St George on a horse stops traffic in central London

St George on a horse vies with traffic in central London yesterday – in just one of the patriotic sights as the English celebrated their saint’s day. In the biggest such festivities of recent years, the flag of St George was flown at No 10 for the first time and crowds in Trafalgar Square sang…
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Here comes the knight: on April 23 Englishness is bursting out all over

Marcus Stafford, from the England Society, said it was not just about making money but about ordinary people realising it was okay for them to be English. “Just four or five years ago St George’s Day was not really celebrated,” he said. “English was bad. But people are beginning to realise that they are living…
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A campaign to save Christmas

The Norfolk man who last month took on British Airways over their uniform policy has this month set himself the modest task of saving Christmas. Marcus Stafford , 41, of Dillington near Dereham is a web designer and no stranger to harnessing his computer skills for political ends. Marcus Stafford , 41, of Dillington near…
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Крылья и крест

Главная авиакомпания Великобритании British Airways оказалась в центре громкого скандала. Причиной стало решение руководства компании отстранить от работы 55-летнюю сотрудницу службы регистрации Надю Эвейду (Nadia Eweida) из Твикенхема (Twickenham), которая отстаивала свое право носить поверх униформы нательный крестик. Представители авиакомпании заявили, что поведение Эвейды нарушает установленный дресскод, который запрещает сотрудникам надевать ювелирные украшения. Со своей…
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Brytyjczycy bronią krzyża

A little mention in a Polish newspaper. They very kindly sent this to me in the post. Online article available here.

Marcus takes BA to task

British Airways last night announced it is to review its policy on uniforms in the wake of the row over a check-in worker told to stop wearing a cross.  British Airways last night announced it is to review its policy on uniforms in the wake of the row over a check-in worker told to stop…
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BA faces boycott as travellers get really cross

British Airways faced the prospect of a growing boycott by international travellers yesterday over its refusal to allow a check-in worker to wear a small Christian cross over her uniform.  An internet website was set up to co-ordinate an angry response to the airline’s suspension of Nadia Eweida. And a Church of England vicar went…
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Radio interview about the evolution of the English language

OK, this is an odd one. During the whole English-phase back in 2006 I was called by a radio station in Birmingham – possibly called Colour FM, or something similar. They were having various discussions about the recent inclusion of new words in to the standard dictionary and wanted to ask me about it.  I…
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Headhunting Prevention Strategies

A private presentation to a growing telecoms company in London who had experienced a high level of headhunting calls to their engineers, analysts and management from competitors. My presentation detailed how to recognise such calls, handle them and report them accordingly. The presentation consisted of several sessions to admin staff, engineering staff and management with…
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