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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Reports that a quarter of English people take a negative view of flying the English flag and of those who dislike it, labour supporters especially dislike it. Are you a flag bearer or a flag disliker? It's all over the news

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By *uke OzadeMan
over a year ago

Ho Chi Minge City

It’s late Tom. Are you flagging?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

News junkie here and this is the first I’ve heard of it. Flag wise. Have at it. It’s your flag do what you want with it. I dislike the union flag and hate seeing it. Individual nations flags I don’t mind. Frequently get the saltire out here. Nice driving around EU seeing people flying theirs. K

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By *ertcamembertMan
over a year ago

Reading area


"Reports that a quarter of English people take a negative view of flying the English flag and of those who dislike it, labour supporters especially dislike it. Are you a flag bearer or a flag disliker? It's all over the news"
Flying the flag on St George's day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think it's because of the appropriation by right wing racists. I'm guessing there are similar vibes felt by Buddhists and the Swastika symbol.

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By *weet LisaTV/TS
over a year ago

Crawley

Probably wove a flag when Charles and Dianna got married. I was very young and it was a fun street party.

I'd switch the Union Jack with the flag of revolution in a heartbeat.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Morning, Tom. Do you remember "Flying the Flag (For You)" by Scooch? It was the UK's Eurovision entry in 2007.

It got 19 points and finished 22nd out of 24.

Scooch were following in the footsteps of other classic British Eurovision entries such as Gina G, ABBA and Johnny Logan.

Makes you proud to wave the flag of St Union Jack.

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe


"Reports that a quarter of English people take a negative view of flying the English flag and of those who dislike it, labour supporters especially dislike it. Are you a flag bearer or a flag disliker? It's all over the news"

You often see people CLAIMING that certain demogrphics object to the George Cross or the Union Flag, but I've NEVER actually seen anyone actually bothered by either.

Cal

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

o o OO o o

Flags are expensive.

I’d happily fly the Welsh flag though.

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

Only ever used them for football. Usually have big parties when World Cup or euros are on as we have an outside screen. Never used the England flag for anything else.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Disliker here

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By *arley QuimWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere

If someone has gone to the bother of actually installing a flag pole outside their house (there's one round my way). Then more power to them. If it's just a rather sad flag flapping from an upstairs window, then I don't see the point unless sports on.

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

If a quarter of England don't like our flag hard luck. I'm a flag waver I'm English and proud

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Flags are a divisive subject over here so I've obviously got a very negative opinion on flying any flag.

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By *onameyet2Man
over a year ago

chorley

What’s the point?

Look at the yanks, national anthem before doing anything, flags everywhere and 70 million of those flag waving fuckwits voted for Trump.

I’d rather not thanks

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By *inglepringlebedsukMan
over a year ago

Arlesey

As a veteran, I'm proud to fly the English flag or the Union Jack

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By *parkle1974Woman
over a year ago

Leeds

Neither a lover or a hater....just don't see the point in it if I'm honest x

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By *onameyet2Man
over a year ago

chorley


"As a veteran, I'm proud to fly the English flag or the Union Jack "

Can I ask why?

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By *inglepringlebedsukMan
over a year ago

Arlesey


"As a veteran, I'm proud to fly the English flag or the Union Jack

Can I ask why?"

I did my service and fought for my country, I'm proud to fly the flag of it

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By *onameyet2Man
over a year ago

chorley


"As a veteran, I'm proud to fly the English flag or the Union Jack

Can I ask why?

I did my service and fought for my country, I'm proud to fly the flag of it "

But what does it do for you personally?

I genuinely don’t understand

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By *inglepringlebedsukMan
over a year ago

Arlesey


"As a veteran, I'm proud to fly the English flag or the Union Jack

Can I ask why?

I did my service and fought for my country, I'm proud to fly the flag of it

But what does it do for you personally?

I genuinely don’t understand "

For me personally, every time I look at that flag, I remember all the guys I went away with, and those who never returned. How we were willing to lay down our lives to protect our country. It makes me feel proud that I had the opportunity to stand side by side with those men

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By *onameyet2Man
over a year ago

chorley

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By *onameyet2Man
over a year ago

chorley


"As a veteran, I'm proud to fly the English flag or the Union Jack

Can I ask why?

I did my service and fought for my country, I'm proud to fly the flag of it

But what does it do for you personally?

I genuinely don’t understand

For me personally, every time I look at that flag, I remember all the guys I went away with, and those who never returned. How we were willing to lay down our lives to protect our country. It makes me feel proud that I had the opportunity to stand side by side with those men "

Fair play mate

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"As a veteran, I'm proud to fly the English flag or the Union Jack

Can I ask why?

I did my service and fought for my country, I'm proud to fly the flag of it

But what does it do for you personally?

I genuinely don’t understand

For me personally, every time I look at that flag, I remember all the guys I went away with, and those who never returned. How we were willing to lay down our lives to protect our country. It makes me feel proud that I had the opportunity to stand side by side with those men "

Which one of the UK's defensive wars were you particularly proud of?

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

A house near me has a flag pole. They had the st George cross out yesterday, in Wales of all places. They change the flag everyday me and the kids have learnt lots about flags due to them.

