in contrast to the folk hero worship he gets from the repugnant far right

Can you just reassure me that you don't mean that if you see St George as a folk hero you must be from the "repugnant far right". I am sure you didn't but for the sake of clarity I would appreciate it. I am getting pretty cheesed off with this association. I would love to celebrate St Georges day, being a typical Englishman - IE 1/4 Polish, 1/4 Russian, 1/8 Welsh and the rest made of god knows what, but if I do so I seem to risk being labeled a Gay Nazi Xenophobe who hates everyone else :-) How come everyone else can celebrate their Saints day but not the English?

Cheers

DtG