James Blunt – a disgrace to the British Army

Ex-British army-captain-turned-singer, James Blunt has come under fire from a top ranking army officer.

“He’s an absolute disgrace”, claims General Keats, “The man is very talented poetically and indeed, obviously a very sensitive individual. However as an ex-soldier his duty is to this country, which is engaged in a very costly conflict over in Iraq.

“The British army has a very fine and noble tradition of finding a place for such poets in times of war – usually the front line, without a flak jacket, attempting to take out a heavily fortified machine gun post.”

General Keats, leading officer of the 501st Poets went further, “In the days of World War One, the country expected its poets to lay down their life in pointless sacrifice. Some see it as a cull, however I myself see there a poetic merit in their tragic early demise.

“Indeed it has now become something which our country expects! There’s quite a funny story of how in the Battle of the Somme our fellow soldiers in the 503rd Critics opened fire on us rather than hear another poem about life in the trenches. However time has shown the joke was on them, as when you think of the First World War, you think of poems written by men like Captain John Anon or Sgt Mark Unknown, two of the most well recognised names in poetry.”

General Keats has recently released a book titled “War’s A Horrid Thing: The Tale Of Prose And Sacrifice By The Men Of The Queen’s 501st Poets”.


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