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Brexiteers in meltdown after crowds wave EU flag at Last Night of the Proms
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Didn't the Brexit Brigade do the exact same thing with the Union Jack?
~PS and none of that 'It's not called the Union Jack guff.~
The Union Flag has historically always been present and waved during the proms. It's part of the pomp and circumstance of it all. To be fair so has the EU flag and many others but primarily the Union Flag because the concert is held in London, totally weird right? This was even before Brexit became a news headline.
Like so many things these days the Proms now has to be politicised. An organised group of pro EU attendees are upset that the Union Flag is being waved and an unorganised group of pro Brexitiers are just upset in general. It's laughably pathetic. Just enjoy the fucking music.
Considering the right to protest is hampered by police discretion, I don't see it in the same light. There are only a few platforms left to make yourself visible.
The melodrama is strong here. Jackbooted law enforcement officers of the state were seen belting patrons at the RAH in time to the 1812 overture for daring to speak out against the ultra right wing government. 🤣🤣
Give it a rest mate. This is nothing but two idiotic groups squabbling and using flags as a proxy. Next we'll be reading about passport protests where they are dyed back to the old EU colour in an act of civil disobedience and defiance of the government. Oí vey.
Tell that to Steve Bray.
They have been using the Union Jack at the proms for many years?