ALLOW RED ARROWS AT THE 2012 LONDON GAMES

[neilb]

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, so if you disagree

with this decision, please sign the petition on the link.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/RedArrows2012/?ref=redArrows2012

Please forward this on to everyone you can.

[Blatman]

It's a spoof, and has been covered before. The government has made no decision yet as to who or what may or may not be at the Olympics opening ceremony.

If the search was working, I'd show you

[Norman Verona]

Agree with what he said

[Blatman]

I have an official response to the question direct from the Home Office around here somewhere...

[Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO]

Yeah but we've gotta have them there anyway, so if it keeps people talking about it, why not  

Maybe we should propose a full military tattoo at the opening ceremony as well  

Oh yeah and the field gun race just for good measure