Gordon’s latest “Britishness” wheeze, fronted to the media today by the former Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, is to require all school leavers to swear an oath of allegiance to HM the Queen.
Like most of Gordon’s ersatz patriotism, including the frenetic flag-wagging, the idea is no more than a fig leaf to conceal the deep damage caused to this country, its constitution and its values by eleven years of Labour rule.
I’d be entirely happy to swear an oath of allegiance to her Majesty – indeed, I already have. But I don’t need to do so to feel British or to love my country. That is something innate, as it is for the vast majority of our population.
And if those who don’t love our country or don’t feel British are asked to swear an oath, they will either kick up a fuss and refuse to do so, which will be highly embarrassing for Gordon, or will go through the motions, in which case the whole procedure won’t amount to a hill of beans.
It is, quite simply, a stupid, bad Labour idea, founded upon desperation. Mark my words, like so many other stupid, bad Labour ideas, it will be quietly dropped.
Like most of Gordon’s ersatz patriotism, including the frenetic flag-wagging, the idea is no more than a fig leaf to conceal the deep damage caused to this country, its constitution and its values by eleven years of Labour rule.
I’d be entirely happy to swear an oath of allegiance to her Majesty – indeed, I already have. But I don’t need to do so to feel British or to love my country. That is something innate, as it is for the vast majority of our population.
And if those who don’t love our country or don’t feel British are asked to swear an oath, they will either kick up a fuss and refuse to do so, which will be highly embarrassing for Gordon, or will go through the motions, in which case the whole procedure won’t amount to a hill of beans.
It is, quite simply, a stupid, bad Labour idea, founded upon desperation. Mark my words, like so many other stupid, bad Labour ideas, it will be quietly dropped.
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Is that not what they do over the pond in America?
Piss poor budget as we are concerned,The thought of of all smug faces makes me want to puke,Campbell gave a good quick dig at Ed Balls and I am glad that he brought up the question of the abolishment of the 10% rate.Pensioners lost the 10% rate but he gave men and women OVER 65 years of age an extra personal allowance but omitted to give women of 60 to 65 such an allowance which means that such women will have to pay more tax,I for one didn't realise that income tax begins at approx £5500.00.Funny thing is that government states that a figure of about£6000.00 income and below means poverty but it is quite permissible to tax people who earn about £6000.00 Smells to me especially when the good working class socialists are first in the trough.Edd Balls and his wife /partner certainly know how to milk the system with their houses.Wonder what the Plaid ex headmaster will do with his allowances next year,The arsemlemby work so very bloody hard and yet Gareth still find time to carry on his council work....He is just as bad as Glyn Davies.
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