May 2024 Edition
To say that the results of this month’s local elections in the UK were dramatic would be an understatement. The massive losses suffered by the ruling Conservative Party have confirmed beyond all doubt that they are heading for a landslide defeat at the forthcoming General Election on a scale even more catastrophic than their 1997 drubbing. The Conservative Party only have themselves to blame of course, for it is obvious that the main reason for their unpopularity is the fact that they elected an alien as their leader, with an array of other foreigners appointed to top cabinet positions.
The main beneficiary of this collapse in support for the Conservative Party has of course been Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party. Sir Keir Starmer has skilfully managed to neutralise the Left-wing extremists in his party, so that the spectre of a Labour Government with a massive majority is no longer the threat to the well-being of the British nation that it would have been under either Miliband or Corbyn. Furthermore, the fact that several former Conservative MPs have now crossed the floor to Labour means that the extreme Left-wing of the party has now been even further weakened.
But the most electrifying beneficiary of the disintegration in Conservative Party support has been that of the ReformUK Party – the successor party of UKIP and the Brexit Party. Although ReformUK didn’t contest many council seats at this latest round of municipal elections in order to reserve funds ready for the forthcoming General Election, they still managed to win ten seats, including a place on the London Assembly. Most significantly, however, in the Blackpool South By-Election they came within only 117 votes of beating the official Conservative candidate into second place! Clearly ReformUK are going to be a very influential force at the forthcoming General Election.
There was however one extremely disturbing aspect regarding the latest round of elections, and that was the gains made by the unspeakable George Galloway’s pro-Islamic-terrorist “Workers Party of Britain”, and other candidates with clear pro-Muslim links – most notably the astonishing re-election of the hated Sadiq Khan as “Mayor” of London, even in spite of his despicable war against London motorists! The received wisdom was that the election of several Mohammedan candidates was because they now formed a majority in certain wards and constituencies, but in some off-guarded moments certain media commentators admitted the truth, that in the unspeakable Galloway’s Rochdale Muslims only comprise just over 10% of the population, and even in the wards where extremist Mohammedan candidates won their numbers in the electorate were mainly only between 10 and 20%. 10 to 20% too many in our opinion of course, but it shows that the main reason why so many non-British candidates were elected was because of the actions of British voters themselves – either by treasonably being prepared to vote for alien trouble-makers, or by apathetically staying at home.
The late, great Owen Parvess stated at an HNP meeting in Durban during the early 1980s that South Africa didn’t have a Black problem, it had a White problem, as so many Whites were prepared to sellout and surrender - and of course he was subsequently proved completely right! Alas Britain (and indeed most Western nations) are now suffering from similar problems caused by the worryingly high numbers of their own citizens who have been prepared to side with their immigrant foes. It has not only been at recent elections where this sickening manifestation has been demonstrated however, but also during the pro-Palestinian-terrorist demonstrations which have taken place in dozens of Western cities, where it has been clear that the majority of faces on display were White rather than Brown. These traitors must be destroyed.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB NEWS
The Springbok Club has enjoyed a very busy and successful series of activities since the last edition of the SCN appeared. On St.George’s/Sigurd’s Day the organisation staged a most illuminating and eye-opening meeting addressed by Mr. Geoff Hill, the Africa correspondent of The Washington Times and The Spectator. This talk proved to be a true tour de force, but alas as it was conducted under Chatham House rules the full details cannot be revealed here, suffice to say that Mr.Hill gave an expert analysis of four important elections due to take place in southern Africa later this year, and made some extremely revealing predictions about the likely outcomes in both Botswana and South Africa, which could prove epoch-changing. He also explained the great significance of the little-reported two new rival train lines currently being planned for the sub-continent. There was a pleasingly good attendance at this meeting, including several new attendees, and it was particularly encouraging to welcome back two erstwhile supporters who hadn’t been able to attend events for several years!
Shortly after this meeting the Springbok Club organised a trip to Portsmouth for a group of enthusiastic supporters. During this visit some of the members went on a boat trip around Portsmouth Harbour, and then the party toured round both HMS Warrior and HMS Victory, before visiting the fascinating Mary Rose museum. On the way back the following day the party called in at Petersfield, the home of the Springbok Club’s former Chairman Peter Fisher, where he was presented with an ornate certificate appointing him as the organisation’s Honorary President, which caused an outpouring of much joy!
