BORIS Johnson was accused yesterday of being too “frightened” to fly a single flag of St George at a celebration of England’s patron saint in London.
Revellers at the event in Trafalgar Square where there were no flags of St George displayed [PA]While today is actually St George’s Day, an event billed as the Feast Of St George was held in Trafalgar Square on Monday.
However, some of the 40,000 people who attended said they were shocked to find not a single St George’s Cross, regarded as the English flag. Instead, there was plain red and white bunting.
“I was saddened and disgusted,” said photographer Allan Warren.
“Not one St George’s Cross was on display. Several people involved with the event told me they were not allowed to show them.”
Mr Warren, 64, added that when he probed further, they would mutter or mumble, ‘It’s political correctness’.”
Not one St George’s Cross was on display. Several people involved with the event told me they were not allowed to show them
He went on: “They seemed as astonished and disappointed as I am that the organisers appeared to be frightened of flying the very flag we were meant to be celebrating. Boris Johnson and his cronies should be ashamed.”
Some revellers initially thought it was a Polish celebration because of the red and white flags. “It seems we’re not allowed to fly the English flag on St George’s Day,” said another visitor.
Steve Ballinger of British Future, an independent think-tank on integration, said: “If organisers think the St George’s flag offends minorities, they’d be wrong. Our research found ethnic minorities have no problem with the flag.”
Last night event organisers at the Mayor of London’s office denied there had been “any conscious decision” not to have any St George’s flags.
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