Saturday, 18 February 2017

Campaign for an English Parliament told English flag and anthem are offensive by Stoke police

Two police officers in Stoke have told the Campaign for an English Parliament's Eddie Bone that the English flag might offend some of Stoke's "diverse population".

The CEP have been driving their customised flatbed truck with advertising hoardings calling for an English Parliament around Stoke throughout the election campaign. The truck was pulled over this week by two police officers who told Bone that the English flag calling for an English Parliament and playing Jerusalem might be offensive to some people.

Despite the exchange being videoed, Staffordshire Police are claiming that Bone was only pulled over so officers could speak to him about loud music playing from the truck.

Bone has made a formal complaint to Staffordshire Police over the incident whilst UKIP's Home Affairs spokesman, Jane Collins, said " would like to ask the police what they could possibly view as offensive about a hymn and a flag which is used across the world not just in England".

Paul Nuttall is a long-time supporter of an English Parliament and published a policy paper a few years ago calling for devolution for England. He used his first speech as UKIP's candidate for Stoke Central to call for an English Parliament to represent England's interests.

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Chris dark · 423 weeks ago

So a butchers shop selling lamb Beef chicken and pork is not offensive to some people....A shop selling Halal is offensive to me so I should complain ...But I would be called racist ...if I did...
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D C Timpson · 423 weeks ago

Anyone offended by our flag should be charged with treason! Our ancestors fought and died for our flag and it should be respected by all who reside here!
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Sue & Albie Clapson · 423 weeks ago

What next ???? should we be suprised when the majority of the Labour parties front bench hate the ENGLISH flag and our history. Its time for all proud ENGLISH men and women to stand proud if its good enough for the Scots it should be for us!
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Frankie Davies · 422 weeks ago

Because schools teach kids the English are bad and every other race, especially "minorities" are victims of them.
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Mark bryan · 422 weeks ago

As Chris alludes to, if we are offended we are just being intolerant......why aren't those people who may be offended by this told the same?
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stemorris 0p · 422 weeks ago

Are aware that UKIP refused to meet the CEP team when they were in Stoke?
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Dai Rhys-Owain · 422 weeks ago

English Parliament........... so scottish, welsh and irish don't have a say...... be politically correct, we are NOT all ENGLISH!!
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wonkotsane 85p · 422 weeks ago

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own devolved governments already and England don't get a say.
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Alun · 422 weeks ago

I am welsh and agree with you although if you listened to the garbage being spouted by Carwyn Jones and Leanne Wood you would not think that.

They are parrot comments etc by Tim Farron and Our Nichola birth of the border
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John Cooke · 422 weeks ago

I am an Englishman,a Briton and very proud.I welcome Refugees to Britain as we have always done.I welcome all people whatever their Faith, to Britain as long as thy conform to our Laws and work to feed their family and pay their taxes.
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Peter Misselbrook · 422 weeks ago

The Stoke police obviously consider themselves to be a politically correct thought police, such Orwellian behaviour
must be taken to task or we face a dictatorship by these people. the police should be concentrating on real crimes, not interfering in politics.
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Dai Rhys-Owain · 422 weeks ago

This is a Christian country with Christian values, while we allow other religions to worship in this country, the English flag, scottish flag, welsh flag irish flag and respective anthems are accepted, you want your anthen sung , sing it, but DO NOT condemn The BRITISH way of life, if you do not like it, you can always leave??
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wonkotsane 85p · 422 weeks ago

The English anthem isn't accepted, that's why we have to listen to the British national anthem when our sports teams play.
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gordon clark · 422 weeks ago

What law stops people from flying the flag of our country
And why can you fly a Welsh flag a Scottish flag or an Irish flag which is all part of the same country

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