Red Arrows banned from Olympics Petition.

[Beryl]

I was insensed when I read this email. If you have any strong feelings about this perhaps you would like to sign the petition too.

> Subject: Fw: FW: Red Arrows have been banned from appearing at the 2012
> London Olympics (not a joke!)
>
>
>> You might like to sign this petition......................
>>
>>>>
>>>> Subject: Red Arrows have been banned from appearing
>>>> at the 2012 London
>>>> Olympics
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>> If you disagree with this decision, sign the
>>>> petition on the link below:
>>>>
>>>>
>>> <http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/RedArrows2012/?ref=redArrows2012
>>>>
>>> <http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/RedArrows2012/?ref=redArrows2012>
>>>> >
>>>>
>>> http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/RedArrows...=redArrows2012
>>>>
>>> <http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/RedArrows...=redArrows2012>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Forward this on to everyone you can.

[Chantal]

That link didn't work Beryl, this one should do the trick

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/RedArrows2012/

[KGAdmin]

Strange stuff - a local counter story in our newspaper here quoted directly from the Red Arrows PR - that they had heard nothing official on this - on plans for the Arrows to be used or not.

To me it sounds like another wonderful media-led panic, but it would be helpful for someone in government / the Olympic committee to say something on this.

The quoted email above looks awfully like a chain-mail spam I've seen many a time.

EDIT:
Theres a response form the Government on that petition that makes a lot of sense.
Plus if you think about it, the opening ceremonies are at night - in the stadium!! Imagine 90,000 people cheering and watching the opening ceremonies - who is going to see some planes flying over in the darkness?

Anyway - debate away!

KGAdmin

[darrenc]

If it is true it doesnt suprise me one bit. Its political correctness gone mad. I wonder what the team themselves think of this. If it was up to me i would round all the cardigan wearers and put them in a british built ship with enough fuel to get to international waters and torpedo them with a british built torpedo despatched from from a british built trident submarine, have it. I tell you what is the world coming to

[alan refail]

Do I detect a slight hint of
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/ency ... 09001.html
creeping into the forum

[Beryl]

Thanks Chantel for putting the link right.
Don't quite know what to think now.
Would they only be flying at the opening ceremonies?
Either way over 18000 have signed the petition.

Beryl.

[Chantal]

Dunno Beryl, I signed it anyway, what harm can it do. Then again, I also signed the one for Leeds United to have the points they were docked at the beginning of the season, reinstated.