Articles by Myles Harris

As Mrs May’s ‘Brexit means Remain’ was given to Mrs May by Fuhrerin Merkel for presentation to the British Cabinet, talk of the EU rejecting it is a diversionary tactic to steer British attention away from what the EU really wants; an annual external membership fee either equal or, as a concession, 10% less than what we were paying before … [Read on]

A few years ago a colleague of mine attended a Conservative Garden Party on the south coast in search of new readers for our magazine. ‘I wish,’ she said to the local Chairman of the Conservative Party, ‘your members would read The Salisbury Review.’ ‘My dear lady,’ replied the comfortable, avuncular figure in whose head the lights had long gone out, … [Read on]

Boris Johnson, Rees Mogg and Mrs May can meet all they like at Chequers. The EU will refuse any British terms except the withdrawal of our notice to quit and the payment of a heavy ‘fine’. Their only fear might be that this may precipitate a hard Brexit, but they know Mrs May and the Treasury – The Beating Heart of … [Read on]

The following ‘Dictionary of Dishonest Left Wing Words’ (below) is a list of words and phrases used by the left to lend bogus authority to their evidence free theories. Ethnicities. A four syllable word replacing ‘races’. Both mean the same thing. Using the longer word suggests that clever academics have lifted it from the mire of mere racial abuse.  This is … [Read on]

When the BBC smugly announced that two ‘British’ Jihadists with Arabic names accused of torturing, crucifying and beheading unarmed civilians had been captured in Syria, many British listeners were enraged. What could be less British? What would foreigners think we as a nation had come to? This type of slap in the face is intentional, frequent and part of the … [Read on]

Following the attempted murders in Salisbury and under Foreign Office guidance, the UK’s full retaliatory powers will consist of sending home 23 diplomats from the Russian Embassy and putting the squeeze on funny money (unexplained wealth) coming here from Russia. Perhaps not so much a squeeze as a light tap on the knuckles. Mrs May might also recall the British ambassador … [Read on]

A few weeks ago my wife and I flew from Cork to London. The plane took off on time, the flight was without incident, the advanced electronics of the airliner brushed aside a gale at Stansted allowing it to land smoothly. A bendy bus was immediately at the aircraft steps and in half an hour we were on a fast … [Read on]