The following weekend some members of the Kent Branch of the Springbok Club staged a most enjoyable trip to the famous annual Rochester Sweeps Festival.
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In June the Springbok Club will be holding the first in a trilogy of events being planned for sites associated with Frederick Courtney Selous (after whom the Selous Scouts were of course named). This first event in the trilogy will be staged in north London near to Regent’s Park, where Frederick Selous was born.
In July the Springbok Club will be holding another meeting to be addressed by a well-connected South African guest speaker, and the organisation will be welcoming two currently overseas-based supporters as guest speakers during the following few months. The precise details of all these events will be announced in future editions of the SCN as soon as finalised.
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PATRIOTIC FORUM NEWS
A large contingent of Patriotic Forum members and supporters gave their active support to the big St.George’s Day march and rally in central London last month, when it was particularly uplifting to see the streets of Britain’s capital city thronged with flag-waving enthusiastic patriots, thus giving the lie to those pessimistic doom-mongerers who claim that the city is “totally” overrun with alien immigrants!
Happily it can be reported that sufficient members have now volunteered to serve on the Executive Committee of the Patriotic Forum for a provisional new Committee to be formed. A special meeting will be held at a venue in central London during the evening of Tuesday 21st May 2024 in order to confirm the new Committee and to discuss future plans and activities for the organisation - and as this will only be a couple of days before Empire Day it will also provide an opportunity to celebrate this illustrious date in a convivial manner. If anyone would like to attend this gathering then please e-mail: swinton@netcomuk.co.uk.
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THE CONSERVATIVE MONDAY CLUB
We have recently been most saddened to learn that following the death of the Chairman of the Conservative Monday Club (colloquially known simply as the Monday Club), Mr. W. Denis Walker (see Obituary in the February 2024 Edition of the SCN), it has been decided to wind-up the organisation.
The Monday Club was founded in 1961 as a Right-wing pressure group within the Conservative party which opposed Prime Minister MacMillan’s increasing liberal tendencies, particularly his betrayal of Britain’s kith and kin in southern Africa. It quickly gained much support and “name recognition” and grew in both size and influence during the 1960s and 70s, with dozens of Conservative MPs and Peers becoming members. Alas during the 1980s factionalism and power-struggles took their toll, and the organisation’s support and reputation began to decline as a result. Matters came to a head in the late 1980s/early 1990s when a small clique of egocentric political extremists plotted to gain control of the organisation – the same group of malcontents who a decade later attempted to infiltrate and seize control of the Swinton Circle, now of course part of the Patriotic Forum. It was then that Denis Walker managed to rescue the Monday Club and brought it back to respectability, but alas his over-cautious approach to links with other like-minded patriotic organisations (he spurned all attempts by the Swinton Circle/Patriotic Forum to liaise closely together – even though both bodies had suffered at the hands of the same “sickly clique” in the past!) meant that it never regained its power and influence of the 1960s and 70s.
We sincerely hope of course that not only will the Monday Club not be wound-up, but also that strong and fraternal links can now be established with the Patriotic Forum, so that in these testing times there will be a united patriotic force operating in Britain. If however those who have now succeeded Denis Walker are not willing or able to continue operating then the Patriotic Forum is more than prepared to pick up the baton on its own, and furthermore extends a warm and enthusiastic welcome to all Monday Club members who wish to continue the patriotic struggle to join the organisation.
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MESSAGE FROM ANIMAL SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL
We have recently received the following worrying, though still somewhat hopeful, report from the Animal Survival International organisation concerning the plight of elephants in the “new” South Africa. It reads as follows:-
“The elephant population in Africa is in the midst of a devastating poaching crisis. At least 20,000 African elephants are killed each year for the illegal ivory trade, driving them headlong to extinction. Routinely, we have to deal with the harrowing sight of the bloody, butchered carcass of a once magnificent animal, its tusks hacked from its face and its body riddled with bullets.
“The situation is utterly horrific, but we have good news. A brilliant scientist has come up with technology that, using artificial intelligence (AI), will completely revolutionize the way we track and monitor endangered wildlife species and save countless lives.
“Existing tracking devices are fitted around the neck, and are heavy, cumbersome and expensive. They can tell you where an elephant is, but nothing else. The new devices fit around an ankle; they are lighter, cheaper and provide a mass of detailed vital information. The AI will monitor every movement the elephant makes, in real time, while continuously monitoring its vital signs to tell you how it is feeling. At the first sign of anxiety, the AI will send a message via satellite to anti-poaching teams, who can then respond instantly. At the moment, using the old tracking devices, it can take days to realize something is wrong, and by then, it is far too late. The elephant will be dead, and its tusks on their way to China.
