[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Perhaps not but... and I don't mean to be, err... country-ist here but I suspect you're speaking from a mostly theoretical standpoint here, and not from the standpoint of someone who has been in dozens of similar pubs / bars (the kind that fly two great big flags outside and have point-making props decorating the bar) and know with some degree of accuracy exactly what the general "vibe" of places like this is. Which would be "nationalistic and xenophobic", mostly... certainly far more than being any sort of true champions of free speech. Again I would happily assume with SOME certainty that the "free speech" that is welcome in this bar, is limited to the "free speech" that the owner happens to agree with... and any other contrary "free speech" would be made very unwelcome.

Again, no, obviously can't say this for 100% certain as I haven't been in this specific bar... but I'm damn sure I've been in a tonne that are virtually indistinguishable from it. Minus the Golliwogs, of course. That part's actually quite unique. Weird and passive aggressive as ****, but unique.

You have been in dozens of pubs that fly the English flag, why can't the English flag be flown with pride? after all it is the err flag of England, England must be the only country in the world where flying their flag is seen as some kind of crime couple that with a white man behind the bar with a few tats and not too much hair and you got yourself a racist apparently, I don't know what this guys game is, it does seem a bit odd in these times, but if his patrons don't object then it's his business (pardon the pun), people can vote with their feet if they don't feel it is appropriate