And racism, such as the suggestion that Rishi Sunak cannot be English, is merely ‘deeply contentious debate’ according to this absolute drivel from Newsnight’s political editor.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3626n0lgj3o
Trite, hackneyed stuff.
For most of my life St George’s Day passed largely unnoticed and uncelebrated, and those few who chose to flaunt the St George’s flag rather looked down upon. 
“Leather on willow, country pubs and just the loveliness of England,”
Oh dear, tired cliches or what, which reminds me of John Major:
Have a read of this from 27 years ago and note the use of ‘British’ not ‘English’. Ben Okri’s poem at the end is admirable.
https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1999/jan/20/features11.g27