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06 October 2007, 11:06 AM
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[FONT='Arial','sans-serif']The world-famous Red Arrows have been banned from appearing at the 2012 London Olympics because they are deemed "too British".
Organisers of the Olympics say that the Red 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.[/FONT]
[FONT='Arial','sans-serif']The link below is a petition being raised to let them fly.....[/FONT]
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http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/RedArrows2012/?ref=redArrows2012[/FONT]
Organisers of the Olympics say that the Red 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.[/FONT]
[FONT='Arial','sans-serif']The link below is a petition being raised to let them fly.....[/FONT]
[FONT='Arial','sans-serif']
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/RedArrows2012/?ref=redArrows2012[/FONT]
06 October 2007, 04:38 PM
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I despair at the cretins with the power to run our lives. Decisions are made in the so called interests of the population at large by morons who have little or no idea of what the vast majority of people want or think.
I am also sick of the b****y Olympics fiasco. Lorry after lorry goes by my house in Romford, loaded with waste from the Olympic site, to a area of land north of Romford to dump the waste. The owner of the land is making (or so I've heard) £100 per lorry while muggings here pays 20 quid a year more in my council tax towards an event I have no intention of going anywhere near!
There are a lot of people making a lot of money out of this farce!
JohnD
I am also sick of the b****y Olympics fiasco. Lorry after lorry goes by my house in Romford, loaded with waste from the Olympic site, to a area of land north of Romford to dump the waste. The owner of the land is making (or so I've heard) £100 per lorry while muggings here pays 20 quid a year more in my council tax towards an event I have no intention of going anywhere near!
There are a lot of people making a lot of money out of this farce!
JohnD
06 October 2007, 05:27 PM
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I despair at the cretins with the power to run our lives. Decisions are made in the so called interests of the population at large by morons who have little or no idea of what the vast majority of people want or think.
I am also sick of the b****y Olympics fiasco. Lorry after lorry goes by my house in Romford, loaded with waste from the Olympic site, to a area of land north of Romford to dump the waste. The owner of the land is making (or so I've heard) £100 per lorry while muggings here pays 20 quid a year more in my council tax towards an event I have no intention of going anywhere near!
There are a lot of people making a lot of money out of this farce!
JohnD
I am also sick of the b****y Olympics fiasco. Lorry after lorry goes by my house in Romford, loaded with waste from the Olympic site, to a area of land north of Romford to dump the waste. The owner of the land is making (or so I've heard) £100 per lorry while muggings here pays 20 quid a year more in my council tax towards an event I have no intention of going anywhere near!
There are a lot of people making a lot of money out of this farce!
JohnD
06 October 2007, 07:46 PM
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I despair at:
a) people who don't search the forum first - although I appreciate that only allowing paid members to search properly doesn't help.
b) people who believe everything they hear in an e-mail or read in the tabloids.
This story is not, and never has been, true.
M
06 October 2007, 10:56 PM
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I despair at:
a) people who don't search the forum first - although I appreciate that only allowing paid members to search properly doesn't help.
b) people who believe everything they hear in an e-mail or read in the tabloids.
This story is not, and never has been, true.
M
a) people who don't search the forum first - although I appreciate that only allowing paid members to search properly doesn't help.
b) people who believe everything they hear in an e-mail or read in the tabloids.
This story is not, and never has been, true.
M
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