[Edward Heath], who sold out Britain's interests to the Common Market and gave our sovereignty away without our consent-with support of Mr Thorpe and the Liberals-is not entitled to wave the Union Jack to get himself out of the mess.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Tony Benn states Edward Heath sold out Britain's interests and gave away sovereignty without consent, so he has no right to use national symbols to fix the mess.
- In plain terms
- Heath cannot use the Union Jack to fix the mess because he sold British sovereignty without asking.
- What can you take from it?
- Leaders who surrender national sovereignty may lose the right to claim national symbols.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does selling sovereignty mean losing the right to wave the flag?
- How do we judge leaders who change national direction?
Another view
National symbols are sometimes used to unify even by leaders who have failed.
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