June 2024 Edition
2024 has accurately been called “the Year of Elections” as so many important elections have taken place or will be taking place around the globe this year. At the moment, however, the two most important national elections to us are that which recently took place in the “new” South Africa and that which is about to take place in the UK early next month.
We include later in this SCN a link to an expert analysis of the “new” South African General Election by Geoff Hill, but we would also like to add a few comments ourselves. All elections in that unfortunate country ever since the new dispensation was enforced in 1994 have of course been a farce, as upon the insistence of the egalitarian string-pullers there has been voting equality between the most primitive in society and the most elite. Be this as it may, this year’s “new” South African General Election was fascinating for psephologists. For the first time the terrorist ANC were unable to intimidate their minions sufficiently in order to give them complete control of Parliament, and even with their most logical ally, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) – often described as the ANC on steroids – they still cannot muster an absolute majority. The only viable alternative outcome of the election would have been a “Ribbentrop/Molotov” coalition between the business-friendly Democratic Alliance (DA) and the new MK Party formed by the corrupt (but therefore easily malleable) Jacob Zuma – but in order for such an alliance to claim power, relatively desirable though this undoubtedly would be, they would have to gain the support of all of a myriad of smaller parties in Parliament. The outcome has therefore been stalemate, with the country now therefore facing even more chaos and disintegration.
The outcome of the forthcoming British General Election will clearly be both a lot more predictable and a lot more hopeful. Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is on course for a landslide victory, probably even greater than that achieved by Sir Tony Blair in 1997. Such a Labour victory will not be as disastrous for the UK as many believe however. Sir Keir has successfully re-invented the Labour Party so that it no longer resembles either the “red in tooth and claw” crypto-Trotskyite party of the Miliband and Corbyn era, nor the more moderate “trendy-lefty” socialism of the Blair/Brown years. Furthermore Sir Keir has successfully managed to remove most of the more vile extremists and anti-Semites from his party – including even the unspeakable Jeremy Corbyn himself!
The biggest question of the General Election however will not be who wins, but who comes second – for it now appears that the ReformUK party which has emerged from both UKIP and the Brexit Party is set to make massive gains – in number of votes if not in actual seats. As a result of ReformUK’s escalating popularity the Conservative Party – previously the most successful political party in the western World for the past two centuries - now seems to be in free-fall, and could conceivably be heading for a wipe-out of the same proportions as that of their Canadian counterparts in 1993, when the Progressive-Conservative Party was reduced from 156 to just 2 seats! Perhaps significant to this comparison is the fact that the newly-emerged patriotic party in Canada which took most votes from the incumbent Progressive-Conservative Party was called the Reform Party! Another interesting factor regarding the forthcoming British General Election is the surprising re-emergence of the Liberal Democrat Party (the LibDems), who seem to be taking votes from all the other established parties. Any one of three parties could therefore finish up as the official opposition in the next Parliament.
We therefore make no bones about advocating to all our readers in Great Britain full support for ReformUK (and for those in Northern Ireland support for either the DUP or the UUP, whichever of these two Unionist parties seems most likely to win in any particular constituency). ReformUK will not form the next government of course, but a significant showing could signal the death-knell of the Conservative Party in its present form (and the cause of their death will clearly be suicide!), but it could conceivably provide a springboard for complete victory in 2029. Furthermore, a big swing to ReformUK in the UK could provide significant impetus to similar patriotic parties around the Western world – particularly for the GOP in the United States in November!
------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRINGBOK CLUB NEWS
On Saturday 29th June the Springbok Club will be holding the first in a trilogy of visits being planned to 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 close to Regent’s Park, where Frederick Selous was born, and will consist of trip to see the place where he was born, followed by a stroll along a near-by canal which he undoubtedly knew as a small boy, before adjourning to a neighbouring hostelry where a PowerPoint presentation about his early life will be shown. Rendezvous will be in the early afternoon close to Camden Town Underground Station, and all members and supporters of the Springbok Club will be notified of the precise details very shortly. If any other readers would like to attend this event then please let us know either by e-mailing: springbk@netcomuk.co.uk or by ‘phoning: 07711188430.
