today is Saint George's Day

Unlike St Patrick's Day - nothing much happens - it should be a national holiday - we should all be drinking warm beer - and - being harassed by Morris Dancers - and - enjoying ourselves in a restrained - polite way - and then going on - to private tea parties with cakes and things.

Well locally - that's in Richmond borough - the British Legion (for Americans that's a Veteran's organisation) held a parade on the Sunday before - which should have been good - with a grant of £3,000 - from the local council. Which is good - except - the politicians can't keep out of it - some politically correct idiot said it was racist - as it was pro English - which is nonsense - or should have been nonsense - except the Mayor of Richmond - and Twickenham - and Whitton (same person - same job)- has to go charging in - first saying that it is a good thing to celebrate St George's Day - which is good - but then goes on ranting about Britain being the bed and breakfast capital of the world - and what have the Yardies and Kosovans (gangs?) done for us - not a lot - but they won't be coming to the parade - and they certainly don't want to celebrate with me - and the mayor. (I assume he meant by Kosovans - the East European people smuggling gangs)

So what the mayor has done - is turn - what should be a good day - celebrating all that is good about England - into making St George's Day - a day which is stigmitised as racist. Why oh why oh why can't politicians KEEP THEIR BIG MOUTHS SHUT.

So with all the good work done of promoting England - particularly in the World Cup - last year - where the Japanese have changed the word hooligan - from being a mindless English football thug - into meaning someone - someone English - who loves football - and - celebrates well - like it's alright for the Scots and the Irish to do at rugby - a characteristic to be admired - not feared.

I like being English - we have a lot of plus points - so why do these stupid idiots turn what should be a day of celebration - into something narrow and petty and nasty. Being English I have celebrated St Patrick's Day and Irishmen have wanted to celebrate with me - I have even been bought drinks by the Scots on Burns Night (Note politically correct police racial stereotyping) - so why can't we invite all and sundry to celebrate the best of Englishness.