The Last Rhodesians
Hannes Wessels, Reading this seminal work on the history of these unusual people and the country they helped construct, has been both enlightening and distressing. ‘Last of the Rhodesians; Society…
A Nation On Its Knees.
Hannes Wessels, With a growing sense of despair I read of moves afoot to remove a statue of David Livingstone which currently stands on Cathedral Square in Glasgow. This is…
Doomed by the Virtue Signallers
Hannes Wessels, For a long time I have been trying to understand the psychosis gripping the western world; the driving force behind electing politicians dedicated to destroying their countries, and…
An Avoidable War
by Hannes Wessels A regrettable tragedy is unfolding in Ukraine. This may well be the biggest war in Europe since the end of WWII and the great powers are dangerously…
Is Putin the Problem?
Hannes Wessels I honestly do not know if Vladimir Putin is a good guy or a bad guy. From most of what I read and most of what I hear,…
The Corona Con-men.
Hannes Wessels I have been a Covid sceptic from the outset; not because I know anything about science or medicine, but because I picked up some early signs that gave…
Nowhere To Run To.
By Hannes Wessels Virtually all my life, well since I could read, write, listen, and understand, I have looked respectfully to the Western democracies of the world as examples of…
Warden Ron Thomson’s letter to the UK government on the folly of a hunting ban.
| Hannes Wessels | An Explanatory Report for Ellie Goodchild Re: DEFRA, the British Parliament & the Banning of Hunting Trophies to the UK campaign. Dear Ms. Goodchild, I must…
Are We Allowed to Help?
Hannes Wessels We are now over 60 years into the postcolonial era in Africa and life for the vast majority of over 1 billion people is more miserable than ever.…
The End Of The Great Game
Hannes Wessels What is astonishing, and dare I say, disappointing, about the contagion sweeping English cricket in the wake of Azeem Rafiq’s allegations, is the cowering response from players, fans,…