[modeleng] Re: Olympics 2012 - Red Arrows

This topic is a long way from steam models. If you want to have your say on 
politics, there are dozens of political forums you could do it in. Can we 
return to model engineering please?

Thanks Jeff Dayman


>From: "Chris Crosskey" <chris.crosskey@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [modeleng] Re: Olympics 2012 - Red Arrows
>Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:59:48 +0100
>
>It's hardly surprising, the jet that the RA use has been sold to just
>about every nasty dictator on the planet for the last Lord knows how
>many years.... Most of the third-world country competitors would
>probably panic if they heard/saw that particular plane...... they ought
>to do the display with Battle of Britain flight, no-one is scared of
>Spitfires.......
>chrisc
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Patrick Coppens-Marian Lynch
> > Sent: 28 September 2007 12:51
> > To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Olympics 2012 - Red Arrows
> >
> > /"It is to be hoped that common sense prevails."
> > /It will not,I believe, this all started, when the British people (and
> > this not a lesson from somebody who did a better job, because we here
> > are in an even worse shape) didn't protest, when a lady in Brixton had
> > to take here Staffordshire porcelain piglets of her own windowsill and
> > when some idiot mayors agreed to calling Christmas "winter val"
> > It goes downhill from there,and nobody seems to be able or willing to
> > knock some electoral sense into the politicians who allow these
> > perversions to become standard practice
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> > sehwuk@xxxxxxx wrote:
> > > A little 'off topic' that I thought some of you might be interested
>in
> > ?.
> > >
> > > This is apparently true.
> > >
> > >
> > > ?
> > >
> > > In a typically measured British response I believe that the person
> > responsible for making the decision should flogged in a public place.
> > >
> > > ?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Subject: Red Arrows
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ?
> > >
> > > The world-famous Red Arrows have been banned from appearing at
>the??2012
> > London Olympics because they are deemed "too British".
> > >
> > > Organisers of the event say that the Arrows military background
>might?be
> > "offensive" to other countries taking part in the Games. The?display
> > team??
> > >
> > > have performed at more than 4000 events worldwide, but?the
>Department of
> > Culture, Media and Sport have deemed the display?team?
> > >
> > > "too militaristically British". Red Arrows pilots were said to
> > be?"outraged", as they had hoped to put on a truly world class display
> > >
> > > for the Games, something which had never been seen before. Being
> > axed?from a British-based event for being "too British" is an insult -
>the
> > >
> > > Arrows are a symbol of Britain.? ?
> > >
> > > The Red Arrows have been excellent ambassadors for British
> > overseas?trade, as they display their British-built Hawk aircraft all
>over
> > the?world.
> > >
> > > The Arrows performed a short flypast in 2005 when the winning bid
> > was?announced, but their flypast at the Games was to have been truly
> > >
> > > spectacular.
> > >
> > > It is to be hoped that common sense prevails.
> > >
> > > More PC nonsense...!
> > >
> > > Please sign this petition on the link below if you think this ban
> > is?ridiculous.
> > >
> > > It takes 2 seconds to submit your signature to the petition; it is
> > a?reputable, fully registered, petition site
> > >
> > > http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/RedArrows2012/?ref=redArrows2012
> > >
> > > Please forward this to your friends
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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