The Queen and The Golliwog

I have always seen the purpose of the British monarchy insofar as it gives the British a right royal real-life soap opera that runs and runs.

However, The Queen's decision to withdraw the sale of golliwogs from the Sandringham Gift Shop is a very bad move indeed, and will arouse Republican sentiment far more than any misbehaviour on the part of the other royals.

In fact, this instinctive knee-jerk kow-towing to Political Correctness can be seen as a political gesture and will have the effect of politicising the owning and buying golliwogs, and in effect banning them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7871193.stm

A pang of regret that I no longer have my childhood golliwog - he had black woollen plaited hair, thick red smiling lips, a blue jacket and red and white striped trousers - deepens my gloom at PC totalitarianism, which it seems Her Majesty is bent on fueling.

I like to think that HM Queen has been badly advised - as was Prince Harry when he apologised for using "Paki" to describe his Pakistani colleague - and wonder if the pusillanimous advisers to the Royal Family are perhaps to blame.

It is well known that the Royal Family have not been very fortunate or wise in their choice of royal advisers over the decades.

If it was indeed her own decision, then I very much fear that, for the very first time, Republican wrath stirs within my breast.

If none dare buy and sell golliwogs, then I predict it will not been too long before the BNP Merchandising Department will be selling BNP golliwogs in defiance of this ridiculous fuss over a child's toy.

Why, it might be just the thing to ask for, this Christmas coming.