tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28487761.post115126666485026199..comments2023-03-20T13:38:17.612+00:00Comments on Busy and Lively: Essex: The Case for the DefenceLouise Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072577599197787903noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28487761.post-1151434445553459932006-06-27T19:54:00.000+01:002006-06-27T19:54:00.000+01:00In my Kent village there are fewer Eng-er-land fla...In my Kent village there are fewer Eng-er-land flags up now than there were signs imploring the converted to "vote conservative" during the recent local elections. These were mounted on stakes, hammered resolutely into otherwise immaculate front lawns.<BR/><BR/>This is not panto. I might move to Essex.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28487761.post-1151359771478123692006-06-26T23:09:00.000+01:002006-06-26T23:09:00.000+01:00This made me laugh out loud, especially as a forei...This made me laugh out loud, especially as a foreigner (who doesn't doesn't understand your football or the rituals around it). These last couple of weeks have been surreal for me. Flags, flags and more flags everywhere. It kinda feels like the streets in small town America when we go to war.<BR/><BR/>On a flag related matter-I tripped up on myself with laughter last weekend as I walked into Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com