wonderfali
05-30-2006, 05:51 AM
The anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta has been chosen as the best date to celebrate Britishness.
The charter imposed on King John on 15 June 1215 by rebel barons limited the power of the monarch and gave ordinary people rights under common law.
Chancellor Gordon Brown recently called for a new day for national identity.
In an address to the Fabian Society in January, he suggested the UK needed a day to celebrate "who we are and what we stand for".
hmmmmmmm..................... I think this is a good idea, but personally I think it should be conducted on a more localised level. I see myself as English, not British or European! I think England, Scotland, Wales etc should all have their own day to celebrate who they are.
The English one should be St Georges day, and be made into a bank holiday :wiggle:
What do you guys think?
Ali x x
The charter imposed on King John on 15 June 1215 by rebel barons limited the power of the monarch and gave ordinary people rights under common law.
Chancellor Gordon Brown recently called for a new day for national identity.
In an address to the Fabian Society in January, he suggested the UK needed a day to celebrate "who we are and what we stand for".
hmmmmmmm..................... I think this is a good idea, but personally I think it should be conducted on a more localised level. I see myself as English, not British or European! I think England, Scotland, Wales etc should all have their own day to celebrate who they are.
The English one should be St Georges day, and be made into a bank holiday :wiggle:
What do you guys think?
Ali x x