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Rejected petition Make St. George’s Day a public holiday in England

I strongly believe it should be a public holiday in the England because it seems unfair that we don’t. For example, Ireland have St. Patrick’s off, same as Scotland have St. Andrew’s Day off, etc. So why shouldn’t we?

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I strongly believe it should be a public holiday in the England because it seems unfair that we don’t. For example, Ireland have St. Patrick’s off, same as Scotland have St. Andrew’s Day off, etc.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/216600

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