A Reason To Like The World Cup.

Over-the-top political correctness has stricken the U.K. in recent years even worse than it has the U.S.  One symptom has been an all out attack on English national pride.  Over there, it is apparently fine to celebrate the U.K. (the political state as a whole, comprised of England, Scotland, Whales and Northern Ireland) or even Great Britain (the island home to England, Scotland and Whales) but not England. 

 

In fact, the city of London reportedly spends up to a £100,000 on other national and group pride days, including St. Patrick's Day, but in recent years has tried to downplay St. George's Day.  The English national St. George's flag has become something of a controversial issue as well. 

 

Yet for the next month it will not be the U.K or Great Britain competing in South Africa, but rather it will be England.  And during this time, English pride will be at full force.  In fact, a recent article in the Fulham Chronicle featured a Member of Parliament coming to the support of a group of renters whose landlord had barred them from flying the St. George's flag during the World Cup.  This sort of story usually only comes out of the U.S.