The Queen will unveil it. I don't know if she's smash a bottle of Krug against the side of it in celebration of the being able to tack new bits of wood back on after it was horribly burned in 2007.
There's a whole, huge story about the amount this cost to sort out and the level to which the public money which was spent went to a worthy cause or not, but let's enjoy the moment for the Queen and the nation.
Let's try, above all, to feel better about our country. Afterall, the marketing powers have managed to get the Queen's Diamond Jubilee colliding with the London 2012 olympics in the same year.
Now it seems that the Cutty Sark is being incorporated into the whole design rationale.
I, for one, will be absolutely nowhere near this whole fiasco as it happens tomorrow.
What do you think? Is this a vital part of the nation's history, or a total waste of money when it could be being better used elsewhere? Comment...
2 comments:
Personally, I think it's about time we gave ourselves permission to be proud of our British heritage - or at least let's stop bashing those that DO wish to celebrate our heritage. Self demonisation has become a British past time, and anything that smacks of 'Britishness' has by proxy become associated with nationalism and elitism. This shouldn't necessarily be the case - other countries (even countries within the British Isles) are not lambasted in the same way when they demonstrate their pride in their nations, so why do we get our Union Jack knickers in a twist? Millions of pounds are spent every year on multi-cultural awareness events and no one seems to get upset over it, (aside from a few avid Daily Mail readers, but they don't really count) and nor should we be upset - it's all part of the rich tapestry we enjoy in the UK, but let's not overlook our own place in that tepestry. It seems spending money on our own heritage automatically spawns debates on how the money could be "better spent". Just imagine the Egyptians having a debate as to whether they should spend money on restoring the Pyramids or not. It would be a no-brainer. I passionately believe that to understand our history gives us a better insight into our future, and as such there are few better ways to spend our money.
So there - you did ask!
I think you're right to a greater extent...you certainly got me thinking differently. Thanks
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