Schoolchilren to swear alleigence

[Barman]

Re-edited to get past the BBC swear filters BM.

What is there to pledge allegiance to these days?

Queen and country? The royal family is a complete joke and has been for years – who respects them ‘cept white haired old ladies? Each generation gets worse… the only one I ever had respect for was horse face.

And what is there to respect in the country nowadays? Everything British that we recognised as children is being destroyed by the PC brigade in the cause of multiculturalism.

The country makes nothing and survives on ‘service’ industries – just about anything you can think of that was ‘great’ has been sold off to the highest bidder, the transport system is a joke, the NHS is unbelievably rubbish, crime has reached unbelievable proportions and everybody knows that the Olympic Games will be an unprecedented farce with a single-figure medal count.

For God’s sake the only sport we can be proud of these days is the Paralympics – I nearly typed paralytics then which would have been closer to the truth. Football, no; cricket, no; rugby, no; the country specialises in producing dole scroungers and binge drinkers!

I remember when I was at primary school (say 1967ish) the first black boy joined us. An African lad called Kwaku Umpoma – everybody liked him and we were fascinated by his features and amazing sporting ability but look at the schools shown on TV now – you can’t spot a white person in the crowd and lessons consist of religious appreciation and Welsh.

You can’t solve the countries problems by getting Mgumbo Bjarti to swear allegiance to the crown and country when he really follows a foreign football/cricket team attends the local mosque at weekends and has a home life and culture that none of us on this board would recognise.

That’s my two cents anyway…

Thats worth a couple of pints of Doombar on the house I think. 

Bollocks to that – they have a 500 character maximum too – I’m glad I don’t pay my TV licence now! 

[Grumpmeister]

Oh trust me, if you did still pay it I saw a little article on the BBC news site that would have your blood pressure higher than Versuvius when she erupted. 

[Barman]

Oh trust me, if you did still pay it I saw a little article on the BBC news site that would have your blood pressure higher than Versuvius when she erupted. 

But the bastards won’t pay to encrypt their channels with Sky which is why I need such a mahoosive dish to watch it… 

[Grumpmeister]

Check my new thread BM, then stand back and wait for the fireworks. 

[Just One More]

… the only one I ever had respect for was horse face.…

 

[chuntering again]

I have a feeling that some of the patrons have been venting their spleen to the Beeb. Some corking comments here.

http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=4456&edition=1&ttl=20080311165256

This one sums it up for me:

Absolute madness.

I already consider myself British - and thus a subject of Her Majesty - by virtue of birth; i don't need to affirm this and neither should anyone else in a distinctly unBritish tradition.

For me, swearing allegience to Her Majesty in a ceremony is only detrimental as it suggests something that goes without saying need be ratified in speech.

People will resent these suggestions because people resent any idea of hierarchy, order or place in society - it's all about money

Aaron Cross, Hove, Brighton

[Snoopy]

Chunter me ole mucker .... where you bin?

[chuntering again]

Good morrow Snoops, I usually pop in for a minute or two each day to read the latest grumblings, but don't always get the time to post. I'd love to claim I was far too busy with my (ahem) high-brow job, but the truth is I have about 4 or 5 forums on the go, and a whole internet to surf. 

[Darwins Selection]

Good morrow Snoops, I usually pop in for a minute or two each day to read the latest grumblings, but don't always get the time to post. I'd love to claim I was far too busy with my (ahem) high-brow job, but the truth is I have about 4 or 5 forums on the go, and a whole internet to surf. 

Nice to see you still scrape the bottom from time to time. 

[Nick]

With Wenchy that would take quite some time, I am told