It had been privatised 14 years before this livery. Again, an airliner will be seen all over the world in a context of plurality of nationality. Not so our proud nationalist trains.
A bit disingenuous aren’t you? Thats literally a flag-carrier airline that is seen all over the world, not just in Britain. And as they’re spanish now it’s a bit weird yes.
But it started happening here only after Brexit. It’s a deliberate lurch to the right and nationalism. It can get stuffed. Utterly transparent and performative. Something foreigners might go for but alien to Britain.
And that would fly if it were american or dare I say it F**nch.
No, this is a thing. It started with yank-style flag pins, then Tory ministers making sure they never had a photo taken in their office without a big flag over their shoulder. Then they stuck a flag on the drivers’ licence for the first time. (Having fought Brussels for yonks to avoid putting it on the licence plate). Then there was the obsession with “Great”. Not “British Rail” or “British Energy”, Great British Railways and Great British Energy.
Flag shagging isn’t so popular here
Or people could try not being so prissy and obsessed with victorian “values”.
The money for the Eurovision Song Contest comes from (smallest to largest) commercial exploitation via music sales, tour and merchandise, entry fees, extra contributions from the big 5 broadcasters, and (the vast majority) the host nation’s broadcaster.
Ad boycotts would not have a material impact as even the big 5 pay a paltry sum in TV terms (no up-to-date numbers but the BBC contributes around £300k) so even the broadcasters who do run advertising wouldn’t miss out.
You never give me your honey
You are presuming they are doing that to stave off economic decline, which is incorrect. They’re doing it for global prestige.
They’re a federation of charities. Charities can’t just change their by-laws when they want to.
A bad faith comment because you can’t possibly think moments of international diplomacy are the same.