Instead, buyers prefer the banner of England, the St. George’s flag, a simple red cross on a white background. Akhtar has sold 2.8 million flags since October, 90% of them St. George’s crosses.

2002-08-06 04:00:00 PDT London-- For a son of Pakistani immigrants growing up in London in the 1970s, the Union Jack inspired fear. Aggy Akhtar would cross the street to avoid the kind of people ...

Edward I (1272-1307) had banners bearing the emblem of St George (a red cross on a white background) and Edward III (1327-77) had a strong interest in the saint and owned a relic of his blood. 3.

I have posted a photo of myself, a British Asian, wearing the flag of St George. It’s my way of sticking two fingers up at those who use it to represent racism and hatred.

St George’s flag is a racist symbol says a quarter of the English. The English feel far more patriotic about the Union Flag than the St George’s Cross, according to a new poll.

The English feel far more patriotic about the Union Flag than the St George’s Cross, according to a new poll. By Jasper Copping and Jaspercopping 22 April 2012 • 7:55am The survey found that ...