As someone who left in May 93 after 30 years this thread - and others in a similar vein - depress me enormously. I just hope that those that are left in this New Labour utopian dream (nightmare?) world are still able to instil a sense of national pride in the rest of us. While we 'old and crusty' may rant on about the declining personal standards etc etc - when it comes to the crunch the young men and women still manage to step up to the crease.
How much of that ethos will be knocked into touch with the latest morale busting tactics?