countess richard wrote: "Unless and until the national emblem is reclaimed it's best left unfurled."
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But I don't see how it (the English 'St George's cross' flag) can be reclaimed (from hijacking by the far right) unless we the English assert our right to fly the flag as our national emblem, and get that message across that this is not being racist but that we are simply celebrating our Englishness. Leaving the flag unfurled is just capitulating to the far right and will just make it easier for them to continue their evil racist campaigning.