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Rita Postlethwaite

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Union Flag.
« on: November 15, 2011, 04:54:03 PM »
  Oh dear! Mr Henry of Gamston (Nottingham) is offended by the flying of our union flag in his village and is fighting his local council to have it removed. When it was pointed out to him by the interviewer that it is a sign of patriotism he said it was still offensive to other ethnic minorities! :o
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Re: Union Flag.
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2011, 05:24:21 PM »
Rita

I saw that interview last night on TV and both Roy and I were shouting at the TV!!!

What on earth is going on? He stated that because he was black he felt that because it was flying outside the town hall permanently he felt intimidated, well Mr Gamston all I can say is I feel intimidated when I am being forced to stop flying my country's flag because of people like you.

I am proud of my country and my flag
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Re: Union Flag.
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2011, 07:57:27 PM »
Well said Dottie it is the UKs flag.
I would suggest that if the Gentleman In question does not like it he should move to somewhere that flies a different Flag/
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« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2011, 10:50:15 AM »
HEAR! HEAR!
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GADZY

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Re: Union Flag.
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2011, 11:50:02 AM »
I often wonder what would happen if these people went back to the Country from which they came and complained about their own flag. :-X
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Rita Postlethwaite

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Re: Union Flag.
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2011, 07:43:19 PM »
Me too Gadzy, does "made to disappear" seem too strong a point? ::)
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« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2011, 10:24:54 PM »
The sad thing in this case is that this man I do believe was born in THIS country ::)
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GADZY

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Re: Union Flag.
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2011, 10:00:06 AM »
I just wonder if this clown feels the same about Saint George's Flag.?
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Rita Postlethwaite

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Re: Union Flag.
« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2011, 01:27:07 PM »
I`m sure he does Gadzy, it seems that anything that says English or British must be banned!
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GADZY

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Re: Union Flag.
« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2011, 04:24:47 PM »
 Sad, Sad. Sad. What ever has happend to our once Great Country. :'( :'( :'(
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« Reply #10 on: November 22, 2011, 11:05:21 PM »
We are still great but do not realise it and lack direction from our politicions!!
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GADZY

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« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2011, 09:38:35 AM »
So True Oldtimer it is the lack of direction from our Politicions but then they haven't a clue where they are going anyway, so what chance do we have. ???
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Re: Union Flag.
« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2011, 01:00:08 PM »
The thing is that the union flag has been hijacked by too many extremist groups in the past and now that proud flag can be mistaken for the standard of the likes of the BNP or even some Neo-Nazi groups.

Of course we who are not extremists know that the flag does not stand for extremism but sadly it HAS been sullied by being adopted by these distasteful groups.

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« Reply #13 on: November 24, 2011, 07:49:04 PM »
The Union Jack is still incorporated in some of the flags of commonwealth countries!!!
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Re: Union Flag.
« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2011, 09:44:59 AM »
Yes but us auld yins know what our proud flag stands for. ;) ;) ;)
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