of the 1982 War to liberate the Falkland Islands was HRH Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, KG. We all know of course that he subsequently made a very bad mistake in his choice of friends, but the witch-hunt against him which followed was way over-the-top and has undoubtedly caused the Argentine authorities much amusement. Now surely is time to end this witch-hunt and to rehabilitate the Duke of York, and thereby to show the Argentines that we do not throw our war heroes under the bus!
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SPRINGBOK CLUB NEWS
The Springbok Club’s Country Pub Walk earlier this month proved a most enjoyable success. What a pleasure it was to take steps back in time on the Manningtree-Dedham circular pathway. With our leader using an OS map we meandered through John Constable’s choice of countryside for large-scale painting depictions. There were enlightening pauses on the route to spot “Dedham Vale” with the church steeple from afar, to observe cricketers at play with the church as the backdrop and to sit and wonder at “The Hay Wain”. One became immediately aware of Dedham being a town of historic value. The bygone wool industry is commemorated by a restored factory building and alms houses. Dedham High Street is charming, the Marlborough pub inviting and its portion of the River Stour is ideal for fun. The feeling evoked is English heritage and culture must be preserved!
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The Springbok Club will be holding another Country Pub Walk in the near future, and well as re-planning a visit to the Westminster Jewel Tower. The Springbok Club also has two most interesting guest speakers lined up to address the organisation later during the year. Further details about all these events will of course be given in future editions of the SCN.
The organisation’s most important forthcoming event will of course be this year’s “Raising of the Flag” ceremony, which is scheduled to be held near Newbury in Berkshire on Saturday 12th September. A most prominent personality will be present who will address the gathering after the traditional ceremonies have been completed. All members and supporters of the Springbok Club will of course be notified of the precise details of this year’s ceremony in due course.
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PATRIOTIC FORUM NEWS
A group of members and supporters of the Patriotic Forum attended the famous annual Rochester Sweeps Festival earlier this month, and were thus able to watch and enjoy some of the displays of Morris Dancing (in which one of the organisation’s own members actually participated!) and traditional British folk music. The Patriotic Forum party were able to watch several excellent Morris Dancing troupes performing, but most spectacular were the Red Cuthberts from Bedford and the Loose Women Morris from Loose in Kent! Another most enjoyable act which was watched was that of the Fabulous Fezheads, a mesmerizing group of musicians and performers. ----------------------------
The details of the next Patriotic Forum meeting are as follows :-
Date : Saturday 30th May 2026
Time : Assemble from 14.00 hrs, meeting to start at 14.30 hrs
Venue : The Cheshire Cheese (the upstairs function room), 48 Crutched Friars, City of London, EC3N 2AP. (Please do NOT confuse this with the famous "Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese" in Fleet Street!)
[ The nearest tube station is Tower Hill. Turn right out of the station into Trinity Square which becomes Coopers Row, under the railway bridge and then turn left into Crutched Friars. The Cheshire Cheese is then right in front of you. Enter the pub via the right-hand door, then proceed up the stairs straight in front and into the upstairs function room.]
Guest Speaker : Mr. Edward Spalton - the Honorary President of the Campaign for an Independent Britain.
In his talk Mr. Spalton will tell something about his own experiences and long-standing activism for the Brexit cause, which of course resulted in Britain’s successful withdrawal from the EU in 2020. He will also be discussing how best to go about things in today’s changed world, and will be inviting advice and comments from the audience regarding their own experiences and knowledge in this regard.
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CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT DOMESTIC CATS
We have recently been alerted to the following most disturbing message circulated by the Cats Protection Advocacy & Campaigns Team It reads as follows, and we hope that readers will be prepared to add their signatures to the petition :-
“One of the most harrowing issues on our agenda at present is the prevalent air gun attacks on cats in the UK.
“In England and Wales, under the current law anyone over the age of 18 can purchase and own and air gun. This can have tragic consequences, as there are few barriers to these weapons ending up in the wrong hands and being used to attack innocent animals.
