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WATCH: Pub landlord furious as council launch investigation into St George's Cross mural
Nov 12, 2025
A patriotic pub landlord has declared his St George's Cross mural is "not going anywhere" after being investigated by the council nine years after it was first painted.Speaking to GB News, Jerry Kunkler, of the Moonrakers Inn in Pewsey, expressed his outrage at being dragged into the "political" flag row triggered by the Raise the Colours movement.FULL STORY HERE.
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Now, a council has launched an investigation into a landlord who painted a magnificent, massive St. George's Cross on his boozer in celebration of the World Cup
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Let's take a look at that picture on your screens now. There it is. Look at it. A giant St. George's Cross and the local authority decided to probe the pub after receiving complaints that the flag looked like
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He quotes the headquarters of the National Front. A lone, solitary, anonymous complainant has caused all this hoo-ha
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Let's now speak with a patriotic publican at the magnificent Moonrakers Inn in Wiltshire, Gerry Cunkler
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Gerry, welcome to the show. I can't believe it's taken them so long to get angry about it
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This cross has been there since a football tournament nine years ago, isn't it
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Well, why is the point of getting angry about it? at the end of the day. We're here to celebrate being an English pub
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supporting English teams, football, cricket. The Ashes is due next week, rugby
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And this has been up since 2016, the Euros. And for nine years, less two years
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when we had the camp pandemic. So it's been up to nine years, seven years
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So you put it in 2016 during the Euros to support the England team, the three Lions
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Fat lot of good that did is, but there we go. We are England. and it will take more than a cross on a pub
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to make a blind bit of a difference on that front. I digress. The point is, it's been up for nine years
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No-one's had a problem with it, but suddenly, Gerry, they do have a problem with it
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and that's because, if I'm correct in assuming, they're dragging you in with the Raise the Colours initiative
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that's happened recently, but it's nothing to do with that. No, this is totally nothing to do with it at all
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It's based on the fact that it's got a bit political now. So, unfortunately for me, I'm also a Wiltshire councillor for PUSY
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I represented them since 1995 and now my own planning committee have decided that I going to have to have we have to call it retrospective permission And sorry I think I lost you temporarily
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You still got me. Yes. Technical problem there. Sorry, Gerry. Can you hear me still
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You're flipping your camera. On a serious point, Gerry. So you're on the council
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Is this going to the point of you apply retrospectively and therefore you're hoping you're allowed to keep it
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or perish the thought, Gerry? Are they going to make you whitewash
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over your magnificent St George's Cross? I've actually no intention of doing that, I'm afraid
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This is a bit more of a political thing now, I think. We've no longer had control of Wiltshire
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The Dems have. They're a little bit naive when it comes to planning issues
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and a lot of retrospectives going on. This will stay. I've applied for retrospective permission
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My architect's founder is a beauty. We've submitted that, you know, submitted in the next 24 hours
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So we will wait and see what the planning committee come up with then. So, Gerry Cunkler, you're saying now defiantly on GB News
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your flag ain't going nowhere. It's not going anywhere. It's not a flag
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It's just a piece of paint on a wall, innocent. Like I say, I'm an English supporting pub
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And for all the time that I've been here, you know, I've been here since 1981, but this has been up since 2016
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And I'm an Englishman, and I support all English teams. When we have the Six Nations, we have banter with the other nationalities
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that come in, but this is all-inclusive, pub. We're family-friendly, and we have to make ends meet
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and this is how I do it. I deal with Sky Sports and TNT. Well, Gerry Cuncler, I'm moments away from standing up
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and singing Royal Britannia. You've got me going, and Gerry, I really hope your profits
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go through the absolute roof, my old son. Thank you very, very much for coming on the show today
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That's the governor at the Moonraker's Inn in Wiltshire. Get yourselves down there. Support, Gerry Kungler
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Thank you, Gerry. Absolute pleasure
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