In last week's Sun, Roger referred to the Union Jack as 'a thing”. In my opinion; it is possibly the Mona Lisa equivalent of flag art or design. With regards to the English, was he referring to Englishman by birth or genealogy?
Well let's think about it. If we got all the people in England with Basque, Scots, Welsh, Irish, Norman, Scandinavian, Italian and German ancestry to go back to where they came from, what would the remaining England be like? I guess it would be a place with a very small white minority, and possibly, following a national election ruled by a Muslim -ed government.
If the genealogy of the English is thought-out they could logically be classed as a mongrel race. However, if restricted to the last say 400 years, they could be considered as cousins with the Welsh, Scots and Irish. Incidentally, I don't say mongrels in a derogatory sense because as I understand it, diversity or gene-mixing offers certain biological advantages. With regards to the British Monarchy, for many people around the world during time-out periods, they just might prefer to read a Royal fairy tale or drama article in the media, rather than one about El Presidente. Let's not think about taking the chit chat, the fairy tales and, pomp and ceremony away from those who enjoy the Royal family, which is just what the Republicans would do. Incidentally, although I am not a royalist, I respect the fact that I should not remove something that does me no harm and others some good.

D Wilson, Mount Maunganui.