Young people not so proud of being English

Toko Black

Not really, since:

a) the US is a country founded upon and filled with immigrants.
b) it's a relatively new country that has no long term history or culture except for that of the indigenous population which was pretty much destroyed.

Ergo, give them another couple of thousand years and I doubt they'll be making such a big hoo-har about Independance from the British or what ever else for that matter.

Toko Black

I noticed you missed out the a rather critical piece of information so I've popped it back in for you

justincase

That could well be the case...Think he has achieved plenty of attention ,wouldn't you agree
Well seeing you want to quote me i will respond
The reporting restrictions were put in place  to stop juries being unduly influenced,contempt of court is the offence he committed by being there in defiance of the court order ,which is the offence of contempt...
Others filmed outside of the court during the trial as well...
If you would like to research contempt of court laws feel free as they were designed for no such thing...If they were designed with that in mind every jury trial would have a reporting restriction wouldn't it..
It would appear a lot more than just the right wing are ignorant of contempt of court laws...

Do wish people could understand the difference between lawful and legal

tapzilla2k

Canute was making a point about not being able to hold back the tide.

I'd put it as the day King Charles I got his head lopped off, that marks the moment in English History where the Monarchy's power went into terminal decline.

Sonic67

This was your line with the US inserted. I don't think it works.

"For the US themselves, the influence of their culture on the majority of the world is unmistakable, which has often led to complacency and simple lack of interest in feeling the need to have special days to highlight and celebrate that culture.

They sort of just take it all for granted because a large chunk of the worlds communications, literature, art, film, business and politics is done in their language and based upon their culture."

I removed your reference to language as I'm taking that to be English though even there their version of English is pretty dominant.

Hollywood and their huge TV output is a culture. Try finding any film or TV series on terrestrial TV, Netflix, Sky, Amazon, that isn't US or literature or regarding music that isn't also dominated by US culture or find a High Street that doesn't have a McDonalds.

And they celebrate Thanksgiving and Independence. In fact when I was in the US they seemed surprised we didn't also celebrate it.

Sonic67

And from Wikipedia.

Saint George - Wikipedia

according to legend, was a Roman soldier of Greek origin

Accounts differ regarding whether George was born in Cappadocia or Syria Palaestina, but agree that he was raised at least partly in Lydda in Palestine.

Which also goes with Cappadocia in part.

Sonic67

And the army's history started. Go Cromwell and the New Model Army.

tapzilla2k

Robinson was filming the defendants in a grooming trial that has reporting restrictions in place, that's what ultimately landed him in hot water. He could have collapsed the trial.

They likely didn't go as far as Robinson did.

In this instance reporting restrictions were in place, and contempt of court law applies if those reporting restrictions are broken before the trial ends and the reporting restrictions are lifted.  

When reporting restrictions are in place, a Judge can use contempt of Court laws to deal with people who flout those restrictions. You would agree it's a pretty fundamental principle in English Courts that filming is not allowed from inside a court room to preserve the basic right to a free trial. Robinson flouted that, either in his previous conviction for contempt or this one.                                Click to expand...        [/quote]                                Click to expand...        [/quote]

krish

I knew that would come up, hence Rees Smugg is an apocryphal Cnut.

Sonic67

Compare and contrast.

Rees Mogg on Facebook currently posting this sketch on his facebook page.

                                                                               

                                                                https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1652513348159306       
Compare with momentum and a recent Tracy Ullman sketch mocking Corbyn.

Tracey Ullman angers Corbyn fans with antisemitism sketch