COMPO 54 Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Hi all You might wish to sign up to this one, Britain needs all the help it can get to present itself to the rest of the world. The world-famous Red Arrows have been banned from appearing at the 2012 London Olympics because they are deemed "too British". Organisers of the event say that the Arrows military background might be "offensive" to other countries taking part in the Games. The display team have performed at more than 4000 events worldwide, but the Department of Culture, Media and Sport have deemed the display team "too militaristically British". Red Arrows pilots were said to be "outraged", as they had hoped to put on a truly world class display for the Games, something which had never been seen before. Being axed from a British-based event for being "too British" is an insult - the Arrows are a symbol of Britain . The Red Arrows have been excellent ambassadors for British overseas trade, as they display their British-built Hawk aircraft all over the world. The Arrows performed a short flypast in 2005 when the winning bid was announced, but their flypast at the Games was to have been truly spectacular. It is to be hoped that common sense prevails If you disagree with this decision, sign the petition on the link http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/RedArrows2012/?ref=redArrows2012 Forward this on to everyone you can. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad al 146 Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
COMPO 54 Posted October 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 bumping this back to the top Come on everyone vote, its because we let little things slide that we are having the problems we are having now with national identity etc...dont let this slide vote Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ldh 0 Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 bumping this back to the top Come on everyone vote, its because we let little things slide that we are having the problems we are having now with national identity etc...dont let this slide vote done lee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rabitin girl 16 Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferret15 0 Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 done too f*****g British my arse last time i looked this was Britain (just about) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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