The Spectator, June 29th, 2002
Sarfraz Manzoor used to fail the Tebbit test but now he is wrapping himself in the flag of St George
IT was a wet Friday afternoon in Luton, and I was standing outside a Burton menswear store feeling confused. There was a T-shirt that I wanted to buy, but I was unsure if it suited me. I picked it up, then put it down; I held it in front of my chest; I walked towards the full-length mirror, but saw only my confusion reflected. Finally, I phoned a friend. `Do you think it's acceptable,' I asked her, `for me to wear a T-shirt with an England flag on the front?'
I have spent my life proudly fail...
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