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Originally Posted by Russ
I have no anti-English feeling but yes this increase it in those who do. I don't equate patriotic English attitudes to being racist but elitist-English attitudes can be and regarding St George's Day as being a 'National Holiday' certainly stinks of that. By all means be proud of and celebrate your nation's patron saint but be aware of the other UK nations who do not celebrate the day.
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Originally Posted by Maggy J
What's wrong with Trafalgar day?
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1. It's a proposal for the whole of the UK but would require separate support in Scotland, where the Scottish Nationalists are running the Government. So it won't happen.
2. It's a proposal to celebrate a 19th century military victory over two European countries that are now our allies. Trafalgar was not a fight for freedom over tyrrany in anything like the way WW2 was (and even VE day doesn't get a bank holiday). There is no way it justifies a holiday to celebrate it, more than 200 years after the fact.