Quote Originally Posted by English Bloke View Post
There is an undercurrent of negativity in UK over this event. I don't really understand why because it is a bit of a fairytale. We seem to be bogged in the "There's far more important things going on Nationally and Globally" bahh humbug!

It's a shame really as I think it's a good excuse for everyone to get a day off and have a knees up... It does us all good and paints Britain in in a positive light around the world and the interest from the international press and spike in tourism seems to confirm this. There seems to be a great deal of North American and Australasian spectators being interviewed on TV anyway. The British Military will be putting on a great show too. That's what I'll be watching most closely, how sad is that?
The negativity can also be seen in the recent changes in the Miltary. Famous Single Battalion Regiments axed whilst multiple battalion regiments continue in service. And only ONE Commanding Officer voted against the Change. Proud to be a Borderer