The Betrayal of England

Written by Alfred King

For decades since the 1950s, England as a nation has been largely ignored, and use of the words ‘English’ (as applied to its citizens) and ‘England’ (referring to the nation) steadily declined. This trend continued throughout the 1970s, especially after law relating to discrimination on the ground of race, ethnicity, nationality and national origin was increasingly enforced in tribunals and the courts in the 1980s and after.

The extent to which the British political class has expunged the word ‘England’ from contemporary political dialogue is demonstrated by the total absence of it from the manifestos of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrats parties for the 2005 General Election!

The word ‘England’ has tended to refer to sports teams only. English identity has been subjected to undeclared assault by those in authority for years, as evidenced by the decline in St George’s Day parades, commemorative church services and other events marking that day. Those who endeavoured to make arrangements which required official sanction to mark the English patron saint’s day – such as the extension of licensed drinking time when that was required – found that the requisite permission was often withheld.

In marked contrast, no obstacles were placed in the way of celebrating St Andrew’s Day or St Patrick’s Day, Burns Night etc both in England and in their native lands.

Similarly, there was public acknowledgement of Rhamadhan, Diwali etc etc . . . all in the cause of ‘multi-culti’ of course. The one culture effectively discouraged has been that of the English themselves on the absurd ground of not wishing to offend immigrant communities which had largely settled in England of their own volition, for their own benefit, rather than by invitation of the involuntary host community.

The celebration of Christmas was deliberately diluted in many places. The long standing Scottish tradition being the celebration of Hogmanay rather than Christmas Day, ‘seeing in the new year’ characterised by ‘first footing’ ~ the midnight entrance of a ‘dark stranger’ bearing a piece of coal, who was to be welcomed with a wee dram! Unsurprisingly, such people in positions of authority in England have had no qualms about damping down the Sassenachs’ Christmas Festivities.

Non-English people have been content to dwell in England and benefit from the English quality of life, and yet have taken licence to denigrate the very nation which has accommodated them, seeking more and more special privileges for themselves.

This absurd situation must be brought to an end, and the English from whom England derived its true identity put first in their own land . . . ENGLAND!