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] Date Posted: 16:25:51 11/29/04 Mon In reply to: Dave (UK) 's message, "Hmm" on 13:11:28 11/29/04 Mon To quote the late, great Tony Hancock, "Oh, it's a game, innit?" Here we are in 2004, with the Scots banning the Union Jack on St Andrews Day because it is divisive, and the English banning St George's Cross on St George's Day. It's a funny thing, modern England. We've all heard the story about how the Council denied a publican a late-license on St George's Day because it was not considered an "important enough" national festival but granting him a license for Chinese New Year. We all know that Ken Livingstone refused money for the "irrelevant" St George's Day but personally overruled the GLA to force them to have a St Patrick's Day Parade... Can you imagine any such thing happening Up North about St Andrew's Day? I doubt it. Roll on the victim culture... [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: Dave (UK) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:57:07 11/29/04 Mon Sure, St. Andrew's day is not ignored north of the border, but neither is it celebrated (nothing like St. Patrick's day). In fact, it is greeted with remarkable apathy by the Scottish Executive, with only the nationalists getting worked up about it. There have been calls recently to make it a public holiday - mostly falling on deaf ears. The stories you describe about St. George's day in England are scandalous, but what else would you expect from Red Ken? [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |