Only British civil servants could possibly be so ashamed of Britain's proud naval heritage that any reference to beating the combined French and Spanish forces at Trafalgar should be airbrushed out of next month's historic naval re-enactment. Should I complain to the American Embassy that their July 4th Independence celebrations upset my country? Such civil servants dishonour the memory of all those Royal Navy personnel lost fighting for their country over the centuries, primarily against "Cheese-eating surrender monkeys".
It can only be a matter of time before HMS Victory is renamed HMS "It's the taking part that counts".
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The spokesperson for the RN said that this was not an occasion for French bashing. At that point I lost all interest.
Shocking isn't it? Did you read this one?
http://thecep.org.uk/news/ViewItem.asp?Entry=11
Thanks Gareth, I've just made the link easier to use.
Trafalgar:
Twenty-nil, twenty-nil, twenty-nil, twenty-nil.
Or nul-vingt?
HMS....
You Monarchist Throwback you. Surely it should be TPR Its the Taking Part that Counts
(The Peoples Republic)
What about the EDF (European Defence Force) boat?
Well, they could always try re-enacting the French version of the result...
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.17886
The Moniteur was Napoleon's propaganda paper
Gammer, thanks for the link. Maybe spin doctoring isn't as new as I thought it was. I've just made the link easier to use.
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