In July the Springbok Club will be holding a meeting to be addressed by a well-connected South African guest speaker, and the organisation will be staging an informal get-together featuring a long-standing supporter of the movement in August. The Springbok Club will of course be honouring our pledge to Peter Sladden by maintaining the “Raising of the Flag” celebration in September, which this year will be held in Oxfordshire, where Cmd. E.C. “Teddy” Tyndale-Biscoe (who of course first raised the Union Flag at the site which became Salisbury, Rhodesia, on 13th September 1890) was born. The precise details of all these events will be announced in future editions of the SCN as soon as finalised.
------------------------------------------------------------------
PATRIOTIC FORUM NEWS
A special meeting of the Patriotic Forum was held last month both in order to celebrate Empire Day and to re-structure the organisation after a short break. The new Committee of the organisation was formally confirmed and a list of potential guest speakers for future meetings was agreed upon. It was further proposed and accepted that the annual membership fee for the Patriotic Forum should be increased from £12.00 to £15.00. It is hoped therefore that both lapsed members and other readers will be prepared to renew their membership or to join the organisation as soon as possible, in order to help build up funds so that the planned itinerary of future meetings featuring interesting guest speakers provisionally planned for the next few months can come to fruition. Once again, payments can be made by direct bank transfer, the relevant bank account details being as follows :-
Bank name: NatWest Bank Ltd., Herne Bay Branch Sort-code: 60 – 10 – 37 Account Name: Patriotic Press Account No.: 54015138
Last month Mr. Bob Vinnicombe, an Australian friend of the Patriotic Forum and a leading member of the Australian One Nation Party, made a short-notice visit to the UK, and met up with some Patriotic Forum supporters whilst in the country. The group enjoyed a short but most memorable time together, and Mr. Vinnicombe was shown both the bust of Admiral Arthur Phillip (who of course founded Sydney and became the first Governor of NSW) where Dennis Delderfield’s New Britain organisation always celebrated Australia Day each year, a tradition now continued by the Patriotic Forum, and St.Mary’s Church in Putney where the Putney Debates took place in 1647. It is hoped that when Mr. Vinnicombe next visits the UK he will be able to address a Patriotic Forum meeting again to tell more about the current political situation in Australia.
------------------------------------------------------------------
THE CONSERVATIVE MONDAY CLUB
Following the report in last month’s SCN that we had been informed that the Conservative Monday Club (colloquially known simply as the Monday Club) was to be wound-up following the death of their hard-working and greatly respected Chairman Mr. W. Denis Walker, we have now heard from two separate sources that the organisation is indeed to be wound-up – though strangely those who have taken over the reins of the organisation are stating that they still intend to stage a regular mid-summer gathering and an annual Christmas dinner!
We believe that it is a mistake to wind-up the Monday Club, albeit that it will evidently continue in a limited form, as the organisation has such great “name recognition” which is of benefit to the patriotic cause as a whole. If however those who were left in control after the sad death of Denis Walker are not prepared or able to continue functioning regularly then we call on them to consider joining forces with the Patriotic Forum – not necessarily to enact a full merger, but certainly to liaise closely together to advance the common patriotic cause.
We also repeat our offer of a warm hand of friendship to all current and former members of the Monday Club who wish to maintain more active support for the patriotic cause to join the Patriotic Forum.
------------------------------------------------------------------
MESSAGE FROM THE NETWORK FOR ANIMALS
We have recently received the following most distressing report from the Network for Animals organisation concerning the plight of donkeys in Kenya. It reads as follows:-
“In Naivasha, Kenya, 62 rescued donkeys are enduring severe hunger and life-threatening respiratory illnesses after surviving a nightmarish experience. These animals were confiscated by local authorities during an investigation into the stealing and slaughtering of donkeys for the illicit donkey skin trade.
“Recently, our partner, the Kenya Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (KSPCA), discovered that at the government holding facility, the donkeys were deprived of food and veterinary care. They were left emaciated and covered in untreated, agonizing wounds.
“The situation took a turn for the worse when a sudden, devastating torrential downpour flooded the facility - leaving the already weakened animals to wade around in ankle-deep water. Donkeys are not well adapted to cold, wet conditions, and many contracted pneumonia as a result of their severely weakened immune systems.
“It breaks our hearts to tell you that two innocent donkeys died at the facility before we could get to them. 62 made it to safety at the KSPCA’s sanctuary in Naivasha, and with your help, we can ensure their future survival.
