Don't think anyone is claiming a grand conspiracy just that it's another example of the crude nativism this government likes to use to 'play to it's base' and 'wind up the lefties' etc
I have to say the whole Russia kerfuffle does seem a bit too convenient though. The Daily Mail are positively tumescent about the whole thing.
Its difficult to take seriously the idea that there is some sort of overarching scheme to indoctrinate children and fire more shots in the ongoing culture war. Versus the slightly more prosaic explanation
We are far beyond prosaic explanations for anything. The only interesting thing as far as the vast majority of media (incl ‘social’) is concerned is conspiracy and culture war.
Remember the BBC not having a Proms choir last year during the thick of Covid? Prosaic explanation? Or irrefutable proof of anti-patriotic/pro-EU loony leftie communistic lizardoid overlords, and time to scrap the Beeb?
The answer, my friends, is blowing pi$$ing in the wind…
It’s not “DofE”. It’s not “DoE”, it’s DfE. DfE!
This. I know a lot didn't like him but it's a bit unfair to blame Phil for this.
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Its difficult to take seriously the idea that there is some sort of overarching scheme to indoctrinate children and fire more shots in the ongoing culture war. Versus the slightly more prosaic explanation that’s it just another badly though out brain fart from a department ran by Gavin “Fireplace Salesman” Williamson
i don't think there is much competency init but there seems to be a general vibe of getting people pumped up in a nationalistic way that all governments like to use. Usually it sticks to sporting events and wars but sing along day for the kids is a quite a step forward in the "give me a boy until he is 7" vane.
Its undoubtedly a brain fart, I mean the whole thing is utterly laughable. Sturgeon's comments about thinking it must be a spoof were spot on.
I suppose the point I missed was that without the flag-shagging atavistic nativism that forms the basis of our current politics these brain farts would never see the light of day.
I've just listened to some completely awful OBON song.
Why doesn't this come with some kind of public health warning?
I'm going to have to go and get very very drunk now in order to expunge it from my memory.
If that doesn't work I'm going to try inserting electrodes into my brain, how hard can it be?
Tomorrow is an inset day or I'd totally be trying to get my tutor group to sing this, just to see the looks on their faces!!!
The fact our kids broke up today and won’t have to be subjected to this shitshow just adds another tick in the ‘Reasons I’m so glad we moved to Scotland this month’ column.
Great Britain is the bigger of the two main islands. The smaller one is now called Ireland, although part of that is now part of the UK, that is often also referred to, confusingly, as Britain.
I still like telling Little Britain types that Great Britain was named after Brittany by the French. I think I used to believe it as well.
Great Britain is the larger part of what was Britain, the smaller part being Brittany. It is Brittany which is effectively "Little Britain" by comparison, not the island to our left.
None of those definitions mention all the islands either
That would be "the British Isles" then.
Heard a perfect somethingion of the song from Des Clarke Scottish comedian "I'm not saying it's terrifying but it sounds like it's written but Kim Jun Un and sung by the twins from the shining".
