Gawd Help Us The Weegies Are At It Now!

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-28682483
Why do local authorities think they can assume they can arbitrarily take sides?

[mushroom25]

why not? if it's ok for gorgeous George, why not glezga council?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28687233

[Gromit]

Town Halls flew flags for Thatcher's passing anf for 9/11, so why not for the 1,500 civilians killed in the Gaza Strip?

http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/halifax-town-hall-flag-lowered-ahead-of-baroness-thatcher-s-funeral-1-5588574

[askyourgran]

I don't think any City/town/county should publicly take sides in a nasty war between neighbouring states, for which we have (for once) steered clear of. George Galloway is an idiot of the first order, he is only trying to keep his bread and butter happy (slimy b'stard). Warsi is an idiot too walking away from her well paid job, but I suspect there is more than the Gaza scuttling her boat.

[ToraToraTora]

Really Gromit, you are comparing lowering our own flag out of respect for the great lady or 911 to flying the flag of another land currently in conflict? Right oh! I suppose there must be some logic there somewhere in lefty land but I can't see it!

[New Judge]

I think there is a significant difference with the Town Halls flying flags for Mrs Thatcher's passing, Gromit. That is , they flew the Union flag, the national flag of the United Kingdom, the country in which the Town Halls are situated and the country of which Lady Thatcher was a reasonably successful Prime Minister for twelve years.

Local authorities should not involve themselves in international disputes. (Their argument that they are showing sympathy with those killed holds no water or they would fly the flags of both nations, regardless of the relative numbers of casualties). Such disputes are somewhat beyond their remit which extends to emptying the bins, filling in potholes and running their often none too brilliant schools. It may not have occurred to them that not all of their good burghers may like to see foreign flags flying over their local Town Hall.

[Gromit]

The 911 victims or the civilians in Gaza, they are all innocent civilians and I do not really see why a JP Morgan banker in the Twin Towers is more deserving of our pity than a child in Gaza.

How to do ethnic cleansing in 1 hour courtesy of the IDF...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVV6zIyymoE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[askyourgran]

It is a foreign war Gromit, people on both sides are fighting and dying, we should Not be taking sides in this by flying flags to indicate their stance. Others may not agree with them and start flying Israeli flags and so it goes on..... like flouncing out of a job (stupid woman Warsi). Let them sort out their problems.

[Gromit]

New Judge / TTT

It is not a coincidence that the towns flying the Palestinian flag, Leeds, Preston, Blackburn, Tower Hamlets, are areas with a large local muslim population. I tend to think the motive may have more to do with keeping voters happy rather than genuine grif for innocent killed.

[Gromit]

+ Glasgow

[askyourgran]

I have not heard or seen Leeds or Bradford flying any other flag than that the Union jack. Only that twerp Galloway is in bother for speaking out to pacify his Asian brothers in order to keep their votes. I shall ask questions around W.Yorkshire.

[ToraToraTora]

"The 911 victims or the civilians in Gaza, they are all innocent civilians and I do not really see why a JP Morgan banker in the Twin Towers is more deserving of our pity than a child in Gaza. " - then fly the union flag at half mast like in the examples you gave.

[Svejk]

strange bedfellows, lefty's & muslim fascists. none of them seem capable of an independent thought, do they?

[naomi24]

Gromit, but JP Morgan isn't flying flags in support of either side. Local authorities should do the job they're paid to do.

[anneasquith]

I wonder how many innocent people were injured/killed/homes ruined in that hour of destruction ?

[ludwig]

// Why do local authorities think they can assume they can arbitrarily take sides? //

Because they're often run by self important tw4ts who forget that they're just there to organise the bin collections and make sure the street lights work.

[ToraToraTora]

a rare "best answer" award for that one ludwig!