“We are shocked too, but not surprised that the donkeys were badly treated by the authorities supposed to look after them, because time and again, in many places where we work, the authorities just don’t care about animals. The police did their job and confiscated the donkeys from the donkey skin killers, but then the donkeys became the government’s responsibility, and the government people who were supposed to care for the donkeys did not have the capacity to do so. As so often in our work, it was left to us and our supporters to pick up the pieces and provide hope for the animals.
“Our partner, the KSPCA, is the only organization in Kenya with trained staff and a legal mandate that allows them to seize abused animals. They were able to respond quickly to this emergency, but transporting 62 donkeys is not easy or inexpensive, and they turned to us in despair. It is animal lovers like you that will ensure these creatures get care.
“The most critical needs right now are food, veterinary care and security.
“If we can raise $10,000 (£8,125), we can fill their tummies, treat their wounds and provide them with safety and the tender loving care they truly deserve following their traumatic experiences. Please, will you help us?
“Donkeys are in crisis all around the world. This is almost entirely due to the demand for their skins in China, where they are used to make a cosmetic called ejiao. Although donkey slaughter is illegal in Kenya, it still continues. In February, police discovered an unlicensed slaughterhouse with fresh donkey meat and severed heads from 30 donkeys. The skins were missing, no doubt already rendered down for ejiao. Ejiao sells for approximately $783 (£630) per kilogram/$400 (£320) per pound, and the Chinese market for it increased from roughly $3.2 billion (£2.7 billion) in 2013 to $7.8 billion (£6.4 billion) in 2020. Against money like that, we have an uphill battle to save donkeys, but we will never give up.
“The practice of donkey slaughter is prohibited in Kenya following the dramatic decline in donkey populations in the 2010s. However, the KSPCA has evidence that illegal donkey slaughter continues in the country.
“Your donation today will provide essential food and medical treatment for the 62 malnourished and injured donkeys and support KSPCA's crucial investigations into illegal donkey slaughter in Kenya. This is critical in our fight to end the appalling donkey skin trade once and for all.
“For the animals,
“Gloria Davies (and Max and Flora!) “Founder, Network for Animals.
“P.S. The ever-growing demand for ejiao is causing donkeys across Africa to be brutally killed and sometimes skinned alive. With the current rate of slaughter, the species could be extinct within four years.”
To contact Network for Animals, or to make a donation to assist their campaign to help the donkeys in Kenya. visit their web-site at: https://networkforanimals.org/
------------------------------------------------------------------
CRICKET IN NORTH AMERICA
It has of course been good to see the two giants of North America, Canada and the USA, competing – and in the case of the USA co-hosting – this year’s Cricket T20 World Cup. But why, we wonder, have these two potential giants of the game been relatively so absent ever since global tournaments began in the 1970s?
It should never be forgotten that the first ever international Cricket match took place between the USA and Canada in 1844 (33 years before the first England v. Australia Test Match!), and that the Philadelphian Cricket Team made an acclaimed tour of England in 1897, when their fast bowler John “Bart” King was considered the best bowler of his type in the world! In a recent docu-drama about John Adams (the first Vice-President of the USA and the second President) he compares the title of the President of the country to a president of a Cricket club (not a baseball club!) and when Newfoundland volunteers were told to assemble at the start of WW1 it was at the St.Johns’ Cricket Ground (not Ice Hockey stadium!).
So why did the MCC and other Cricketing authorities neglect North American Cricket for so long, rather than nourishing it as they did in most other parts of the Empire/Commonwealth during the 20th Century? The reason is unfathomable, but the end results of this neglect are now alas coming to light, for not only have the states of the pitches in the US during the current tournament been lamentable (particularly that in Long Island, New York!), but both national teams seem to be comprised of almost exclusively imported mercenary players from the West Indies and the Indian sub-continent.
We of course wish both countries every success in re-developing the game in their respective lands – but hope that they will start importing top-class groundsmen rather than players!
