Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-11-30-Speech-3-129"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-11-30"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:One-minute speeches on matters of political importance2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051130.13.3-129"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-11-30-Speech-3-1302
lpv:speaker	lp:Derek Roland Clark2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I understand that the Commission is to require the British Merchant Navy to fly the European flag instead of the Red Ensign, which is known affectionately throughout Britain as the ‘Red Duster’ and is a symbol of Britain’s identity. So much for the repeated statement that membership of the EU does not mean a loss of national identity! I have already advised the chairman of the Merchant Navy Association – a captain in the Merchant Navy in his own right – that should this come into force, it should be disregarded and the European flag thrown overboard. What then? An attempt to board British merchant ships? I think not. Why not pick an easy target, one that does not move about? Just a few minutes from here, a great Belgian flag was proudly flying this very day – and rightly so – under the Cinquantenaire. Why not tear that one down, replace it with the European flag and see what the Belgian people say?"@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; IND/DEM (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; UK Independence Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Derek Roland Clark (IND/DEM ). –"1

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