“The new devices were invented by Dr. S.P. le Roux, a scientist at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, who was awarded a PhD for his work. There is no doubt that the devices will usher in a new era and the day can’t come soon enough for elephants in poaching areas. There is an upsurge of poaching in the area around Addo National Park and elephants are in danger. With your help, we will fit Addo’s elephants with the new devices. We have set ourselves a deadline of one month to do so - that’s how urgent the need is.
“Today here are only about 415,000 elephants left in Africa - a staggering decline from over 5 million less than a century ago. Both species of African elephant are listed on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. The African forest elephant is critically endangered, while the African savanna elephant is endangered.
“If we can raise $16,000 (around £13,000), we can purchase seven state-of-the-art tracking devices for endangered African savanna elephants of the Addo Elephant National Park.
“The illegal wildlife trade is one of the most lucrative illicit trade sectors globally, with thousands of wildlife species, worth billions of dollars, being poached annually. Apart from the loss of a culturally significant icon, elephant poaching threatens the vital role that elephants play in maintaining healthy ecosystems as keystone species. Please donate as generously as you possible can.
“Saving animals and the planet,
“Campaign Director, “Animal Survival International
“P.S. African savanna elephant populations have dwindled by at least 60% over the last 50 years. Alan, every animal counts, and we simply cannot leave their survival to chance. With poaching reaching catastrophic levels, elephants need these new AI tracking devices yesterday.”
To contact Animal Survival International, or to make a donation to assist their campaign to purchase tracking devices to help save the elephants, visit their web-site at : https://animalsurvival.org
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WHY WAS DEAN ELGAR REPLACED AS SOUTH AFRICAN TEST CAPTAIN?
Dean Elgar captained the “new” South African Cricket Test team from 2021 until 2023, although he acted as “stand-in” captain earlier. In early 2024, however, it was announced by Cricket South Africa (the South African governing board, which is on good terms with the ANC regime) that he would be replaced as captain by a Black named Temba Bavuma. The reason given for his replacement wasn’t anything to do with his form, but rather because the time he spent playing Cricket in England (where over the years he has played for Somerset, Surrey and now Essex) was considered to be interfering with his commitment to South African Cricket. Whispers are now evidently circulating that this isn’t the real reason for his replacement, but rather because the authorities were determined to appoint a Black as captain.
We of course do not know the true reason for his replacement, but all we can do is to repeat the advice which we have given to all White South African sportsmen and women ever since the ANC regime came to power, and that is to leave the disintegrating “new” South Africa completely, and to concentrate their skills in the lands of their ethnic origins. South Africa’s loss will be Essex’s gain!
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST FROM JERRY WRAITH
Our very good friend and supporter Jerry Wraith recently sent the following Freedom of Information request to Rishi Sunak. Not surprisingly he evidently received no reply! :-
“Dear Prime Minister
“WHY IS NET ZERO BEING CONTINUED?
“’Climate Change’ is being blamed on human production of CO2 Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW). This is obviously an outrageous and dangerous lie as shown below.
“CO2 FACTS
The earth produces CO2 naturally. 140 million years ago the CO2 level in the earth’s atmosphere was 2,500 ppm (parts/million). CO2 is essential for life on earth. If the CO2 level falls below about 150 ppm plant life cannot exist. Hence, all animal and human life will expire with it. More CO2 means more and greener vegetation. Commercial growers increase CO2 levels in their greenhouses to increase plant growth. Global CO2 level in 1850, beginning of the industrial revolution was 280 ppm. Global CO2 level in 2021 was 410 ppm. Hence, total increase of CO2 over that period, natural and man made, was 130 ppm. 130 ppm increase over 171 years gives an average annual increase of 0.76 ppm. Mankind is responsible for about 3% of that annual increase, or approx. 0.02 ppm. There are about 200 countries in the world. This gives an average of 0.0001 ppm/country/annum! This gives some idea of the small quantities of CO2 involved, even on a global scale.
“HENCE: Based on these average numbers it will take:
“EACH COUNTRY 10,000 YEARS TO ADD JUST 1 ppm/YEAR TO THE GLOBAL TOTAL!
