St George's Day

[Alex]

April 23rd is St. George's day.   There's been a kick off here as on Sunday, a group of ' patriots' put flags up on a bridge in the town of Ellesmere Port.  They've all disappeared and someone has posted a photo of council workers with a cherry picker removing the flags at night.   Why ?  everyone is asking and why pay council workmen overtime to remove the flags under cover of darkness ? 

[JBR]

April 23rd is St. George's day.  There's been a kick off here as on Sunday, a group of ' patriots' put flags up on a bridge in the town of Ellesmere Port.  They've all disappeared and someone has posted a photo of council workers with a cherry picker removing the flags at night.  Why ?  everyone is asking and why pay council workmen overtime to remove the flags under cover of darkness ? 

Is it a Labour council?  I think that would explain it, as they are not particularly pro-English people.
I'm not sure about the Limp Dems and the Greenies, either.
I believe that one excuse such people use is that the flag (and our Union Flag) might upset some muslim people.  Perhaps we should be hoisting Pakistan flags?

[Alex]

Yes it is a Labour Council JB !

[muddy]

In Spain every man and his dog has a national flag and they display it proudly .