I thinks lots of people think others will kick off if they wave the English flag, but in reality it rarely happens. It's in the same vein as we can't celebrate being English, but nobody tries to either.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"As a veteran, I'm proud to fly the English flag or the Union Jack

Can I ask why?

I did my service and fought for my country, I'm proud to fly the flag of it

But what does it do for you personally?

I genuinely don’t understand

For me personally, every time I look at that flag, I remember all the guys I went away with, and those who never returned. How we were willing to lay down our lives to protect our country. It makes me feel proud that I had the opportunity to stand side by side with those men

Which one of the UK's defensive wars were you particularly proud of?"

Toms take is that the poster said he was proud to have served alongside colleagues who paid the ultimate sacrifice to allow others to criticise those wars. UK soldiers do not choose to go to war. They are sent t war...

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By *inglepringlebedsukMan
over a year ago

Arlesey


"As a veteran, I'm proud to fly the English flag or the Union Jack

Can I ask why?

I did my service and fought for my country, I'm proud to fly the flag of it

But what does it do for you personally?

I genuinely don’t understand

For me personally, every time I look at that flag, I remember all the guys I went away with, and those who never returned. How we were willing to lay down our lives to protect our country. It makes me feel proud that I had the opportunity to stand side by side with those men

Which one of the UK's defensive wars were you particularly proud of?

Toms take is that the poster said he was proud to have served alongside colleagues who paid the ultimate sacrifice to allow others to criticise those wars. UK soldiers do not choose to go to war. They are sent t war..."

I purposefully chose to not reply rather than risk losing my tempted

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By *arberellasswimsuitCouple
over a year ago

hengoed

There are people who want to see the downfall of uk and this us a demoralising tactic narinder Kaur for one

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By *oft_SensualTV/TS
over a year ago

Yorkshire

How many Labour supporters did you ask?

Yet more culture war bullshit!!

No one likes seeing EDL goons waving the George Cross but no one minds a Union Jack flying at a street party.

Its all in context, like everything else.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"As a veteran, I'm proud to fly the English flag or the Union Jack

Can I ask why?

I did my service and fought for my country, I'm proud to fly the flag of it

But what does it do for you personally?

I genuinely don’t understand

For me personally, every time I look at that flag, I remember all the guys I went away with, and those who never returned. How we were willing to lay down our lives to protect our country. It makes me feel proud that I had the opportunity to stand side by side with those men

Which one of the UK's defensive wars were you particularly proud of?

Toms take is that the poster said he was proud to have served alongside colleagues who paid the ultimate sacrifice to allow others to criticise those wars. UK soldiers do not choose to go to war. They are sent t war...

I purposefully chose to not reply rather than risk losing my tempted "

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"How many Labour supporters did you ask?

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The source is the ONS.

Tom can tell you what that stands for if you like

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By *ensherman333Man
over a year ago

Newcastle


"Reports that a quarter of English people take a negative view of flying the English flag and of those who dislike it, labour supporters especially dislike it. Are you a flag bearer or a flag disliker? It's all over the news"

Proud to be British and fly the St George flag. It’s the little lefty like Emily fat head Thornberry that need calling out for being racist.

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By *ensherman333Man
over a year ago

Newcastle


"How many Labour supporters did you ask?

Yet more culture war bullshit!!

No one likes seeing EDL goons waving the George Cross but no one minds a Union Jack flying at a street party.

It’s all in context, like everything else."

Mmmm the only two political parties in the UK to be investigated and proven to be racist are the Labour Party and the EDL. Strange that isn’t it

Which is why I love it when Labour supporters get on their high horse calling people bigots and racist. Xxxx

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By *oft_SensualTV/TS
over a year ago

Yorkshire


"How many Labour supporters did you ask?

.

The source is the ONS.

Tom can tell you what that stands for if you like "

I figured that one out all on my own thanks

I still think its culture war bullshit, judging by the responses on here.

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By *Cocksucker84Man
over a year ago

north shields

The problem you have is one extreme cross-section of society claiming ownership of the flag and then not using it to celebrate anything but to pointscore with their views on immigration, using empty words about the country being lost and not being allowed to celebrate st george's day when nobody's stopping them.

I worked in retail for years in a big company where we'd get flags, bunting, napkins, plates with the st george cross on them, and we couldn't give them away. We stopped about 12 yrs ago.

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By *hagTonightMan
over a year ago

From the land of haribos.

I am not a flag bearer and I have no problems to those who do it, those who have problems with it, seems to be on the left side of the political spectrum

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Over here flags have always been about marking territory.

The stupidity of it all is highlighted even further by the fact that for the last number of years, beside every Union flag there now flies an Israeli flag and beside every Tricolour is a Palestinian flag.

Further proof if any were needed that flag culture is divisive and for many people has nothing to do with pride.

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By * and R cple4Couple
over a year ago

swansea

We have a flag, it has nothing to do with marking any kind of territory or anything stupid like that it's as simple as I love the Welsh flag and I'm proud of it..

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By *AYENCouple
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

I've never understood why people feel the need to fly their country's flag, but if they want to do it it doesn't bother me - I imagine they're more tribal than I am myself, I'm okay with the Human Race tribe. K.

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