However, some countries produce far more CO2 than the average. 70% of annual global CO2 emissions are produced by China, the USA, the EU, India, Russia and Japan combined. The UK produces only 1% of total man made annual CO2 or 0.0002 ppm.
“HENCE: Based on these average numbers it will take;
“THE UK 5,000 YEARS TO ADD JUST 1 ppm CO2 TO THE GLOBAL TOTAL!
However, the CO2 level was possibly rising faster more recently than the average, perhaps about 2.13 ppm between 2021 and 2022. The man made element of that would be 3% or 0.064 ppm of which the UK’s contribution to that at 1% would be 0.00064 ppm. So, even taking one extreme result for CO2 increase it will still take:
“THE UK 1,560 YEARS TO ADD JUST 1 ppm CO2 TO THE GLOBAL TOTAL!
“So, to avoid adding 1 ppm to the worlds CO2 level over the next 1,560 years the UK’s Conservative government, (supported by the Labour, Lib Dem and Green parties) is;
“1 Banning the use of our diesel and petrol cars by 2035.
“2 Making us buy EV’s at a much higher cost and which are liable to burst into flames if their batteries get wet or damaged. (EV cars have numerous other disadvantages)
“3 De-carbonising the national grid which National Grid (NG) estimates will cost £3 trillion to decarbonise the Grid alone – by 2035 – i.e. at an average cost of around £120,000 per household – to which must be added the cost for industry, transport and agriculture.
“4 Banning the use of our efficient gas boilers and making us buy inefficient heat pumps at great expense.
“5 Making our homes unusable and un-sellable by insisting on unreasonably high and extremely expensive insulation properties.
“6 Decimating our power supplies by abolishing coal fired power stations.
“7 Relying for our electricity supply on unreliable and costly wind and solar farms which require substantial subsidies to be paid by UK consumers. All fossil fuelled and nuclear stations will have been decommissioned by 2035 and the national grid will be unable to meet the additional load of millions of EV chargers and heat pumps. By then the Grid will be almost totally dependent on solar and wind power - when on some days the output from those sources is less than 1GW, i.e. 2% of grid maximum demand - a demand which is expected to reach around 90GW by 2035.
“8 Making householders install smart gas and electricity meters, so that they can be switched off when electricity supplies are overloaded. It will also enable the supply companies to charge exorbitant prices during periods of high demand.
“N.B. The use of these meters on householder’s health, (due to high energy pulses they emit) is highly suspect and has not been adequately investigated and proved safe by the authorities.
“9 Threatening to fine objectors £15,000 with a possible 12 month jail sentence if they refuse entry AND legalising the use of brute force by fitters and the police to make householders let smart meters be installed.
“10 Forming “15 minute” cities and severely restricting residents and visitors rights to travel and move around their cities.
“11 Banning practically all air travel and preventing people from enjoying foreign holidays and seeing their families based abroad.
“12 Severely taxing air travel to put people off from taking holidays abroad.
“13 Scrapping good farmland to re-wild it!
“14 Putting taxes on meat to encourage people to eat bugs.
“15 The key materials needed to meet net zero, range from copper, aluminium, nickel and silicon to rarer metals such as lithium All of which require substantial increases in their production to produce the quantities required for the expected demand in 2035.
“16 The irony is that increasing CO2 greens the planet more: which will increase the global plant life, which will increase the uptake of CO2 by the vegetation and produces more Oxygen!
“17 Paying £billions of UK taxpayers money to UN carbon funds and paying “reparations” to other countries for “polluting” the earth with CO2 during the industrial revolution and afterwards. A totally despicable lie as adding CO2 from 1800 to the present day has had a negligible effect on global warming, (see Figs below).
“N.B. In fact, of the total 130 ppm increase in CO2 between 1850 and 2021 the 3% man made element was only 3.9 ppm. Of that the UK contribution of approximately 1% was 0.039 ppm over 171 years.
“Yet you, Mr Sunak, have already donated $2 billion of our, taxpayers’ money to the UK climate change fund. Was that penance payment really just for adding 0.039 ppm to the global total over 171 years?
“ALL THAT AND MORE TO PREVENT THE UK ADDING 1 ppm CO2 TO THE WORLDS CURRENT TOTAL OF 400 ppm OVER THE NEXT 1,560 YEARS, WHEN DOUBLING THE CO2 LEVEL FROM 400 to 800 ppm MAKES A NEGLIGIBLE CHANGE TO GLOBAL WARMING!
