[Doug]

What! More bollocks from Westminster….Mandy, I respect your right of free will but would suggest that refusing to stand for any head of state irrespective of your persuasion is just pure bad manners, an head of state represents the people and by snubbing them, your subbing us, but it’s your right.

I have sworn my Allegiance to the Queen (State) twice, as a CI for the MOD (Cadets) and for the British Army (Territorial). It was an obligation to the Queen (State) as was the obligation to lay down life. In this respect an oath of allegiance does and should stand.

I can understand young people of other nationalities being asked to swear an oath of allegiance particularly if that person takes up permanent residents or chooses to be become a British National. Obviously if the person wants to serve in the British Forces including the Civilian Services they should also swear.

what gets my goat is why any British born national should have to do it, irrespective of skin colour. In a country where flying a English Flag or being proud of being British in a white context is possibly offensive to Other Nationals then this is just another insult to the British public. What we need is a bloody coup d'état……