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Wednesday, 5 March 2008

The Proms Are Double-Plus Ungood

Margaret Hodge, the "culture" minister, claims that the Proms are inappropriate as they are thoughtcrime do not promote "new British values."

So, flag-waving; patriotism; singing "Jerusalem", "Land of Hope and Glory", or "Rule Britannia"; or even innocent enjoyment will no longer be allowed in New Labour's glorious utopia.



No doubt this sort of thing is more what she has in mind.
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1 comment:

  1. WunderbearWednesday, 5 March 2008 at 01:40:00 GMT-8

    Thaxted is great; well, the Jupiter movement is awesome, anyway.

    And the proms are more than representative! They're a tradition! Like roast dinners, queuing and beer-induced casual violence!

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