“Hence, in view of the above I would like to ask you to justify why each of the points listed above are required and why:
“1 You still insist on applying “net zero” when it is so obviously a totally unjustifiable, unattainable and horrendously expensive scam and making the UK taxpayers and residents so utterly persecuted, all for nothing.
“2 You gave away $2 billion of taxpayers money to the UN for just adding 0.039 ppm to the global total over 171 years when doubling the global CO2 from 400 to 800 ppm has a negligible effect on global warming.
“Please treat this as a Freedom of Information request.
“Yours faithfully
“J. G. Wraith”
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DUBLINERS AT LAST SEE THE LIGHT!
We have recently been sent several YouTube videos showing the massive anti-immigration protests in Dublin, where the crowds can clearly be heard chanting out “Sinn Fein are traitors”! This follows support by the pro-international terrorist party Sinn Fein/IRA for increased immigration into the Republic of Ireland. Of course we – and all other decent and civilised people - have been condemning SF/IRA for even more evil activities such as murder and terrorism for decades, but even so it is pleasing and re-assuring to learn that masses of Dubliners now at last realise the true satanic nature of this monster in their midst. YouTube videos can be viewed at :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBg4LPo9OZY
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjHAxFCDQHA
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SOUND WORDS FROM FREDERICK FORSYTH AND ANDREW BRIDGEN
A very good friend has recently alerted us to an excellent posting made on X by Andrew Bridgen MP, where he displays a most observant letter sent by Frederick Forsyth CBE to the Daily Telegraph, which read as follows :-
“Sir,
“Not long from now, when we all have the magic gift of hindsight, pundit after pundit will explain our country’s degeneration in these past three years. Allow me to pre-empt.
“It all stems from Covid, but not the virus. The pandemic was the cause of the panic which caused a weak Government with a sick premier to hand over the management of our country to an incompetent Civil Service. Since then, failure after failure, botch after botch and fiasco after fiasco can be traced directly to a bloated self-rewarding bureaucracy, which costs the taxpayer billions and affects every moment of our lives.
“We are no longer a real democracy. The only cure is a radical reduction in red tape and its costs. But that would need political leadership of steely will not possessed by any major party. We have not seen such steel in high office since Margaret Thatcher, and nothing similar is on the horizon.
“Frederick Forsyth
“Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire”
The full X posting by Andrew Bridgen MP can be found at :-
https://twitter.com/ABridgen/status/1788092468010885624?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
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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/uruguay/uruguay.php?id=uruguay_from_springbk
and
http://www.bellemodel.biz/emails/expatriates/toplist_expatriates.php?id=toplist_expatriates_from_springbk
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.306: Mr. CLIFF MOORE of Poplar.
Cliffe Moore, who lived in the Poplar area of London, came into contact with the Springbok Club during the early 2010s, and indeed addressed the organisation with an account of his experiences in South Africa, Rhodesia and other African countries shortly afterwards. He seemed a good and keen supporter of the organisation, but alas disappeared from the scene after a few years, and worryingly the latest invitation sent to him has been returned as he evidently is no longer living at the same address. We would therefore be very keen to learn what has become of him.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
Turning Point UK is a right-wing conservative activist and political organisation that aims to challenge the left-leaning bias in our institutions and wider society; expose the far left and end the tyranny of woke ideology. We made contact with a reporter of theirs at the big St.George’s Day/Sigurd’s Day march and rally in Whitehall, and were very impressed with what he had to say. Their web-site can be accessed at : https://tpointuk.co.uk/
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
STATE OF THE UNION
Sir,
I am forwarding you a personal message which I sent to retired Prof. Hugh Murray. It is in response to California's attempt to remove Pres. Donald J. Trump from the ballot.
I can expand upon these comments, but it looks very much like my prediction of a civil war and/or break in the Union of States is now far more likely. Missing from the comments below is also that, quite like the late 1850's in the much-maligned, misunderstood Buchanan Administration days, Americans also have lost faith in their institutions; directly leading to succession :-
“Hello Hugh,
“I read your message. It only reinforces what I said to you over the ‘phone the other day- I see no way to exactly predict how it will happen, but the country is simply going to have to either have a break-up, or at best, one side simply has to win everything and the other lose - there may be blood, sadly.
