London Swinton Circle - Swinton Circle

The London Swinton Circle
For Traditional Conservatism and Unionism

The London Swinton Circle was founded in 1961. Its original membership was composed solely of those who had attended Conservative Party training schools at Swinton Castle in Yorkshire, and who wished to maintain contact with each other through regular meetings in London. Since that time, however, the London Swinton Circle has expanded its membership, and now welcomes members from all backgrounds who support traditional Conservative and Unionist principles.

The Circle holds regular meetings which are addressed by speakers on issues of interest to the Circle. Over the years the Circle has been addressed by members of
the Conservative Party, the United Kingdom Independence Party and from the Ulster Unionist parties. The Circle has also been addressed by a number of authors, journalists, campaigners and other political commentators.

On 17th April, Circle members received a power presentation by Air Commodore Andrew Lambert on the origins of the Falklands Crisis, the lessons to be learned by both sides from the 1982 conflict, and the strategic decisions which David Cameron needs to be making now should conflict arise again in the South Atlantic. There can be no doubt that the Defence Review of 2010 has sharply reduced our capabilities, making recovery much more difficult next time round. It is estimated that the Falklands garrison would have to withstand Argentine attacks for at least four days before they can start to receive reinforcements from the UK. Given the hostility of the Obama Administration would the Ascension Island be available to us again as it was in 1982? During question and answers the speaker doubted that there would be any practical help forthcoming from the European Union, particularly the French. The speaker also said that there had been some misleading information on the BBC Today programme regarding Argentine air strength and that they were stronger than the BBC had implied, and that we would also be heavily outnumbered in numerical terms by a much larger Argentine Army.

Forthcoming Meetings

Our next meeting will be on 18 May. Full details will be circulated to members.

Members may also be interested in -

Conservative Future will be hosting a discussion on "The Future of Britain's Armed Forces" on 22 May.

"The Enoch Powell Centenary Dinner", with Dr Frank Ellis as guest speaker, on
16 June, hosted by The Traditional Britain Group

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