------------------------------------------------------------------
DEATH OF HERBERT WOODGATE
In the March 2024 Edition of the SCN we reported the death of Mrs. Heather Woodgate (née Stevens and formerly Watson) who had previously threatened to shoot those who had earlier re-circulated a humourous picture poking fun at the late ANC terrorist leader “Nelson” Mandela. It was actually not Mrs. Woodgate who this amusing picture was intended for however, but rather her second husband, Herbert George Woodgate, who it was believed shared most people’s abhorrence of international terrorism (he spent his entire working life in the employment of the Ministry of Defence) and had a sense of humour, so would therefore appreciate it. Now comes the news that Mr. Woodgate has also now died, only a few short months after the death of his awful wife. It is just a pity therefore that he couldn’t have lived just a little longer free from the influence of this appalling woman.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
LATEST REPORT FROM GEOFF HILL
We have recently received a copy of the post-South African General Election article which Geoff Hill (the Africa correspondent for both The Washington Times and The Spectator, who gave such a sparkling speech to the Springbok Club in April) wrote for The Spectator. It reads as follows :-
“WILL SOUTH AFRICA’s UNEMPLOYED RISE UP?
“Beginning in the year 2000, Robert Mugabe began snatching white-owned farms for ‘redistribution’ and giving them to the black majority in Zimbabwe. The best properties were given to ministers, generals and retired ambassadors. Many used them as weekend retreats from the city. Mugabe’s wife, Grace, took a vast citrus estate east of the capital, Harare.
“In a short time, a country that for half a century had fed itself and exported the surplus was bankrupt, and hungry.
“The president’s plan was not so much about agriculture as politics. Young people in the city voted mostly for the opposition. He would put them on five- or ten-acre plots way out of town where they couldn’t join in strikes and riots and they would stop telling journalists that even with their O or sometimes A levels, they couldn’t find work.
“Today, many of the farms lie empty and an estimated three million have jumped the border to South Africa where locals say they are taking jobs and driving up rents in townships around the cities. There’s now a saying popular with black youth in Zimbabwe and South Africa: ‘I don’t want to be on the land, I want to be on the Internet.’
“South Africa is already 60 per cent urban and every day, long-haul buses pull into Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town and other cities from rural areas. Young men and women climb off with their possessions in a suitcase or wrapped in a blanket. Most have finished high school, many can quote Shakespeare and solve simultaneous equations, but few will find a job.
“Rather they will join the millions who live in the towns, sometimes sleeping five-or-more to a one-room shack, usually made of wood and iron, boiling in summer and cold in winter, when there is snow on the mountains. Several of these dwellings share a single shower, toilet and kitchen.
“Long before sunrise, the shacks start emptying as young people mostly between 18 and 30 make their way to the roads, not to catch a taxi but in the hope a passing motorist may pick them up for a day’s work: cleaning, painting, anything.
“Johannesburg is 5,000 feet above sea level, and in the pre-dawn chill they huddle at a roadside fire, rubbing their hands. From a car, they look like shadows around the flame as they turn and wave. Most will go home with nothing. This in the country that has Africa’s largest economy.
“At the election on Wednesday 29 May, South Africa had the chance to vote for a Mugabe land plan, offered this time by Julius Malema who leads the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a party he formed when he was thrown out of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in 2012 for indiscipline. Malema, now 43, had led the ANC Youth League where he peddled the same argument about getting black people onto the soil.
“The EFF vote fell below 10 per cent, though it had only been a point higher before last week’s election. Malema in Parliament is like a young Mick Jagger on stage: loud, bouncy, vulgar but hugely talented. For 60 years, the Rolling Stones knew how to read the public mood. Malema thought he had done just that with his promise to nationalise all land without compensation and divide it up for the people. The voters thought otherwise.
“Former president Jacob Zuma also wanted to do a Venezuela, taking over farms, banks and mines, again without paying the current owners and shareholders. His uMkhonto we Sizwe party (MK) — Zulu for ‘spear of the people’ — is only six months old and won 15 per cent of the national vote.
“The ANC, for the first time since democracy came to South Africa in 1994, lost its majority and in a parliament of 400 seats now has just 159, well short of the 201 needed to form a government. Despite the talk of socialism on their website and literature, they have been business friendly. In their early years of rule under Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki, they had a stab at buying commercial farms and dividing them up, only to see once thriving operations collapse in ruin.
“There is even a Land party that wants to strengthen property rights but transfer state-owned acreage to the poor. The land they want to give away is known for its long dry winters and frequent droughts. Just what the poor were meant to do with it is hazy. Voters thought so too and the party failed to win a seat.