“What you have here, Hugh, is no different than a bad marriage near its end that is barely held together by money. There inevitably comes a point of divorce or violent solution.
“You and I are simply unable to fight this out. We both did use the papers to warn of this for years, if not decades. Only smart people, who are few & far between listened, and, the money soon will clearly run out. About 12 years ago, Paul Ryan released a very sober meta-analysis which indicated the Federal Government had until around 2030 before the USA would go off the cliff. However, that analysis missed a number of other key factors.
“For one, it did not account for America's unusual dual-sovereignty system. 46 out of 50 State retirement programs don't have enough money. State debt was also not counted; meaning we are already worth less than $0.
“The debt increase from Covid/The Wuhan Flu also could not be foreseen, and that accelerates the process in uncountable ways.
“Additionally, the sanctuary city policy and Biden open border policy simply could not be foreseen. The analysis did not count that, or the legacy costs (pensions) which cities must pay as municipal pensions largely negate Social Security. Thus, the fate which New York and Chicago, etc. now face will probably soon befall most major American cities.
“Then there is the looming collapse of the U.S. Dollar, as well as the rising efforts abroad to replace it with a new reserve currency. That may end what economists call America's ‘privileged economy’ just when we need it most.
“Worse still, our largest generation is now beginning to retire and new immigrants simply don't often have the language skills and education to step in; meaning a massive economic loss. The only Federal Program left which is solvent for 100 years is FERS; and that's only enough to run the country for 2 months.
“We're also very low on our oil reserve, red-line on our diesel reserve, and it would take 5-15 years to undo that. If an enemy strikes there now; it will be worse than 1929.
“I could go on but what will generally happen is clear. The days of running to the suburbs and ignoring our problems are really already about at their end, and as you heard from the blaring sirens two days ago, even Waukesha, Brookfield, Rochester, MN, etc., are starting to have city problems.
“I may not be around and I wish the next generation well, but this clearly will end in disaster; little different than the end of a bad marriage.
“The United States and much of Western Europe is not just bankrupt, but clearly doomed. The only question now is how and when.
“What a damned shame.
“Yours,
“Jay.”
Yours etc.,
Prof. Jason Jellison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
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AGE OLD STORY
Sir,
I have not been in contact for several years, although I do read your SCN as it comes out. This is because at 84 old-age has caught up on me. The brain is not the same as the old days back in South Africa. I want to thank you for your editorial in the November 2023 SCN. The Jews have suffered so much over the many years. Even in South Africa Jews were looked down on. My father was born at Verde in the O.F.S., so I decided to visit the village when I was 50 years old. I asked folk in the old age home if they had heard of William Absalom, owner of shops etc.. One gent said go to a 96 year old lawyer still alive. During my visit I asked if he knew my grandfather, his reply was yes but we had nothing to do with him because he was a Jew. During my early schooling in Durban, children wrote ‘Jew Boy’ on my shirts. My grandparents were both born in the UK in 1847, and left for South Africa because they were not able to register births, marriages and deaths in the British Registry. I am a Jew by birth, but never attended a Synagogue - in fact I am a Christian.I moved to New Zealand in 2003, only to find Jews are not popular here either.Enough is enough.
Thanks again for your SCN.
Yours etc.,
Ray Absalom, New Zealand
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GLOBAL VISION
Sir,
Many thanks for my copy of the latest SCN.
Just a little feedback:-
Israel/Hamas.
My first Middle East projects were in Cairo in 1967. The Israelis had driven the combined Arab forces out of Sinai, across the Suez Canal and into Egypt. The boy soldiers did their "snake dance" around the streets of Cairo singing "We will push the Israelis into the sea even if it takes 1000 years". I have witnessed many groups around the world who believe that "The end justifies the Means", Northern Ireland, Iran, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and Lebanon for example. "There will be collateral damage": Israel is surrounded by groups, even nations, who would love to see their destruction. The military strength of Israel and its support from the US deters them from taking more dramatic action. I met Osama Bin Laden in Jeddah in 1978. His older brother, Salim, was my company's business partner in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He and his followers and many other groups are, as far as they are concerned, "doing God's work". One must have worked/lived in the Muslim world and/or have a good knowledge of the Islamic Trilogy (the Koran, the Sunnah and Sharia) to understand what motivates these people and why ALL true Muslims must live their lives in strict accordance with these laws, they are not simply guidelines, they are not negotiable. What I do know is that living in London or now here in British Columbia, Canada, very very few people, including MP's and journalists, have any real understanding of Islam. The UK had around 100 Sharia Courts operating when I lived there. ALL devout Muslims must take their problems to their local Mosque/Ulama for a ruling under Sharia and not the court of the Kafir. I hope that some deal is done that ensures that the hostages are released but cannot be optimistic.
