Dear Paul,
For me, being a republican simply means that I wish to be a citizen, not a
subject...
Kind regards,
grasshopper
----- Original Message -----
From: paul murphy
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 11:41 PM
Subject: Re: [THE-WORKS] Today's Guardian
are there many Republicans on the Mainland? if you read The Sun one would
get the impression that Republicans are a band of bearded loonies who sit in
the corner of a pub playing tiddlywinks, but then The Sun is hardly an
oracle of truth, is it? I take it that centres of Republicanism would be
the Midlands, East Anglia, Scotland - am I right?
>From: grasshopper
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Today's Guardian
>Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 23:14:20 -0000
>
>It does say a BRITISH National Anthem, Sally. So it will probably be a bit
>of general, non-controversial, trivial, inspirational puff about heart and
>spirit etc.
>I think a lot of anthems are problematic. Being a republican, I would
rather
>sing Jerusalem than God Save the Monarch.
>What I'd like to know is: How much is the prize?
>Kind regards,
> grasshopper
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sally Evans"
>Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 10:48 PM
>Subject: Re: [THE-WORKS] Today's Guardian
>
>
> > Sorry folks I sent that by mistake before commenting.
> >
> > What a strange thing to make into a poetry competition.
> > What about regional and national differences? can any of you imagine how
> > awful it was in Scotland or Wales to haeve to sing in Englands green and
> > pleasant land>? Had it even occurred to you?
> >
> > What will they sing on the terraces when England plays Scotland?
> >
> > Perhas they are jealous of the recent song 'Flower of Scotland'?
> >
> >
> > The Beeb should say that there is to be no mention of England, and that
it
> > is no use having white supremacist underlying ideas. Scottish and Welsh
> > poets will flip.. I say this as Anglo-Welsh-Scottish (with a very
Scottish
> > husband who has just thrown the TV set out of the window!)
> >
> > My feeling is they will be up shit creek with this one.
> >
> > bw
> > SallyE
> >
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