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May 28, 2008
Britain Cracks Down on Patriotic Displays
As if in a purposeful effort to obliterate memories of Britain's recent greatness, authorities have been cracking down on displays on patriotism.
Ben Smith of Melksham was forced by police to remove an English flag from the inside of his car, lest it offend Muslim colonists.
Hatfield Broad Oak has been decorated with patriotic bunting for its village festival going back at least to 1907. But no longer, thanks to the tried and true safety pretext. As Janet Pugh of the festival's organizing committee laments:
The bottom line is that Essex Highways said we didn't have a license. We filled in application forms for a license but the red tape involved is so complicated.
As the Telegraph reports:
Old black and white photographs, thought to date back decades, show union flag bunting strung above dozens of villagers marching proudly through the village.
The bureaucrats running Airstrip One had better round up these photos and shove them down a memory hole, lest someone recall the days when it was permissible to take pride in being British.
On a tips from mega and Ian from the EUSSR.
Posted by Van Helsing at May 28, 2008 10:02 AM
Comments
Posted by: mega at May 28, 2008 12:45 PM
Same treatment coming to the US of KKK soon.
Posted by: Oiao at May 28, 2008 4:56 PM
For the life of me I cannot understand why we are bending over to kiss the asses of these Islamists ever since 9/11, and doing all we can, sacrificing our own liberties so that we don't offend them, and make them go off the deep end or something!
Posted by: ToddonCapeCod at May 28, 2008 7:29 PM
My St George Cross in proudly displayed on the back shelf of my car, and a Union Jack is in the front.
I'd be more than happy to fight any fixed penalty in the courts! These are the flags of my country and my Islands. If you don't like them, go back to the sand dune you came from.
Posted by: essemess at May 29, 2008 3:00 AM
