(1123) Afternoon all => (1211)
11. And especially appalled at this
10. Appalled at this downunder
A real body blow … what a complete and utter *&£#£&* down there … what an appalling national atmosphere. She was the brightest light downunder … now gone from a mainstream journal … ditto with the pretend antiWoke GB News here.
9. Kathy Gyngell on grandparenting
… in her newsletter for TCW:
“Well, it was half term and, like lots of grandparents around the country, I’m the main helping hand. More than that, I wouldn’t give up time with my little grandchildren for all the tea in China. Working late into the night to get TCW ‘done’ after they’ve gone to bed is one thing; joining Jordan Peterson et al striding up and down the stage, telling me what I suspect I know already, is another.
I’ve been living out what my late husband called ‘tri-generational unity’, which is what conservatism means to me. Giving and creating that sense of belonging we all need which Roger Scruton identified as at the root of what it meant; intrinsic to that all important family identity which Richard Morrissey wrote about so brilliantly last week.
His analysis of the catastrophic impact of family collapse is spot on. If you haven’t read it, please do. It’s one of the most important articles we have published on TCW. It’s why children, left rootless and vulnerable, seek ‘that belonging in artificial digital communities’. It’s also the prime reason for the frightening deterioration of civil society. You wouldn’t think it needed explaining, but after the onslaught on family perpetrated by three decades of Conservative and Labour administrations, it does.”
11. And especially appalled at this – and so you should be. This is ‘lawfare’ adopted by the ‘workers party’ to silence any and all opposition. Their fellow travellers over the pond used it extensively in the previous administration. It’s the same intimidation tactic that’s always initiated at the local level to avoid any connection with the ruling party. A summary:
‘Lawfare is the use of legal systems and institutions to damage or delegitimize an opponent, or to deter an individual’s usage of their legal rights. The term may refer to the use of legal systems and principles against an enemy, such as by damaging or delegitimizing them, wasting their time and money (e.g., strategic lawsuits against public participation), or winning a public relations victory. Alternatively, it may describe a tactic used by repressive regimes to label and discourage civil society or individuals from claiming their legal rights via national or international legal systems. This is especially common in situations when individuals and civil society use nonviolent methods to highlight or oppose discrimination, persecution, corruption, lack of democracy, limiting freedom of speech, violations of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law.’