A poem read out on the day:-
""DON'T SAY YOU ARE ENGLISH
Goodbye my ENGLAND , so long old friend
Your days are numbered, being brought to an end.
To be Scottish or Irish or Welsh that's just fine,
But don't say you're English that's way out of line!
The French and the Germans may call themselves such,
As may the Norwegians, the Swedes and the Dutch.
You can say you are Russian or maybe a Dane,
But don't say you are English ever again.
At Broadcasting House that word is taboo,
In Brussels they've scrapped it, in Parliament too.
Even schools are affected, staff do as they're told,
They mustn't teach children about the ENGLAND of old.
Writers like Shakespeare, Milton or Shaw,
Do pupils not learn about them anymore?
How about Agincourt, Hastings or Mons ?
Where ENGLAND lost hosts of her very brave sons.
We're not Europeans, how can we be?
Europe is miles away, over the sea!
We're English from ENGLAND let's all be proud.
Stand up and be counted, shout it out loud!
Let's tell Gordon Brown and Brussels too.
We're proud of our heritage, not just red, white and blue.
Fly the flag of St. George, not the Union Jack!
Let the World know ENGLAND is back""
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