“Polls before the election varied but few thought the ANC would get such a low result. What all the surveys agreed on was why voters had turned against their rulers, and topping every list was ‘unemployment’.
“It was a simultaneous election last week for central government and an administration in each of the nine provinces, headed by a premier with powers similar to a state governor in the US. Provincial names speak to the blend of cultures that make up this country of 62 million people. Gauteng which includes Johannesburg and the capital Pretoria, is from the Tswana language and means ‘place of gold’, a key export. Western Cape refers to the Cape of Good Hope mentioned in the diary of Sir Francis Drake when in 1580 he became the first person to sail around the globe. And Limpopo province — home of Ramaphosa’s Venda people — recalls an ancient chief who gave his name to what author Rudyard Kipling described as the ‘great grey greasy Limpopo’, the river dividing South Africa and Zimbabwe.
“The land-grabbing parties didn’t win a province but Jacob Zuma’s MK clocked up 45 per cent in his home region of KwaZulu Natal. Zuma faces dozens of charges in court over his time as president and the state says it has witnesses ready to tell of bribes here and there … and wholesale embezzlement. For now, none of that has been proved and Zuma denies any wrongdoing.
“Why 45 per cent in KwaZulu Natal? ‘KwaZulu’ means ‘place of the Zulu,’ home to the country’s largest racial group, accounting for one-in-four of the population including Jacob Zuma. And Natal? It’s Portuguese for Christmas because on that day in 1497 the navigator Vasco da Gama became the first European to eye this part of the continent from his ship. For history buffs, the future King Henry Vlll was just six years old.
“From the start of his troubles in 2018, Zuma has claimed to be a victim. And he has sought succour among his own people. So far, peace has prevailed but some in MK have warned of violence unless they are part of a future government.
“Just about everyone in South Africa has a phone, often second-hand. Sometimes it is a counterfeit Nokia or Samsung, used for calls but also for WhatsApp, Facebook and to stay in touch with family in the rural areas or friends in town. And to search what few ads there are for work.
“Mobiles have made riots more common because word spreads and people join in. Most of the protests in recent years have been urban, and focused on the hideous levels of unemployment. Such anger can turn to violence here very fast.
“The election has changed who sits where in parliament but done nothing for youngsters standing patiently by the road. How much longer before they take to the streets?”
------------------------------------------------------------------
THE ENDURING CROWN COMMONWEALTH
A colleague from the pro-Commonwealth CANZUK organisation has recently informed us about, and has fully recommended, a masterful new book entitled: “The Enduring Crown Commonwealth: The Past, Present, and Future of the UK-Canada-ANZ Alliance and Why It Matters”, which can be ordered through the web-site: https://rowman.com using the promo code: RLFANDF30.
He writes: “I am honoured and pleased to recommend purchasing this book written by authors Michael J. Smith & Stephen Klimczuk-Massion. It is the most meticulously researched and written book on CANZUK or a Realm Union to date, and is a most monumental and important historical contribution to the development of the Commonwealth, and to the nations of the world at large.”
------------------------------------------------------------------
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
------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
----------------------------
"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.
------------------------------------------------------------------
WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.307: “Maggie from Glasgow” of the Wild Coast Casino.
“Maggie from Glasgow” (her surname was rarely used, although it is believed to have been a “Mac” name) was on the fringe of the “Roper Set” (see Edition No.40 of The Imperial Patriot), and worked as a croupier on the baccarat tables at the Wild Coast Casino in the Transkei. An outstandingly attractive woman, it was however impossible to engage her in conversation when she was on duty at the casino! Her most spectacular appearance was when she turned up dressed as a whore (complete with exposed plastic breasts!) at Paul Roper’s fancy dress birthday party in 1981. It would be very interesting to learn where she is now.
------------------------------------------------------------------
RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
Many readers will be familiar with the famous 1976 Rhodesian Tour, when a group of five (then) young British patriots toured Rhodesia in order to express their solidarity with their Rhodesian kith and kin. A FaceBook page was created in order to celebrate this tour, and can still be viewed and comments added to at :-
https://www.facebook.com/groups/987927834558816
------------------------------------------------------------------
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
SWERLING DERVISH SOUND-ALIKE
On this side of the pond, I was really taken aback by your memorable, fitting “obituary” of this Sam Swerling fellow (see October 2023 SCN – Ed.).
