Bristol City fans banned from displaying the English flag. Stephen Morris of the Workers of England Union reports the ban as an Anti-English hate incident.

As a former Bristolian of 60 years, and someone who followed City at home and away during the 1960s, 70s and 80s, I was astounded to read a report in the Daily Mail that Bristol City fans were banned from displaying a Cross of St.George during the recent game at Ashton Gate against Cardiff City so as not to cause upset among visiting Welsh supporters. 

Here is a link to the article:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5055255/Bristol-City-fans-banned-displaying-England-flag.html

I have always admired the Welsh sense of Nationhood and the thought of banning the Welsh flag anywhere in England, or elsewhere for that matter, has never entered my mind.

It seems that the management at Bristol City has succumbed to the present politically correct attitude of going to extreme lengths to avoid even the possibility of causing offence. 

Be that is it may, Stephen Morris, General Secretary of the Workers of England Union, has reported Bristol City Football Club to the Police for perpetrating an Anti-English hate incident by banning the English flag yet allowing the Welsh flag to be flown.

Here is part of a statement from Stephen Morris:

“I read in disbelief that Bristol City, an English football club and a member of the ‘English Football League’ banned the flying of the English flag.

It appears that they were quite content to have the placards being displayed until they found out it was the English flag that was going to be shown. They were however prepared to allow the Welsh flag to be flown. Taken together, this is clearly an Anti-English hate incident. I have reported this to the Avon and Somerset police and it is now registered with them.”

A local English football team, Bristol City Football Club is ideally placed to bring the communities of Bristol, England, and Cardiff, Wales together in the name of community cohesion. Instead, they just divisively denied English people their right to express their national identity in England. If this is true, which we are waiting for the police investigation to verify, then the English Football League should apply sanctions against the individuals and Bristol City Football Club who would be guilty of an anti-English race hate incident."

If the Welsh can fly their flag, so should the English be allowed to fly their flag as well, especially in England.”

Incidentally, Bristol City won the game 2-1!