Livery for renationalised railway features red, white and blue alongside familiar double arrow symbol
  • mannycalavera@feddit.ukEnglish
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    4 days ago

    But it started happening here only after Brexit.

    You’re right. Here’s Tony Blair and George Bush Junior discussing plans for Iraq post Brexit draped with flags 🥲.

    Edit: And here’s Blair and Japan’s Abe discussing post Brexit trade deals being overrun by flags 🤣.

    • ohulancutash@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      4 days ago

      A bad faith comment because you can’t possibly think moments of international diplomacy are the same.

      • mannycalavera@feddit.ukEnglish
        2·
        4 days ago

        😅 this is going to turn into a “what have the Romans ever done for us” sketch, right?

        We never used to use flags before Brexit

        Here’s us using flags before Brexit.

        Well apart from that…

        Edit: Here’s Gordon Brown’s 2009 Labour Party conference speech where he discussed Brexit related border checks on foreign workers using his now infamous “Red White and Blue, a Brexit that works for you” catch phrase.