ANGLOPHOBIA

One of the Guardian journalists to laud the Parakh Report was the black communist Gary Younge [see the English Rights Campaign item dated the 22 October 2005]. Mr Younge was the leader of the committee set up by Ken Livingstone which rejected the idea of erecting a statue to the Queen Mother in Trafalgar Square on the then vacant fourth plinth, back in 2002.

In his book, No Place Like Home: A Black Briton’s Journey Through The American South, Mr Younge wrote:

‘Sculptures and monuments are not the sort of thing that get me excited. England is full of statues to people who did revolting things but are feted for their bravery and Christian rectitude. They are everywhere: Churchill, Queen Victoria, Wellington. If I see a statue then I presume that behind the official story of derring-do and boundless courage there is inevitably some horrible denial of my history.’

And:

‘Our scorn was reserved for the symbols of Englishness. We kept our seat when the flag was raised, and our mouths closed when the anthem was played. We would not merely miss the Queen’s speech on Christmas Day. We waited until it got to 3pm so that we could turn the television off and deliberately not watch it.

Even when we watched It’s A Knockout we would cheer for the Dutch, the Germans, the Italians - even the Belgians. Anyone but the English.’

If an Englishman wrote anything similar about the ethnic minority communities, then he would probably face a criminal prosecution.

But Mr Younge’s hatred of the English seems to be a positive qualification for his employment by both Mr Livingstone and The Guardian.

Shame on them. But at least it demonstrates their true beliefs and shows the English that we do not need to take any lectures on morality from such people.