Of course I never met him, but I know you're not the kind of person to misrepresent someone who cannot defend himself. Really though, he reminded me of Kevin McCarthy, the recent Speaker of The House whom Rep. Matt Gaetz heroically threw out.
There are many similarities: Every promise was broken. Every word was a lie. An Impeachment Inquiry was arguably betrayed as we have no subpoenas. To quote young Matt Gaetz, "Chaos is Kevin McCarthy."
Worst of all, since a small number of brave Republicans like Gaetz (who the Deep State and Medicrats now brand a paedophile and suspected terrorist) had to abruptly throw out McCarthy, that meant the U.S. Congress could not function when Israel was attacked.
I actually view Israel's tragedy as, for us, a stroke of luck because that stopped McCarthy from trying to pry his way into power. That may have occurred, or we might have gotten a treacherous Democrat, but there was suddenly no time and that meant the GOP had to make a quick decision; limiting treachery.
Now, we have Steve Scalise as Speaker. I would prefer Matt Gaetz, but Scalise was shot by a possessed socialist a few years back. I'm pleased because Scalise has seen the savagery which is unfolding in Israel firsthand when bullets entered his body a few years back.
Most Americans still are too stupid to get what the Israeli's learned the hard way: You can't live with these people and, as you import them here, they do intend to kill, enslave and abuse us in the end.
This stupid 'diversity' is so far out that I happen to have been told that an Iranian national - Nazzanine Manni - allegedly got a 4-month contract at Blue Origin; one of America space companies. I was incredulous and laughed when a 21-year-old African-American said she has a right to the job because of 'diversity.' ...so, OK, you mean to say that it is in America's best interest to have an Iranian national, only a citizen by a questionable marriage now ending in a vengeful divorce for a matter of only months before she got the job, have potential access to ballistic re-entry technology, America's top aerospace experts, potentially privileged technology, etc., when it is known that Iran built the drones and bombs now dropped upon Israel; which faces potential genocide from a lot of Iranian aerospace technology?
...gee, I wonder what that broad might do with such knowledge if she has to return to Iran, whose leaders chant 'Death to America!' ...still, as America loads its universities - Satan's private lair - with Iranians; one of whom I sat next to on the way back from Bangkok, who also admitted to using drugs (what a great immigrant!), Americans are too arrogant to get it. Unlike me, who lived with Malaysians who now support Israel's genocide, I know what the foreigners really say about America, usually not in English, and it's only a matter of time before this happens here.
Long story short, when someone commits sustained treason, rather like this Swerling fellow, I think it's okay to be honest and cross a rare line. He tried, apparently to destroy the movement or hijack it, and that is why Matt Gaetz had to destroy Kevin McCarthy. Only 517 more corrupt Congresspersons to go!
Yours etc.,
Prof. Jason Jellison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
----------------------------
MIGHTY FIGHTING HAWK
Sir,
Geoff Hill and Nick Russell used to produce a good magazine in Australia, called 'African Safari.' I wrote for it, including an article on Breaker Morant and another on Jonty Rhodes (that also had my photo of him coming off after making 69, First Test, Wanderers, March 1994). I have Geoff's book on Mugabe.
Yours etc.,
John Elsegood, Melbouurne, Victoria, Australia.
----------------------------
WOKE UP CALL
Sir,
I am sick of all the attacks on GBNews. The broadcaster represents the views of the MAJORITY in this country. We are now fighting against the “woke” nonsense that is infecting our great Nation: “Just Stop Oil” criminals, “Net Zero” nonsense, immigration displacing our own people, “Black Lives Matter” nonsense from the USA, anti-Monarchy and anti-our once great Empire. As for slavery reimbursement nonsenses: A pox on your house!
Yours etc.,
George Fraser, Petersfield, Hampshire, U.K.
----------------------------
GENOCIDE WATCH
Sir,
I saw a screening of the film "In search of My Sister" last night about the ongoing genocide against the Uyghurs of East Turkestan by the Chinese Communist Party. Powerful and informative film. Everyone should see this film.
Yours etc.,
Bob Vinnicombe, Sefton, NSW, Australia.
