Red Arrows

So it would appear as though the Red Arrows are too British to fly at the Olympics. I sometimes have difficulty in considering my position on this - is it too jingoistic to call it ridiculous, and allow the Pride of Britain to fly (especially if the BNP seem to be outraged – but then so were The Times), or is it just a ridiculous decision? I have to say, that, although I can perhaps see what the organisers are trying to achieve, this is a bit of a PR disaster, and actually a bad call on their part. There’s a petition to sign, and by Jove I’ve gone and signed it.

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UPDATE: Erm, having signed it, I've just read on the petition that "The organising committee of London 2012 will decide what to include in the celebrations - but with five years to go, decisions are yet to be made on what the celebrations will look like, although you can be assured that they will be a spectacular showcase of Britain's best." Hmm, well, could have put that up top, right? Or did you really want the address information first?