Make St. George's Day a National Holiday in England
The world stops dead on March 17th for St. Patrick's Day. It seems that everyone flocks to their local hostelry to drink themselves stupid and act "Oirish".Yet, when April 23rd arrives, there is nothi... continue reading »
"Proud to be English."
"i think we should have a national holiday for st georges day to make us proud to be british"
"With St. George in my heart keep me England.With St. George in my heart I prey. With St. George in my heart keep me England. Keep me England 'till my die'ing day!!!!!!!!!!"
"St Georges day is a day that i want to be proud of, and have a right to. Why is our establishment trying to abolish our nation-the thing that we patriots hold dear."
"Why. why, why have we not celebrated this significant holiday OFFICIALLY!!!!"
"I totally agree with the petition. We should be able to fly the Union flag with pride."
"This day in question "St. George's Day should be made a public holiday, as we are well behind most other countries in the EU"
"Let's remember our heritage and wave the flag for England"
"st georges day ha ha ha"
"It does annoy me that our Patron Saint is so blindingly ignored apart from a few small parades from the like of the scout association, which I must add are not even supported by the police. So the few patriotic people left in this country are left to be r"
"Yes Please!"
"Every other country in the world celebrates their national day with pride, we are told to be ashamed of our roots and heritage and shun St George's Day. Yet celebrating St Patrick's is fine. This year we saw the growth of 'Australia Day' in this country. "
