Re: £230 spent on Saint Georges Day over the last 5 years!
 

24 Hour drinking was an attempt to stagger closing hours to avoid people spilling onto the street, which has had mixed success. Although this topic is not about drinking it is about national holidays.

People will only ever bother if there is something enjoyable to do. To most people enjoying yourself is more important than expressing pride in the nation. So make our national day 1) actually based on something we can be proud of 2) something fun.

Re: £230 spent on Saint Georges Day over the last 5 years!
 

See I have a theory that, despite what they say about health and the environment, HMG quite likes people to drink loads of alcohol and buy lots of petrol....
Can't think why that'd be..........

Re: £230 spent on Saint Georges Day over the last 5 years!
 

What could we do on St george's day how about display our flag and not have to worry about being labellled racist by some prat with nothing better to do with his or our time. How about highlighting English history and heritage giving a reduction for people to go see historic landmarks and suchlike. Or and i personally would love this one make it the day England gets it's own parliament and can free itself of those from other parts voting on our issue's.

Re: £230 spent on Saint Georges Day over the last 5 years!
 

RizziyKing. well said sir! always have some difficulty signing in hotels, etc as English `but you must write British`bet no one mentions that to a scots,irish or welsh person.

Re: £230 spent on Saint Georges Day over the last 5 years!
 

Not exactly what the majority of people want to do, fireworks? drink? food? sure but waving a flag around is not going to generate mass-support. Especially in a country like this were people don't identify with their flag/country as much as some countrys (i.e Some Americans).

We do have a lot of historical figures we could honor, and events we could honor, yet we choose to use St George killing a dragon.

The lack of attention to St Georges day is not because of the government nor political correctness but because people simply do not care that much.

Re: £230 spent on Saint Georges Day over the last 5 years!
 

Dont care or haven't been educated to??

Re: £230 spent on Saint Georges Day over the last 5 years!
 

Damien we are not allowed to get enthusiastic about England it's bad and will lead to who knows what hence why it has disappeared from the education system and why our kids today know nothing about their damn country and then we wonder why they are disruptive and seek the identity of foreign countrys. Teach the kids about the country they live in and maybe with a real sense of identity they will have that pride which some say is lacking.

Re: £230 spent on Saint Georges Day over the last 5 years!
 

On this coggy we're in full agreement:) Shakespeare would be a great figurehead to celebrate England's national day.

Re: £230 spent on Saint Georges Day over the last 5 years!
 

How about spending some of our money on the pensioners who have worked all of their life, fought in wars and generally have to put up with **** from the teenagers nowadays and get not very much from us or the government by way of a thank you.:( How about a " Treat a pensioner day" to show we still care.?:)

Re: £230 spent on Saint Georges Day over the last 5 years!
 

I really don't think the English should be allowed to celebrate St George's Day, or even have such a dedicated day anyway. It just sounds too much like racism to me. The celtic nations however have long since been oppressed by England so we should be allowed to celebrate our national saint's days. If you're English and you don't like that then sorry but blame your oppressive and destructive forefathers.



Yes.....you'd like someone to say all that wouldn't you! Needless to say I am only joking, if something makes you proud to be English then by all means wear your flag with pride, I know I do. It's not tribalism, it's a celebration of your country, culture and identity.

The only problem I can see is too many of you blur England with Britain and as a result the BNP will no doubt end up involved somehow and hijacking the whole event and a political stunt and ruining what was started out as a great idea.

Re: £230 spent on Saint Georges Day over the last 5 years!
 

The Welsh seem to have done ok:

http://www.wda.co.uk/index.cfm/devel...ds_day/en12506

Re: £230 spent on Saint Georges Day over the last 5 years!
 

That's not quite the UK government though is it?

And in answer to your next question, "From EU grants".

Re: £230 spent on Saint Georges Day over the last 5 years!
 

Well these EU grants come from the taxpayers at the end of the day don't they? Why do we not see English politicians jetting about the world to promote St George's Day on EU grants?

To be honest I think the Welsh are just a lot more patriotic than the English about things like that anyway.

Re: £230 spent on Saint Georges Day over the last 5 years!
 

My theory about that is that it was a way to be subversive in the days when English rule was a whole lot nastier than it is today.:erm:

Re: £230 spent on Saint Georges Day over the last 5 years!
 

Yes they do, from taxpayers all over Europe. Not just the English.

Perhaps that's because England is far more well known around the world?

No I don't think we're any more patriotic than you, it's just we're allowed to be more patriotic.