[modeleng] Re: Olympics 2012 - Red Arrows

 
 
OOOOOOOOoooooohhhhh. A up Jeff - handbags at dawn it is then.  Sorry.  I did 
not mean for this to be a soap box orgy. Just thought some might be  
interested in how our country was going at the moment - the same way as our  
'engineering' maybe ??.
 
 
n a message dated 28/09/2007 14:05:57 GMT Standard Time,  
jeffdayman@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
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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