Captain Ginger, during the last world cup two shopkeepers one in the London area and one in Yorkshire were forced to remove St. George's from outside their shop or face prosecution. The one in the London area refused, there was a lot of media interest and the local council back down and dropped the charges. they were laid under some ancient bylaw because behaviour likely to incite racial tension could not be proved. It does show that some people will try to do these things.

I would like to point out that I do not hanker after the days you mention which I won't even type and I don't believe ther is any need for an English anthem at all. I certainly don't hold with the other comments held by English Bloke.

Pete