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Article: RAISE A TOAST TO ENGLAND AND SAINT GEORGE; ON St George's Day, PADDY SHENNAN salutes -with a cuppa,of course -the increasing popularity of England's patron saint.(Features)
- Article from:
- Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- April 23, 2004
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Byline: PADDY SHENNAN
WHO said the supposedly stuffy old English don't know how to throw a party for their patron saint?
For years,many of us who were born and brought up in this green and pleasant (well,in places) land have stood accused of showing more respect to St Patrick of Ireland than St George of England.
A fair point,but you can't underestimate the power of Guinness -and you can't turn up to celebration parties if no one can be bothered to stage them.
But things are beginning to change. And in shops,pubs and clubs across ...