------------------------------------------------------------------
INFANTILE BEHAVIOUR
A few years ago we started receiving constant anonymous mail through the post containing only leaflets from some more far-Right organisations. There was no clue as to who was sending these missives, except that they all bore a Lancashire and South Lakes postmark, so we therefore assumed that they must have been sent by someone from the north-west of England. This continuous stream of unsolicited mail did not cause us any problems of course, but it did strike us as a rather childish thing to do. More recently, however, there has been a slight change in the material which was sent, for it no longer consisted of pamphlets emanating from the British mainland, but instead election leaflets from the TUV Party in Northern Ireland – and all of them relating to none other than John Hiddleston!
Longer-standing supporters will of course recall that John “Porky” Hiddleston (he obtained the nickname of “Porky” after a schoolboy howler when he maintained that mint sauce should be served with pork!) was the original editor of S.A.Patriot magazine – but that he subsequently disappeared from the scene under a very black cloud! When the White Rhino Club (Mark 1) was founded in early 1980 it was decided to launch a patriotic magazine to be called South African Patriot, but alas none of the founding members of the White Rhino Club (Mark 1) were in a position to take on the editorship of the publication, either because of employment or business reasons, or because they were slating for South African citizenship at the time. Hiddleston, who had only recently arrived in the country from his native Northern Ireland, jumped at the opportunity however, citing his previous editorship of the National Front’s Northern Ireland magazine The British Ulsterman as his suitability – but he never told anyone that one of the main reasons why he had fled Northern Ireland was because he had run up a large debt for the printing of The British Ulsterman!
There were however great misgivings among the founding members of the White Rhino Club (Mark 1) about his appointment, not only because he arrogantly portrayed himself as an “instant expert” on South African affairs, but more particularly because he opened up a bank account for the magazine with himself as the sole signatory – and these concerns soon proved to be very well-founded, for after producing only eight editions of the magazine he disappeared from Durban down to Cape Town, taking all the publication’s funds with him, and then unilaterally closing down its bank account, even though a cheque to the printers still hadn’t been cleared! “Porky” never apologised in any way for this thoroughly dishonest behaviour, and neither did he ever return any of the funds which he’d misappropriated. Not a very nice man was Mr.Hiddleston!
His subsequent movements were however very sinister. After just a short while he returned to the UK, but was exposed by one of the Loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland who had been sent documented evidence of his shocking dishonesty, and as a result he thought it best to flee again back to South Africa. Weirdly he settled again in Durban, the scene of his misdemeanours, but kept a very low profile and made no attempts to re-contact any of his former associates. It is unknown precisely when he returned to the UK again, but during the late 1990s he unbelievably emerged as an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) candidate in a Northern Ireland local election. Needless to say he did not fare very well in this election, but the UUP hierarchy were quickly informed about his nefarious behaviour in South Africa, and as a result he was levered out of the party, with certain leading members expressing great suspicion about him in view of the fact that although he claimed to have a B.A.(Hons) degree in economics his only employment seemed to be the driving of a chemists’ delivery van!
The next that anything was heard about “Porky” was when he dumbfoundingly turned up as a Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) candidate in a Northern Ireland local election during the 2010s. Again he predictably didn’t fare very well, as also was the case at a subsequent election. The big mystery still remains however, namely who have been acting so childishly by inundating us with regular anonymous mail? Has this been “Porky” himself in view of the fact that it has been his own old election leaflets which have been sent to us recently, in which case perhaps he has a contact who has been prepared to post them for him from the Lancashire and South Lakes postal district? If so it certainly fits, as his disgusting behaviour in South Africa was not only totally dishonest but also extremely infantile – just as the posting of masses of anonymous mailings is similarly extremely infantile.
------------------------------------------------------------------
If you appreciated this edition of the SCN then perhaps you might consider making a donation to Patriotic Press, the publisher of the SCN. Unlike many other cyber-publications we receive no subscription fees or outside funding. All those involved with the publication are unpaid and work entirely voluntarily, but there are inevitable costs associated with running a cyber-newsletter such as this. We depend upon our readers to help us, either with regular or one-off payments. Such contributions can be made by direct bank transfer, our bank account details being :-
Bank name: NatWest Bank Ltd., Herne Bay Branch Sort-code: 60 – 10 – 37 Account Name: Patriotic Press Account No.: 54015138 IBAN : GB35NWBK60103754015138 IBAN BIC : NWBKGB2L
