There is a video on you Tube of the Australian PM at a press conference with the chiefs of all three of the country’s armed forces, when a political question is asked by a member of the press. All three senior officers walk off the stage, as they cannot be involved in party politics. Maybe the MOD might like to remember that brilliant example of the difference between party and government.
Not, I think, Jonty's original coinage. I often see it in remain/rejoin type groups in Facebook, so its actual origins may be lost in the mists of time. But it is an excellent phrase to describe those who display unthinking, nationalistic patriotism.
“flag shagging” - wonderful, just wonderful!
Not, I think, Jonty's original coinage. I often see it in remain/rejoin type groups in Facebook, so its actual origins may be lost in the mists of time. But it is an excellent phrase to describe those who display unthinking, nationalistic patriotism.
And having the police as your backdrop.