Wingnut Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 From the Queen's Royal Lancer's Website: Goodbye to my England, So long my old friend Your days are numbered, being brought to an end To be Scottish, Irish or Welsh that's fine But don't say you're English, that's way out of line. The French and the Germans may call themselves such As may Norwegians, the Swedes and the Dutch You can say you are Russian or maybe a Dane But don't say you're English ever again At Broadcasting House the word is taboo In Brussels its Scrapped, in Parliament too Even schools are affected, staff do as they're told They must not teach children about England of old Writers like Shakespeare, Milton and Shaw The pupils do not learn about them anymore How about Agincourt, Hastings, Arnhem or Mons When England lost hosts of her very brave sons We are not Europeans, how can we be? Europe is miles away over the sea We're the English from England, let's all be proud Stand up and be counted- Shout it out loud Let's tell our Government and Brussels too We're proud of our heritage and the Red White and Blue Fly the flag of Saint George or the Union Jack Let the world know - we want OUR ENGLAND BACK !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Nice one. I like it. Viva la Revolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonymaillman Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Excellent ..... and very true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Claps loudly and agrees!! :loveyou: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnut Posted March 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Thanks folks. Just one little problem: "Fly the flag of Saint George or the Union Jack" Now, in order to fly one of course you need a flagpole, and to erect one you need planning permission. (-: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Maybe not. The following from Hansard: Planning (Flag Poles) Bob Spink: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what planning restrictions apply to (a) the erection of flag poles and ( the flying of national flags; and if he will make a statement; [169752] (2) if he will make it his policy to issue planning guidance to remove the need for planning permission for flag poles up to 18 feet in height in or on domestic properties. [169751] Keith Hill: Under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1992 ("the regulations"), prior local planning authority consent is not required, in respect of a site where planning permission has been granted for residential development, so long as the flagstaff is vertical, does not exceed 4.6 metres in height, and is not within a conservation area, area of outstanding natural beauty, National Park, the Broads area or an area of special control under the regulations. The flag advertisement can only be displayed for the period of one year. Otherwise express consent from the local planning authority is required. National flags are exempt from control under the regulations provided each flag is flown from a single vertical flagstaff and it does not have anything else added to the design of the flag or any advertising material added to the flagstaff. We shall be amending the Regulations to exempt from control national flags however they are flown from a flagstaff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 The Union Flag is our national flag, NOT the flag of St George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Bronson Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Observer, Doesn't that depend on whether you class yourself as English or British ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Taylor Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 I've got one and I fly both. just call me craaaazzy! :spin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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