Goodbye Mayday, hello UK day.

[sunnysidedown]

In 1978 it took a political twist when the then prime minister, James Callaghan, created a bank holiday to coincide with International Workers' Day and reward the workers for their long winter of toil. Now, in a highly symbolic and controversial move, the coalition government wants to cancel the May Day bank holiday and replace it with a UK Day in October.

Ministers are drawing up plans, to be announced this month, to thin out the cluster of bank holidays between Easter and Whitsun, and create a national day off work in the autumn to celebrate the "best of British". They are considering calling it UK Day, to create a nationalistic celebration akin to St Andrew's Day in Scotland.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/04/may-day-bank-holiday-under-threat

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Sucking every last drop...

 

[Casually Red]

that'll go down well over here . Telling us all to take the day off and go out and feel proud to be British . Im sure the orangemen will be happy theyve got yet another day to celebrate outside of the r4eestrictive summer marching season and poppy day malarkey .

Cant fucking wait for this doozy of an idea . Nope .

 

[shagnasty]

This as been stuck in the claw of the tories for years ,but may day as always been a time of celebration ie dancing round the maypole etc

 

[rover07]

The Tories are missing a trick, they could get a sponsor for the new holiday.

Vodafone Day

or Virgin Day

 

[Santino]

This as been stuck in the claw of the tories for years ,but may day as always been a time of celebration ie dancing round the maypole etc

You'd think that Cameron would be in favour of holidays that basically celebrate a massive cock.

 

[tar1984]

They are considering calling it UK Day, to create a nationalistic celebration akin to St Andrew's Day in Scotland.

Nobody in scotland gives a fuck about st andrews day

 

[Mr.Bishie]

St George Osborne day!

 

[audiotech]

I'm declaring a unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) in my house when that day comes around.

 

[taffboy gwyrdd]

Stagflation Day!

 

[gentlegreen]

I will have to give some thought to an alternative flag to wave ...

 

[taffboy gwyrdd]

Pay more and get less it's all for the bankers and bumface says it's good day!

 

[Badgers]

Will they still be here in 2013?

 

[Libertad]

They can do/say/rebrand/redesignate or whatever they feicin' well like to 1st May, it is, and always fecin' will be

International Workers' Day

 

[Maurice Picarda]

The existing bank holiday calendar is a bit unbalanced, to be fair.

 

[Libertad]

The existing bank holiday calendar is a bit unbalanced, to be fair.

Who gives a fuck about balance? It's May Day you fool.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

Who gives a fuck about balance? It's May Day you fool.

Anything that manages to upset trade unionists, morris dancers, and silly wibbly pagans all at the same time has got to be good.

 

[ernestolynch]

Fuck off 'Maurice' you posh racist loon.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

Morris dancers aren't a race, you know. And I'm lower-middle-middle.

 

[ernestolynch]

No shit, but you're still a racist.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

No shit, but you're still a racist.

Care to link to my last hate-filled rant against particular racial groups?

 

[Libertad]

Anything that manages to upset trade unionists, morris dancers, and silly wibbly pagans all at the same time has got to be good.

Do one eh?

 

[Maurice Picarda]

Do one eh?

No, I'm still waiting for Ernestolynch to explain why he thinks I'm a racist.

 

[ernestolynch]

Your post history.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

In that case, it shouldn't take much pogofishing to find a link that proves your point.

 

[19sixtysix]

That's all we need a spring holiday replaced by one in dark wet october. Fucking tory tossers.

 

[trevhagl]

International Tax Dodgers day?

 

[ernestolynch]

The onus is on the accused to provide proof he is not a racist. A 'black friend' may suffice.

 

[goldenecitrone]

Good idea. I'd rather not get up on Monday morning in October than in May. This year's May day comes right after my two week Easter holiday. What a waste.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

The onus is on the accused to provide proof he is not a racist. A 'black friend' may suffice.

I accept your apology and retraction.