England should make an effort to celebrate St George's day

Well why not have the day sponsored by one of the corporate brands ... it makes sense for the Pub trade! The best choice would be Bombardier which even features the St George's Cross as part of it's logo. 
 
 
You know as well as everyone else reading this post that English people love nothing else better than a few pints down the pub ... it's even caught on with the women and upper classes who wouldn't have been seen dead with a pint glass prior to 1990! 
 
 
The only reason St Patricks day has become so popular is because Guiness have sponsored it and spent thousands on hilariously funny marketing paraphernalia and English people have put up with just a few St George's Cross iced buns in April.  
 
SInce the 1500's England has been a Protestant country, so the importance of St George has been lessened for centuries .. 
 
Why not have a Beer that's English to highlight the occassion - so long as it's drunk responsibly and in moderation!!!

St Patrick's Day has been celebrated in England for centuries by Irish people who were forced to emigrate because of starvation or a lack of work. It was a day in the calendar when communities would come together and celebrate their heritage with stories and songs over a drink. The only reason there has been an increased profile surrounding St George's day in recent times is money.

Corporations have caught on to the fact that the Guinness brand comes hand in hand with the modern St Patrick's day. Companies such as Carling and John Smiths have looked at the amount of money that Guinness takes in one day, they have recognised that people who may never have drunk Guinness before in their lives have spent money on the product, and they've attempted to cash in on it by using St George's Day.

These companies aren't building on a historical tradition that is engrained on English culture, they are trying to establish within the modern day psyche of young English people, that there should be a St George's Day 'because the Irish have their day, so why shouldn't we have ours?!'.

Sadly this has nothing to do with national pride, nor does it have anything to do with Christian traditions, as ever, it comes down to money and coroporate profitability.