The Merry-go-Round of Plastic Patriotism

For us at Justice for England, St George’s Day is a bit of a doubled-edged sword. On the one hand, it is really encouraging to see just how many people in England are now celebrating our Saint’s day – decorating their homes with red and white bunting and proudly flying our national flag. However, on the other hand, we find it really quite nauseating to witness the blatant opportunism being practised by many retail companies throughout the land. To put it bluntly, they only profess their patriotism in order to swell their coffers during our national celebrations.

 Certain breweries, Supermarket chains (you know who you are) and high street shops & pubs across England only fly the flag on 23^rd April, they parade their patriotism merely to maximise their commercial opportunities. Yet for the remaining 364 days, the name of England barely registers. They have no concept of other iconic English celebrations like Royal Oak Day – and little interest in our customs.

And as for the Establishment, they peddle the same old line of reclaiming the flag from the far right – but that is fatuous nonsense. The far right have never claimed the Cross of St George, the last time we looked, far right groups like the BNP have nailed their colours firmly to the Union Flag and stand ramrod-straight whenever God Save the Queen is played.  They believe in putting Britain and certainly not England first, they believe in the Union of the four home nations and not getting justice for the 50 million democratically emasculated souls who live in England.

To add insult to injury, David Cameron, his party, his coalition partners and the official opposition are now trying to suggest that Trafalgar Day and not St George’s Day should become a new bank holiday. This simply will not do. We at Justice for England request all our supporters lobby and demand an end to Plastic Patriotism – and for the 23^rd April to become an English national bank holiday. We demand the Government finances our national celebrations right across England, it encourages our school children and ethnic minorities to embrace our national day, and that it sponsors street parties and local celebrations thus allowing our nation to unite and celebrate just like every other home nation does.

 So if you want an end to Plastic Patriotism and to make 23^rd April, St George’s Day a truly national day, then make sure you not only celebrate St George’s Day but ensure your English patriotism is there for all to see every day of the year.

Ed Abrams