Tag Archives: English language

The English in North America – Locating the Hidden Diaspora

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/browse/ne/uninews/searchenglish  Locating the Hidden Diaspora In search of the English Historians at Northumbria University are embarking on a groundbreaking project to explore why “Englishness” has been overlooked in America, while other ethnic groups are celebrated and well-known. Englishness as an … Continue reading →

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Where are the English-Americans?

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

There are Irish-Americans, Scots-Americans, Scotch-Irish-Americans, Welsh-Americans, Polish-Americans, German-Americans ,  Italian-Americans, Korean-Americans, Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans, Colombian Americans, Dominican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Spanish Americans, and Salvadoran Americans, Chinese-Americans, Japanese-Americans, Iranian-Americans,   and a host of other hyphenated  citizens  in the USA. Sometimes the … Continue reading →

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How the CRE ignored the racial abuse of the English

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

Below is the correspondence I had with the Commission for Racial Equality (now incorporated in the Equality and Human Rights Commission  (http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/) after I made a complaint of gross abuse of the English by the one-time Welsh Language Board chairman … Continue reading →

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Want to win literary competitions? Pretend you’re black

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

I am white. I wrote this story as an experiment to test the effect of political correctness on literary competitions. I did this by creating a story which both had a black theme and was written in a way which … Continue reading →

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America’s love-hate affair with England in films

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

When  you go to the cinema think of how often English legends  such  as  Robin  Hood are used by Americans. Reflect on how,  until  recently  at  least,   American  universities  would  give  as  a  matter  of  course  considerable time to the … Continue reading →

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English education and the great grade inflation fraud

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

English education has suffered greatly from its politicisation in the liberal internationalist interest, but even more fundamental damage was done by progressive teaching methods which failed to provide many children with an adequate grasp the three ‘Rs’ (and left a depressing number … Continue reading →

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English education, immigration and political correctness

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

What allowed progressive education to go from being a primarily a method and philosophy of teaching to a potent political ideology was mass immigration.  Originally the progressive view of immigrants was that they must be assimilated into English society.  When … Continue reading →

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Evolving English exhibition – ends 3 April 2011

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

http://www.bl.uk/evolvingenglish/ British Library (Immediately next to St Pancras Station) Entry is free to all the exhibitions mentioned This is an exhibition I can wholeheartedly recommend.  The show  takes the visitor from the beginnings of English following the Germanic colonisation of … Continue reading →

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The only world empire ever worthy of the name

Posted on November 7, 2010 by

The British Empire was, like the industrial revolution, essentially an English phenomenon. It is a myth that the Empire was largely run by Celts, especially Scots. It was overwhelmingly staffed by the English, as the difference in population between England … Continue reading →

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Ultimately the USA is the child of England: no England, no United States

Posted on November 6, 2010 by

Ultimately the USA is the child of England: no England, no United States. The nonexistence of the United States   would have made a colossal difference to the history of the past two centuries and to the present day, not least … Continue reading →

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