The world's year for Great Britian.

Its been a while since I blogged last and with watching the Olympics I came to realise something very crucial.

Great Britain is that little island off mainland Europe. The 3rd Largest GDP in Europe and 1 of the founding members of NATO and UN Security Council Member. It's comparison tiny to its counterparts in all but 1 thing. Spirit.

USA, Uncle Sam as most refer to it, China, Russia and France are all larger in terms of GDP and land area. Populations are obviously various but again England has the least (just).

That's enough about the actual politics and figures of industrial might because that isn't what I am here to talk to you about.

In the years that have past since Great Britain ruled the waves and most of the then known world. Great Britain has seen wars on all Continents bar South America and Antarctica. Some were ruthless expansions made by the British Empire for the good of the Empire. Others were desperate and withheld the might of a far superior fighting force.

The things that make us British are echoed throughout history from Nelson to Queen Elizabeth II, Isambard Kingdom, Brunel to Issac Newton. Britain, that tiny island has influence all of the world in one way or another.

The spirit of these Islands this year has only ever been seen before in the very desperate occasions and the most affluent of times. This year, 2012, is the time that this country with all its different dialects stands up and reminds the World just exactly who it is and where many of the things they take as sports or engineering or science came from- the hard work of many English people. As for the country itself it has been built on the Blood and Bodies as well as the hard work and solid perseverance of its people which gives rise to what is deemed completely British.

2012

We celebrate our own country in what it has achieved and we are proud to remember those who fell in defence of it. To remember those who lost their lives in attacks from extreme organisations in the world.

Not only do we celebrate these facts whilst the World's spotlight is on us but we celebrate a Royal Family that has guided us through the best and worst times. We celebrate its latest achievement- to have another monarch reach her Diamond Jubilee. This proud momentous occasion for a Queen who is loved the world over and is the most senior of all Monarchies around the world.

We celebrate her reign and may it be even longer.

LONDON 2012!

The Olympics is the main reason the world's spotlight is on our tiny nation. 204 countries will descend on London to compete in the most prestigious competition in the Sporting World. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be handed out to those lucky few in each event.

The Olympics has been to London 3 times, and three times London has delivered.

Britain echoed through the opening ceremony and medals have flown in the doors for many of Team GB. However we are not just celebrating our Successes we celebrate sport itself. As many sports come from Britain and have found a more worldwide audience.


The next time someone says to you, Great Britain, remember its heritage and history. Remember the few and the many who made the World a better place for the 7 billion of us.

We remember the world. We remember how you like to show us your culture at major events. Time we reminded you of ours.



Long live the Queen and Peace to the World.

Rememberance and Tradition

2 Key facts in any countries have been kept for many hundreds of years.
1) Wars have been wages for thousands of year, and provided the necessities for the rise and fall of many empires and civilisations.

2) Many traditions are still in circulation and a few have become worldwide.

Using the UK as an example with similar stories occurring around the world.

Our Country with its history has created a good many traditions. Many of these traditions have stemmed from the Wars that were fought by the men and most recently women of the British Isles.

The most well-known of these post war traditions is the Poppy Appeal started at the end of the 1st World War. Its aim was to help provide funds to the wounded and maimed soldiers of WW1. This was reinforced when the world was once again plunged into war in 1939.

The symbol of the poppy came from the Poem in Flanders Fields, a battle ground of WW1. It has been used as a symbol of remembrance by Great Britain and its Commonwealth in helping to remind us of the people who gave their lives to help make a world for us to live in, in peace.

So why, remembering the starting reason, does a Islamic Group decide to burn poppies to protest issues in the middle east. The uproar it caused swept the nation like wildfire, and all other Muslim groups tried desperately to stand away from the extremism of the group.

When they burned the poppies, they shunned those men who died protecting many Muslims during WW2's Africa Campaign. Where if Hitler's forces had prevailed, more people from other faiths would have perished in a much wider holocaust. Instead they return to the roots of modern history and the crusades.

As an atheist, I can see the different beliefs of Islam, Christianity and Judaism. They all have common points, they all want to own Jerusalem, in essence they worship the same God, only the prophet of God is different and the prophets all have similar teachings and abilities to heal the sick and remove bad spirits.


I ask this of you, in the world we live in today. All 7 billion (and growing) of us, we must begin to reach out to each other and apply the same rules to each land giving consistence and prosperity to all. I believe this is essential for us if we are to spread from our home world to explore the unknown in space. We must become a worldwide team that works for Humankind, not for a religion or a country but for the World. Where everyone having their own strengths and weaknesses and everybody is held as equal individuals not matter of religious views, race, sexual orientation or gender.


Personally in the last year I have only come to believe in a few things.

1) This world is the only planet my feet will walk on.

2) The people in this world are losing faith in themselves, this creates mistrust and suspicion.

What I would like to see a world of peace and stability instead of politics, terrorism, denial and trustlessness.

When I remember those who died, I don't believe they died fighting for a religion, it was for something greater, and it was for freedom. No man or woman deserves to be oppressed or forced by rules of law to bow down. For every person is a singularity in a collective, and each person has a voice. A voice they can use to say their opinions and thoughts.

Whether they are man, woman or child, hetero or homo sexual, Muslim, Christian or Jewish, Black, White or Asian, I believe in freedom and justice for those who are oppressed and persecuted for wanting to have their opinions/beliefs.