“Since 2015, over 800 cats in the UK have been reported in the press as being shot with an air gun. This number is likely a lot lower than the total number of cats who are attacked but sadly never make it home.
“Crucially, over 90% of these attacks were in England and Wales, where mandatory air gun licensing has yet to be made law. In Northern Ireland and Scotland, it is already illegal to own an airgun without a licence and in these nations, the number of attacks on cats is far less.
“We believe making it illegal to own an air gun without a licence in England and Wales will stop these deadly weapons falling into the wrong hands so easily and reduce the number of cats killed or left with life-changing injuries.”
The Cats Protection petition calling for air guns to be licenced can be accessed at :-
https://action.cats.org.uk/page/138372/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=care2&utm_campaign=2409061_DGTL%20CR2%20HARD%201b%20Advocacy%20Airguns%20-%20Feb24&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dotdigital&utm_content=buttonsignourpetition&dm_i=37QE,1FMUD,5PLF31,5OEQ9,1,0,0,0
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SNOOKERED
Ever since the World Snooker Championship was initiated in 1927 until two years ago it had only ever been won by players from the British Isles, except on four occasions – twice by Australians, once by a Canadian and once by a Belgian. This wasn’t really surprising however, as Snooker has been the only major sport where British competitors have been overwhelmingly predominant – indeed so keen have British youngsters been on the sport in the past that it was frequently said that snooker skill in a man was a sign of a mis-spent youth! All this has changed over the past two years however, for on both occasions the tournament has been won by competitors from the People’s Republic of China – and furthermore Chinese players have increasingly featured in the world ranking lists. The reason for this sadly seems to be that at the same time there has been a dearth of young British players breaking through onto the world rankings. Perhaps it is therefore time to start encouraging British youngsters to live mis-spent youths again!
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SUPPORT FOR U.S. FUNDING-CUTS AGAINST THE “NEW” SOUTH AFRICA
A report in a recent edition of the on-line newsletter S.A.People News reveals that prominent and highly-respected South African businessman Rob Hersov has openly welcomed President Trump’s decision to cut funding to the “new” South Africa, which he sees as actually being aimed at the corrupt and anti-Western ANC regime rather than at the country as a whole. This eye-opening report can be accessed at :-
https://www.sapeople.com/news/rob-hersov-supports-us-decision-to-cut-funding-to-south-africa-blaming-the-anc/?utm_source=brevo&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20Friday%2011%20April%202025&utm_medium=email&utm_id=85
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LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS
A recent by-election for the House of Representatives of the Australian Parliament (the Australian equivalent to the British House of Commons) in the Farrer Constituency of New South Wales produced a most dramatic result. This by-election was won decisively by the One Nation candidate David Farley (One Nation being regarded as a fraternal party to the UK’s ReformUK) who obtained almost 40% of first preference votes, rising to 57.5% when second preference votes were also taken into account. This was the first time that One Nation had ever won a seat in the House of Representatives, and could well mark a sea-change in Australian political history. Mr. Bob Vinnicombe, a good friend and supporter of our movement and a long-standing active supporter of One Nation in NSW, writes as follows :- “The One Nation victory in the Farrer by-election and the support One Nation is getting is phenomenal. I certainly did not foresee it. A few years ago One Nation was languishing in the doldrums, and it didn’t look like their vote was ever going to go up. Now support is rocketing. I see a poll in the Murdoch press today (which is not friendly towards One Nation) that says it is beating Labor (ALP), 32 per cent to 28.5 per cent. The more people attack Pauline Hanson the more support she gets. Politics has changed a lot in the last decade; it is all driven by social media now. What a turn-up it is! Twenty-three years ago they throw Pauline Hanson and her party co-creator David Ettridge (now unfortunately deceased, he was a good man) in jail, and John Howard was running round saying “Put One Nation last”. Since then Howard lost his own seat (for decades almost continuously a safe Liberal seat) and in the Farrer by-election One Nation out-polled the Liberal-National coalition 2 to 1. The significance is this is the first time someone was elected to the House of Representatives (equivalent to the House of Commons) as a One Nation candidate. He won nearly all the voting booths in some scoring 60 per cent. The new leader of the Libs, Angus Taylor, has just released an immigration policy based on the principle new migrants will only be let in if there are dwellings enough for them. Obviously an attempt to pinch back the One Nation vote.“
This result clearly shows that the rejection of the post-WW2 liberal consensus is now firmly on the ascendancy throughout the Western world!
