It sounds like most of you are shouting and not listening.

Many of us are fascinated by whatever 'folk' is. We play our part in local folk because that is a dimension of 'folk'. I am unclear about what people mean by pride in this context.

Most of us enjoy English music and Irish music. What has national pride got to do with it. I have to admit that the flag of St George is coming back from the far right but don't think for a second that that will make evil people less so.

The history of the British Empire was not made by our generation but we still benefit from it and are tainted by it. If you want to pick bits to be proud of go ahead. But be careful what you choose some of it was eveil and much of it is joined up.

The root of the problem in Iraq goes back to the creation of Iraq. Which of course has nothing to do with St George or Morris Dancing. But Ritual and Ceremonial dancing are not exclusively English. They are part of being human and I don't see why we cannot celebrate that.