Bunting-Gate?

[mushroom25]

http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/news/14428774.Media_storm_in_Ledbury_over__quot_Buntinggate_quot__row/

is the union flag now so inextricably linked to the National Front, EDL, and other sundry extremist right wing goups, that Councillor Harvey has a valid point?

[anotheoldgit]

No she has not, she appears to be a very stupid woman and should be removed from her office as Town and county councillor.

[Islay]

The jury has spoken - why not hand drawn and quarter.

[Islay]

sorry 'hang'

[Svejk]

Eejit.

[Baldric]

A few oversensitive visitors to dictate what bunting is used, utter carp!

[bazwillrun]

if the "foreigners" dont like it then tough schitt...
shes not fit for office and should be replaced...

@Svejk

spot on

[bazwillrun]

and now shes sorry... sorry shes been shown up as useless...im surprised there wasnt the usual "taken out of context" retort

http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/news/14429758.Councillor_sorry_after_Ledbury_bunting_confusion/?ref=mrb&lp=1#comments-anchor

[chelle7272]

She seems to have retracted it now...

http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/news/14429758.Councillor_sorry_after_Ledbury_bunting_confusion/?ref=mr&lp=1

[viv41]

I'm glad this silly woman has retracted !

[Prudie]

I could hardly believe the Irish cause/reference in the first link, now I see that if they asked if it was HQ of National Front it was obviously a tongue in cheek joke.
Well she's had her 15 minutes worth.

[ummmm]

Irish visitors. That's ridiculous!!

[youngmafbog]

Stupid PC woman.

[stuey]

And why, nowadays, does every little kerfuffle have to be described by a name ending in "gate"?

[naomi24]

No, she doesn't have a valid point. I don't link the union flag with those organisations. If foreign visitors are upset - and I don't think for a moment they will be - so be it. People like her create and exacerbate racial disharmony.

[birdie1971]

mushroom25 - "is the union flag now so inextricably linked to the National Front, EDL, and other sundry extremist right wing goups, that Councillor Harvey has a valid point?"


No. Councillor Harvey is clearly a mendacious moron of the highest order.

The Union Jack (not 'flag') is not "inextricably linked" to groups such as the National Front and EDL. To suggest such a thing is bordering on the moronic. The Union Jack is the iconic symbol of the United Kingdom. It pictorially represents the united nations of Scotland, Wales, Northern Island and England. Nothing more and nothing less.

Simply because a disparate group of people adopt this symbol as a embalm of their cause does not render the Union Jack obsolete nor (as is inferred) racist.

In my opinion, only people with deep seated hatred of the UK consider the Union Jack to be offensive.

[douglas9401]

I know what she means, when I visited Ireland every time I saw their flag I expected to be kneecapped and disappeared by the IRA.

Cos that's how the world works, innit, soon to be ex-councillor.

[waterboatman]

stupid woman!

[waterboatman]

The Union Flag is only the Union Jack when it is flying from the Jack staff (see the link?) of a Royal Navy ship. It is raised as son as a line is on shore, or the anchor is dropped. It is struck, (taken down) as soon as the last line leaves the shore or the anchor breaks the surface. At ANY other time it is the Union Flag.

[mushroom25]

//I know what she means, when I visited Ireland every time I saw their flag I expected to be kneecapped and disappeared by the IRA. //

Douglas, when i last visited ireland i was in Carrick and Larne, and i saw red hand flags everywhere, in houses, shops and flying from lamp-posts. very intimidating.

[douglas9401]

Some would say that you didn't visit Ireland at all, mushroom, but Ulster or at a push, Norn Irn.
Anyhoo, we both lived to tell the tale despite the risk of a nasty corner flick from a brisk wind.