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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.330: Mr. Ray Millican of Ballito.
Ray Millican was introduced to the Save Rhodesia Campaign by Jenny Toms (see December 2003 SCN) during 1977 and promised to found a Ballito/Stanger Branch of the organisation. He had been a successful big game hunter in Rhodesia (something which didn’t go down too well with several SRC members!) and had moved to a plush house in affluent Ballito with the profits which he had evidently made through this activity. The inaugural meeting of the Ballito/Stanger Branch was held at his house of 18th March 1978, and as well as Jenny Toms herself he also expected a model who worked for her Tom-Tom Promotions P.R. company to attend this meeting. By all accounts he was besotted with this model and had bought her a diamond ring, which he had packaged in multi-layer wrappings in order to make his gift look far bigger. Unfortunately for him the model never turned up however, and he was clearly highly embarrassed by this public set-back. Nothing further was ever heard of Ray Millican alas, and the SRC Ballito/Stanger Branch thus proved to be still-born. Whether this was because he had been angered by criticisms of his big game hunting activities or whether he was simply too embarrassed by the debacle concerning the non-appearance of the model is unknown, but it would be very interesting to learn whatever happened to Ray Millican.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
The Chagos Files is a campaign run by a team of supporters who fully support the rights of the people of the Chagos Islanders (the British Indian Ocean Territories) to be able to return to their island homes and to remain a British Overseas Territory – as they wish. Their web-site can be accessed at :-
https://www.thechagosfiles.com/
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
BLOKISH HUMOUR
Sir,
I remember Peter Fisher – I was originally wary of him due to his rather stern looks, but he turned out to be a good bloke with a sense of humour!
Yours etc.,
Mark Taylor, London, U.K.
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WHITE CROSSES IN THE WHITE HOUSE
Sir,
This is what Pres Trump meant to refer Pres Ramaphosa to in their White House meeting :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK6v36I4CTg
Yours etc.,
A.Banfield, Hertfordshire, U.K.
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POWER BLACK-OUT
Sir,
I moaned to Scottish Power about the use of non-White face on its front page of web-site . There is no need for this blatant wokery as they only constitute 4/5% of population.
Yours etc.,
George Fraser, Hampshire, U.K.
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FASCINATING BERLIN OLYMPICS CONNECTION
During the mid/late 1980s this present writer was invited to attend several fund-raising evenings at the Albert Park Bowls Club in Durban, in thanks for a computer programme which I had written for the Club. These evenings consisted of a raffle-draw for three quite nice cash prizes to be drawn from 300 pre-purchased tickets – but these three cash prizes did not go to the first three tickets drawn, but rather to the last three, and there were also whisky prizes for every twentieth ticket drawn!
But it was not the novel nature of this draw which I now find so memorable (although I did once win a bottle of whisky!), but rather a most interesting gentleman who I once met there. He was wearing a Springbok blazer, and the wording beneath the Springbok badge indicated that he had competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games! I quizzed him about his participation in these Games and it transpired that he had competed in the Boxing (I believe at welter-weight, though I could be wrong), but that he had been defeated in the first round by a “Latin American” (evidently his memory was failing him as he couldn’t remember the precise Latin-American country). I hoped to be able to interview him more fully in future for an article to be included in S.A.Patriot, but alas I never saw him again, and with the impending collapse of civilised rule in South Africa I simply didn’t have time to pursue him.
This most fascinating man must have been in his 70s at the time, so therefore would be over 100 today if still alive. We wonder however whether anyone knows anything further about him, or whether anyone has any other family connections or anecdotes about participation in the 1936 Olympics?
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