Olympics – Breton Flags Confiscated

August 17, 2012

The Cultural Olympiad may have been running alongside the Olympic Games in London over the last month, but the Olympic cultural legacy of the 2012 London Olympics has left a bitter taste in the mouth of the Bretons who had their flags confiscated

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England World Cup Memorabilla Causes Offence

June 1, 2010

The Secretary of the Partnership of Cornish Cultural Organisations has expressed his views to Tesco about the placement of English team world cup memorabilia at stores in Cornwall (see text below). In measured terms he has said the placement of such memorabilia should be proportionate

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Kernow: Tesco Review Position On St George Flag Issue

May 25, 2010

Tesco Stores Ltd. has responded to a letter sent by the Branch Secretary of the Kernow branch of the Celtic League following a campaign the branch is pursuing surrounding the mass sale of English flags in shops around Cornwall. Mike Chappell wrote to

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Kernow: Flag Wars

May 20, 2010

A campaign set up to restrict the number of English flags on sale in shops in Cornwall, ahead of the football world cup, has been taken up by the Kernow branch of the League. Since the Kernow branch openly came out in support

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