An extra bank holiday
I have signed the following petition on the Number Ten website and ask you to consider doing the same. At the time of writing, it has more than four hundred thousand signatures.
By comparison to many other European Countries, Britain has fewer public holidays and none at all for a period of some three months between the August public holiday and Christmas. Moreover, Britain does not have a “National” day. So what better way to celebrate our Nation than to have a National Remembrance Holiday falling on the second Monday in November each year to reinforce Remembrance Sunday which falls on the second Sunday in November? Such a holiday will serve to emphasise our commemoration of The Fallen who gave their lives to save Britain and also the on-going importance of the survival of our Nation. The National Remembrance Holiday will further serve to break that period between late summer and Christmas when there is currently no public holiday.
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February 6th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
England has St. George’s Day though.
And St. Edmunds.
February 6th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
And St Bretwalda’s day. And St Perrin’s for Cornwall. I have no objection to having St George’s Day and Remembrance Day. I would like there to be a bank holiday at the beginning of each month.
I suppose Kant would say I’m being immoral as I’m objectifying the veterans.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
“…for a period of some three months between the August public holiday and Christmas.”
I support the idea of more public holidays but would be unhappy signing a petition drafted by people who can’t count. There are some FOUR months between the August bank holiday and Christmas.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Christmas begins with Advent Sunday and the start of the liturgical year. This year, that will be on November 30th.
March 16th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
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