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GUEST,Spleen. Final contribution. Gotta go to work	Lyr Add: England My England (310* d)	RE: England My England	06 Nov 09
Fly the flag of Saint George or the Union Jack Let the world know - WE WANT OUR ENGLAND BACK Who is the "we"? Does it include English people of all cultural and ethnic origins? Who do "we" want "our England back" from? Who is accused of stealing it from "us"? Where have "they" hidden it? What are "they" doing to it? Does it involve invasive procedures? What do "they" look like? What exactly is it that "we" want back? England circa 1979? 1947? 1912? 1750? Do "we" just want the "good" bits? Or will "we" also accept child labour, no votes for women or workers, slavery, rural poverty, enclosure and so on? Do we want the mythical "Merrie England" beloved of Victorian fantasists? "We" never had that in the first place! This inane ditty raises far more questions than it answers. Some of the questions have worrying implications. Exploring these issues is not an attack on Englishness but is part of the debate on what Englishness in the 21st century really means.

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