Proving that Gordon Brown is as much in love with superficial gestures as his predecessor, the latest daft idea to come out of Britain's New Labour image factory is for teenagers to swear an oath of allegiance to Queen and country. While citizens of more conformist nations such as the USA may enjoy such exercises, I have always regarded it as one of the great benefits of being British that one is free to decide one's own allegiances, including total opposition to the monarchy if one so wishes.
If the British government really wants Britons to be proud of their country, they could start by taking their collective head out of George W. Bush's backside and standing up for traditional British decency against the Bush regime's illegal wars and use of torture and kidnapping.
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2 comments:
I couldn't agree more. But don't worry. They won't have any trouble getting British teenagers to swear, but it's much more likely to be a collective 'f**k you!' than an oath of allegiance.
Manila
"I swear allegiance to the slag."
That should do it.
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