
	MAJOR ISSUES BULLETIN

Alfred – Christian King of the English

Part 2

To look for the secret of his wisdom is like looking for the secret of making a great poem or writing a great play: it may be arrived at and described, but it is not therefore the easier of imitation. Alfred’s secret is quite simple. His work was permanent because it was established on national character.

It was in order to make this point that I dwelt at length on the character of the people over whom Alfred ruled. [Are you taking this to heart Mr Blair]?

He knew their character, and by instinct, which we call genius, he gave his people the laws and the education, and the power of development for which they were fitted. No other laws, no other kind of government will enable a people to prosper except those laws to which they have grown and adapted. [Are you still watching Mr Blair]?

Only those institutions, I repeat, are permanent which are based on the national character. That was the secret of King Alfred the lawgiver.

. . . From time to time in history- generally in some time of great doubt and trouble [As now in 2004]: or in some time when the old ideals are in danger of being forgotten: or in some time when the nation seems losing sense of duty and of responsibility: there appears one, man or women, who restores he better spirit of the people by his example:

[Oh! What we would do to have Winston Churchill –our Great War Leader with us now –the crisis would have been dealt with as we would have expected with efficiency and with promptitude.]

[Alfred] by his example: by his preaching by his self-sacrifice: by his martyrdom. He is the prophet as priest: the prophet as king: the prophet as lawgiver. There passes in imagination before us a splendid procession of men and women

Who have thus restored a nation or raised the fallen ideals [1899].

Among them we recognise many faces: there are Savonarola: Francis of Assisi: Joan of Arc: our own Queen Elizabeth [The First] the greatest and strongest of all women: the Czar Peter. But the greatest figure of them all-the most noble-the most God-like-is that of the ninth-century Alfred, king of that little country which you have upon your map. There is none like Alfred in the whole book of history: none with a record altogether so blameless: none so wise: none so human.

WE have allowed the memory of him to be too much forgotten: only here and there a historian-such as Freeman or Green – lifts up his voice and proclaims aloud that he has no words with which to speak adequately of this great Englishman.

Rudyard Kipling a patriot Poet has words, which fit the occasion of the forthcoming celebrations on 21st October 2004 in honour of our greatest Naval war hero Horatio Nelson:

‘We have fed our seas for a thousand years

And she calls us, still unfed

Though there’s never a wave of all her waves

But marks our English dead.’

It is well to remember that the characteristic of the English people was of obstinacy, [No doubt Mr Blair is beginning to find this out] if we think of it, is one of the useful and valuable qualities that can be planted in the brest of man [and has been seen in the doggedness in which our people and particularly our Fighting Services have obtained world-wide respect] it is called by our friends firmness and it the tenacious man who wins in the long run.

[It is this quality which will ensure our Victory to preserve the Integrity of our Island home against the wishes of others to enslave us, after a thousand years of Freedom to abject slavery within a European Superstate.]

Alfred-Christian King of the English in his Anglo-Saxon Will, recognised his Christian Duty as expressed in the following words:

“ I beseech in God’s name and in the name of the Saints that no one of my relatives and heirs obstruct the freedom of whom I have redeemed. The West Saxon Witan [wise men] have pronounced it lawful that I leave them free of bond, as I will. But I for God’s love and my soul’s advantage, will that they be master of their freedom, and of their will; and in the name of the living God I bid that none disturb them, neither by money exaction nor by any manner of means.”

[We who today in August 2004 appeal to our Parliament to heed the words of our greatest King of the English and as spoken by this God-inspired patriot and to the descendant of The House of Wessex –our Glorious and Christian Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Second, to protect our Heritage which has been in trust throughout the 1400 years of our Nation’s history.]

SPOTLESS KING

BY

Alfred Austin

(1898)

1 “Some lights there be within the Heavenly Spheres

Yet unrevealed, the interspace so vast:

So through the distance of a thousand years

Alfred’s full radiance shines on us at last

Star of the spotless fame, from far-off skies

Teaching this truth, too long not understood,

That only they are worthy who are wise,

And none are truly great that are not good.

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Of valour, virtue, letters, law,

Pattern and prince, His name will now abide,

Long as of conscience Rulers live in awe,

And love of country is their only pride.

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But with His name four other names attune,

Which from oblivious guardian Song may save;

Lone Athelney, victorious Ethandune,

Wantage his cradle, Winchester his grave.

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[An Idea has suddenly surfaced as to a Gathering at Winchester over a weekend by as many citizens who wish to pay tribute to our greatest King and at the same time to make our stand to protect our Ancient liberties and to raise our People from their sleep.]

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2004

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THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN-IS THE EU COMMISSION LISTENING?

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Ditch the EU TREATY after IRISH REJECTION

SAY VOTERS

by

Daniel Martin

Political Reporter

[Daily Mail-Wednesday, June 18,2008]

MORE THAN HALF of voters believe Britain should drop the controversial European Treaty in the wake of its rejection in last week's

IRISH REFERENDUM'

The poll comes as the Tories launch a last-ditch bid in the

HOUSE of LORDS

today to delay the

RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY.

And

10,000 people

have signed a

PETITION

on the

DOWNING STREET- WEBSITE

within the past few days

JUNE16-2008

, calling on the

GOVERNMENT

NOT TO RATIFY THE BILL

[WHY DON'T YOU?]

Downing Street website is

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Abandon-Lisbon/

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JUNE 18-2008

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Q&A: The Lisbon Treaty-2008

Leaders of the European Union's 27 member states meet in Portugal this week to sign what will now become known as the Lisbon Treaty.

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The abolition of Britain
by The Reform Treaty
- Second Reading-Passed by majority of 138

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Veteran parliamentarian TONY BENN speaks of the absolute necessity of a

REFERENDUM

HEAR HIM ON

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=o0I-ZdvQz1o

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www.noliberties.com

[Latest Addition - June07]

www.eutruth.org.uk

www.thewestminsternews.co.uk

www.speakout.co.uk

Daniel Hannan - Forming an OPPOSITION to the EU

www.telegraph.co.uk.blogs

GORDON BROWN WANTS TRUST-BUT WHY WON'T HE TRUST YOU?

HELL ON EARTH IN IRAQ

67% want powers back from EU-ICM poll-June 21-2007-95% of British people want a REFERENDUM

PETITION

FOR A