If you truly believe that my outrage is "Engineered", influenced by my beloved 'Daily Mail' you could NOT be more wide of the mark.
Ridiculous accusation as is your assertion that I am a 'Snowflake'. Those who know me would view such an accusation with incredulity.

This is my final comment on this discussion as hyperventilating with nostrils flaring akin to an angry bullock is far from beneficial to my health.

I can't get quite as overwrought as you, but I agree that it's wrong. Why do it? I can only assume it's because it gives people - consultants, designers, artists, manufacturers - a way of making more money.

Not the same, but it reminds me of the day when England turned out at Twickenham in purple jerseys, and we all had a purple card on our seat, to raise when the team came out - no doubt the brainchild of some marketing man on £250k. England put on a dire performance, prompting Brian Moore on the commentary team to remark, "If you dress rugby players like prats, they'll play like prats." What was perhaps worse was that the play was so tedious that people in the upper stands behind the goals started amusing themselves by forming the cards into darts and competing to get them between the posts. Never again.

By the way, Willo, I have noted down "conniptions" in case I ever get round to compiling a new edition of Willo-isms.

Spare a thought for any Scots who might hate the changes to the flag issue, they now risk prosecution for voicing anything that can be construed as hate.

Well I woke up this morning feeling all relaxed had a long weekend l,drank a few beers and am now looking forward to a few days off.

But I knew that deep down something was missing...

There appeared to be nothing totally nonsensical to be really cross about. Thank heaven we can now get really angry about yet another thing that reflects from all the rest of the bad things happening in the world this morning. All the bills going up all the way and poverty.

But now we have another reinterpretation of a different flag to get all frothy about.

I have had enough of this woke nonsense so am off to Liverpool in Saudi as you won't catch them allowing any of this nonsense!

It's our national flag, men and women have died for it.

If people want to change the flag of St George or the Union Jack then lets have a proper national debate about it.

What I object to is the sneaky way this is being done by certain people who think they know better. I don't care if Banksy wants to paint an alternate version or a celeb wants to do Instagram the same, that is freedom of expression.

The England team and the British Olympic team represent this country and should show the flag as it is.

Edited by Badger11 (02 Apr 2024 5.09pm)

One more point

even as an irish Eagle, i would defend the right of Nigel in Croydon ( or Alaister McAlaister in Belfast ) to wave the traditional Union Flag.

all this woke b0.llox has gone too far.

The Olympics ? i bet nobody can even remember the names of 1% of Olympic 'stars' ?

Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford