Comment on London police defy ban on badges linked to far right and white supremacy

• tal@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Ironically, the term was apparently derived from a British one.

  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_blue_line

  The phrase originated as an allusion to the British infantry regiment The Thin Red Line during the Crimean War in 1854, wherein the regiment of Scottish Highlanders—wearing red uniforms—famously held off a Russian cavalry charge.

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• Jonny0stars@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Your not allowed to wear Fred Perry or Dr Martins either now

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