The English rate themselves the least patriotic nation in Europe, a poll suggests

Almost half of English people said their country had lost its identity in the face of European interference and political correctness. The findings were published in advance of St George’s Day which, as two thirds of those polled did not know, is on April 23. Only one in ten would happily fly the cross of St George to celebrate the national saint’s day. Double that number said they thought they would be told by authorities to remove it if they flew it from their house. The new survey showed that 6% of English people are scared to show the flag and around 18% are worried that if they do they will be instructed by officialdom to take it down. More than one in four English people said they feared being branded racist, but four out of 10 said they would happily express their national pride behind closed doors. Four out of 10 said they felt England had completely lost its national identity.