Look, will St George’s Day ever become a bank holiday? Probably not anytime soon. The government has bigger fish to fry—like deciding whether we can have an extra day off for the King’s birthday. And honestly, do we really need another Monday to laze about? Our bank holiday schedule is already a mess: we get one in May, one in August, and then a long, desperate drought until Christmas.
So, here’s my take: treat St George’s Day like a secret personal bank holiday. Take the day off anyway. Tell your boss you’re “celebrating English heritage.” If they question it, say you’re slaying a dragon. They’ll probably just nod and sigh—because that’s the English way. And then you can spend the day doing exactly what you’d do on a real bank holiday: lie on the sofa, eat a bacon sandwich, and feel a tiny bit patriotic. It’s not a holiday, but it’s a good excuse for a day off. And that’s the most English compromise of all.
