Saturday 3 January 2009

The English Empire

According to today's Scotsman, in tonight's John Adams programme on Channel 4 :
Congress votes to declare independence from England.
"England".

In 1776.

Oh dear...

1 comment:

David Farrer said...

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D Hughes
Excellent News! That suggest that we (and the Welsh) are still the Imperial Overlords of the US whilst the English are out of the picture.  
We have been very generous in demonstrating the positive effects of minimal governance over them since 1776, we haven't tax them a penny and look how well they have done. Just why am I paying import taxes when I order things from the US then?

25 February 2009, 00:03:04 GMT
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Colin Finlay
Here's the Mahatma, in his own words : 
 
http://www.vho.org/tr/2004/2/Kemp184-186.html

17 January 2009, 07:30:57 GMT
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Anonymous
"Speaking as an Englishman turned into a second-class citizen by the Scottish Raj ruling over us, that's a sentiment that strikes a chord." 
 
Aye, whaur's yer Mahatma Gandhi noo?

11 January 2009, 13:07:50 GMT
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David B. Wildgoose
Are you sure that's not just down to writer of the TV listings? 
 
After all, we are talking about the programme that had John Adams saying "We are Englishmen fighting for our liberties against the might of the British Empire...". 
 
Speaking as an Englishman turned into a second-class citizen by the Scottish Raj ruling over us, that's a sentiment that strikes a chord.

7 January 2009, 17:14:49 GMT
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jameshigham
Yes, the West Lothian was just a future event at the time.

4 January 2009, 13:44:53 GMT