tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267077661330561789.post1948090590293609736..comments2023-08-09T01:12:08.655-07:00Comments on mancunian green: Is St George slaying the racist dragon?Brian Candelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01555481731338550131noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267077661330561789.post-75131151401828645972009-04-19T15:34:00.000-07:002009-04-19T15:34:00.000-07:00Interesting post.
I think the main problem is tha...Interesting post.<br /><br />I think the main problem is that immigrants have been encouraged to regard themselves as British rather than English.<br /><br />England and Englishness doesn't feature highly if at all on the British governments agenda - on the contrary it seems to be doing everything it can to destroy England and Englishness (Barnett Formula, WLQ, English regions etc).<br /><br />Gordon Brown can't even say the word "England" despite the fact that since devolution 90% of the laws passed in the "UK" parliament affect England and only England.<br /><br />Speaking as an English Nationalist I regard everyone living in England (who is entitled to be here) as English. The injustices of the BF, WLQ and the English regions affect everyone living here.<br /><br />So why were there so few "BME" people there? Well maybe it was as you say aimed at the "predominantly white north and east of Manchester" or maybe the press didn't publicise it. Maybe there was a shortage of money - English events tend to get zero funding whereas mellas and carnivals tend to get a fair bit. Maybe "BME" people don't feel English. <br /><br />Whatever the reasons I hope that next year there are more English people there of all colours. <br /><br />I quite like the idea of a St Georges day carnival?Wyrdtimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16640021224868439090noreply@blogger.com