Red Arrows - Petition time

[Budji]

The world-famous Red Arrows have been banned from appearing at the 2012 London Olympics because they are deemed "too British".



Organisers of the event say that the Arrows military background might be "offensive" to other countries taking part in the Games. The display team have performed at more than 4000 events worldwide, but the Department of Culture, Media and Sport have deemed the display team "too militaristically British". Red Arrows pilots were said to be "outraged", as they had hoped to put on a truly world class display for the Games, something which had never been seen before. Being axed from a British-based event for being "too British" is an insult - the Arrows are a symbol of Britain.



The Red Arrows have been excellent ambassadors for British overseas trade, as they display their British-built Hawk aircraft all over the world.



The Arrows performed a short fly past in 2005 when the winning bid was announced, but their fly past at the Games was to have been truly spectacular."


Sign the Petition:


http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/RedArrows2012/?ref=redArrows2012

[Clio-Girl]

OH MY GOD! what the hell is this country coming to? every other country celebrates their history so why the hell cant we?

[Lunner]

The e-petition asking the Prime Minister to "to Allow the Red Arrows to Fly at the 2012 Olympics" is ongoing. This is a response in advance of the closing date from the Government

This allegation is not true. The Government has not banned the Red Arrows from the London 2012 Olympic Games. The organising committee of London 2012 will decide what to include in the Opening Ceremony and other celebrations - but with almost five years to go, decisions are yet to be made on what these will look like.

And of course the Red Arrows played a memorable role in the celebrations for 2012, when they flew over Trafalgar Square to mark London winning the Games.

I did read in the paper ages ago about this though

[FATBOY]

absolutely disgraceful! im signing it pronto!! always love seeing the red arrows in my town every year for our annual airshow

[summeh]

wow 135k sigs already, gonna be a biggy me thinks.