Re: Ken Livingstone and St Georges Day

Very well said that man



"Steve" <no.way.r.u.getting.my@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Is Ken Livingstone embarrased to be English?

I only ask, because despite the fact that London still has a large number
of English people as it's residents, Ken as Mayor seems to have totally
ignored that fact.

Trafalgar Square was redeveloped as a square for the people, a square for
Londoners. So far I have seen the square packed with people for Diwali,
packed with people for Chinese new year, packed with people for some
Russian thing a few months ago, that was sealed off with fencing to stop
people getting in, and absoulutely heaving with people for St Patrick's
Day last month.

Today is St Georges Day!!!

Ken gave us a big screen in Leicester Square showing a handful of Charlie
Chaplin films. Now I have nothing against Charlie Chaplin, but why does
Ken continue to ignore us English people. Nothing in Trafalgar Square, not
even a St George's flag was flown!

Excuse me Ken, but I pay your wages, I pay your taxes, I pay your fares, I
pay your congestion charge, I am English, I was born English, I continue
to be English, I am proud to be English, but you are making it an
embarrasment to be English. How about actually doing something for the
English for once. I've no objection to you celbrating the other cultures
with my money, but I do object to you doing so when you can't be arsed to
do anything for me.





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