Writing about 10 Downing Street twice in one week reminds me of the old saying about having to wait for buses. You wait ages for one and then a couple come along together!
A good friend brought the following incredible revelation to my attention and "absurd" does seem to be the best way to describe it.
See what you think;
If you agree, you are invited to add your support to the petition. If you don't agree, you are still invited to join the petition. Whatever has happened to British pride? 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
I would have understood if it was the Chinese Olympics they were talking about!
I'll be interested to see how many names accumulate, there is a lot of time left between now and 2012.
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