Rejected petition Make St George's Day a Bank Holiday

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We the undersigned call on the government to make St George's day a bank holiday in celebration of our patron saint......
Wales, Scotland Ireland and Northern Ireland all have public holiday for their respective days, Also our great nation has the least amount of public holidays in the whole of Europe!!
Time for a change...... Make a day to bring England together!

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Date submitted 15 April 2013
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