Greetings from the UK fellow Deplorables. Or perhaps, coming from the other side of the Pond, I’m a Lamentable, possibly a Woeful.
Be that as it may, I’m here, on this wonderfully and unapologetically American site because I believe strongly that the US and the UK are, or at least should be, close, natural and unshakeable allies.
Briefly, I'm a British patriot and constitutional traditionalist with distinct libertarian tendencies and I believe in the UK's independence from the EU.
Greetings fellow Whittlers, this comes to you from a place called Uxbridge, on the very western edge of Greater London. I’m here because of the general election. Although the US is already looking towards November 2020 the UK is staring down both barrels of arguably the most significant election in generations. You’d be forgiven for […]
I thought people might like to see this interesting bit of news. Visits to cathedrals in England were up by 1,000,000 people over the last year. I don’t think this is just “tourist heritage” visits. Tiny, baby steps, but I think the English, some of them anyway, are rediscovering their Christian heritage. Cathedrals are an […]
The UK’s NHS often appears in discussions on BW and is often held up by American leftists as something to emulate, so I thought I’d give you a British right winger’s observations on the NHS. I’m not going to bombard you with in depth analysis, I’m not qualified or inclined to do that, but hopefully […]
At 11 am on the 11th day of the 11th month Britain (and the rest of the Commonwealth) stops for two minutes. We stop and pause in silence to remember those who fought and died. In the Great War, in the Second World War, and in many conflicts since then. Although the main national Act […]
Just a short one, coming to you from my Mum’s front room. I visit her about once a week and it’s the only time I watch broadcast TV. The adverts can be excruciating, the political, social engineering in some is quite naked. This Seat ad is an egregious example. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x8e0hyyHFE The demographics of adland mirror […]
As All Hollows Eve hurtles towards us like an out of control orange and black bus full of sweets and hyperactive kids, I thought I’d write a little on how witchcraft has been used as a weapon in the ongoing progressive kulturkampf. I’m not suggesting the lefties are gathering in woods and cellars, holding […]
The slavery reparations idea is starting to take form. Princeton Theological Seminary has pledged to spend $27 million on scholarships and other initiatives “to address its historical ties to slavery”. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-private-school-slavery-reparation-27m-princeton-theological-seminary-a9166146.html?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=Feed Wonderfully, Nicholas Young, President of the Association of Black Seminarians, is not satisfied. He welcomed the move but also criticised it as not being […]
In looking up the Channel 4 series mentioned in the latest RA Lightning Round I read a piece about it in the Independent. The piece ends with noting that famous people are jumping on the vegan/vegetarian bandwagon (not that they put it quite like that). The very last sentence was priceless. “Meanwhile, Formula One driver […]
No big long dissertation, just a brief intro to a brief video of two Extinction Rebellion “activists” with their nasty folded up swastika symbol, trying to hold up a tube train during the early morning rush hour. In east London…not some wanky middle class ghetto like Richmond. No, Canning Town, East London, a hard nut […]
When the world seems to be going mad you instinctively search out the familiar, things that make you feel grounded and good. One of my things is the film Zulu, a film that pervades British culture, at least for Gen Xers and the younger Boomers. It occurs to me that it may not be so […]
Having just penned a piece on the return of a British satirical programme I have to report that satire is probably no longer possible in the UK. Nigel Farage has been investigated by the police for something he said to an audience in Newport, Gwent. Having spoken about how plenty of people were preparing for […]
So, there I was, about to write a brief comment on the Right Angle piece on SNL, when I thought I’d better double check the facts. Being right wing, I tend to do that sort of thing. I was going to write about how the scathing British satirical show Spitting Image ended it’s run just […]
Trigger warning: This post includes both cricket and the British honours system. You have been warned. 😊 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/10/sir-geoffrey-boycott-couldnt-give-toss-knighthood-criticism/ Many people have long thought of the cricket legend and professional Yorkshireman, Geoffrey Boycott, as Sir Geoffrey Boycott. He’s the sort of national treasure you’d expect to have “got his K” as being knighted is sometimes […]
UK news outlets are carrying the story of how Emily Owen, a young Labour Party candidate, claims to have been the victim of a politically motivated rape. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-49732681 https://news.sky.com/story/labour-candidate-emily-owen-i-was-raped-and-had-drink-spiked-in-politically-motivated-attack-11811739 Before I go one step further, I must state that if her story is true then this is a vile act. It should, indeed must, be […]
Dear friends, Here is Peter Hitchens talking to Peter Whittle on New Culture Forum. He’s informative rather than inspiring. I fear he may be right about the UK, but I can’t quite admit it to myself yet. Whittle’s New Culture Forum is worth watching either way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KcUZFkj-mE