Democracy
Subscribers to the SCN complain about government policies and failings. Nothing can improve under the present Party political system. Politics is reduced to marketing and spin. All about "market share"!! These parties have their marketeers and strategists just like any commercial company. Presentation, being politically correct at all times, and good with the media are essential in winning votes. It is now illegal to apply one's experience, verifiable facts and figures, common sense and the lessons of history to society's problems be it there in the UK or here in Canada. Every society has what is a sustainable or optimum level of population. The economy will support a certain population for a given standard of living. Exceed that number and, even just to maintain the status quo, the government must either go deeper into debt, sell off even more government/taxpayer owned industries and services, print more money or cut services. The Westminster government has used all of these tactics over the past years. The last time I looked around 8 local governments in England were bankrupt and under section 114 protection. Westminster alone had around £2.5 Trillion of debt. Still the UK's population will grow by around/up to 1 million this year. That figure includes the 8 categories of immigrant plus births minus deaths. It is a simple fact of life that certain faiths, religions, cultures etc cannot integrate. Their rules do not allow integration. For some countries like the UK, USA, Canada etc are "The work of Satan" but to raise these subjects is to break the laws concerning racial and religious hatred. Nothing can change under the present system. One MUST give one's total commitment to the party. To do otherwise brings suspension or deselection and, even if one survives, then there is no hope of high office, a title/seat in the upper house. Of course being "economic with the truth" is essential at times in politics and diplomacy but we have reached a new low. To make any progress this party system must be replaced by a meritocracy and government of national unity. Very clever people are required slowly to undo the damage that has been done. This must be achieved whilst keeping all of those interfering organisations/lobbyists satisfied and "out of the loop" (the EU, UNHCR etc).
Yours etc.,
Paul Rhodes, Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada.
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OBITUARY
DEREK LESLIE UNDERWOOD M.B.E.
It was with great sadness that we learnt of the recent death of Derek Leslie Underwood. Derek Underwood was one of the greatest slow bowlers of the latter part of the 20th Century. He first played for Kent in 1963 and gained his first England cap three years later. His bowling action was unique, managing to spin the ball with a far longer run-up than most spinners, to such an extent that some analysts even described his bowling style as Left-arm Medium rather than Slow Left-arm. His main bowling strength wasn’t variation however, but rather deadly accuracy – hence his nickname of “Deadly”!
His boyish appearance (which he kept all his life) meant that he didn’t look like a typical sporting super-hero, but he was still intensely popular amongst Kent fans, with countless schoolboys eagerly writing down “B Underwood” dozens of times on their scorecards throughout the season! The high-spots of his career were his 7 for 50 in the second innings to defeat Australia at The Oval in 1968, and his match figures of 10 for 82 again to defeat Australia at Headingly in 1972. His best Test figures however were his 13 for 71 against Pakistan at Lords in 1974, and he also played significant roles in Kent’s Gillette Cup Final victories of 1967 and 1974.
Derek Underwood was also brave enough and principled enough to take part in Graham Gooch’s “rebel” tour of South Africa in 1982 in order to express his solidarity with his South African kith and kin, his best figures on this tour being 2 for 35 against South African Colts. He played his last Test in 1982 and retired completely from the First-Class game in 1987. In all he played 900 matches for Kent, taking 2523 wickets at 19.04, played 86 Test Matches taking 297 wickets at 25.83 and 26 ODIs taking 32 wickets at 22.93.
He was a highly intelligent person with a quick and subtle sense of humour. This present writer was asked by a female journalist friend to accompany her to a Kent Open Day at the start of a season in the early 2000s as she was not a great expert on Cricket. I managed to introduce her to Derek Underwood and one of her first questions was “When was your heyday?” He instantaneously replied “Today!”. Derek Underwood was appointed the President of Kent C.C.C. in 2006 and had the great honour of serving as President of the M.C.C. for 2008/09.
Our sincerest condolences are extended to Derek Underwood’s widow Dawn, and to his two daughters.
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