US EditionLondon Council Faces Backlash After Removing Union and St George's Flags
Councils removed hundreds of flags citing safety risks, sparking a patriotic campaign called 'Operation Raise the Colours' that spread nationwide, supported by over 11,600 community members.
- Last week, Birmingham City Council ordered the removal of hundreds of Union Jack and St George's flags from lampposts, citing safety risks for pedestrians and motorists.
- Earlier this year, guidance stated unauthorised lamppost attachments, not specific flags, may be removed as part of routine maintenance, the council said.
- Supporters returned with cherry pickers and ladders to reinstall flags about 20 feet above the ground, despite the city council soon beginning to remove them citing safety risks.
- Tower Hamlets council vowed to remove flags placed on its properties 'as soon as possible', and a second local authority pledged to pull down any English or British flags tied to lampposts.
- Operation Raise the Colours has spread across England, with flags raised in Swindon, Bradford, Newcastle and Norwich, sparking nationwide debate on nationalism.
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Workers Tear Down St George’s Cross on Orders of Council That Prided Itself on Palestinian Banners as Flag Wars Spread Across Britain – The Daily Sceptic
Tower Hamlets council is ripping down St George's flags, fuelling fury over double standards on Palestinian flags and turning Britain's streets into the front line of a flag war.
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perspectivemedia.comPatriotism ‘always important’ to Starmer, says No 10 amid flag row
St George’s Cross flags have been removed from council properties by two local authorities.
Patriotism Under Fire: Local Authorities Remove British Flags
Tower Hamlets in East London and Birmingham councils have faced backlash after removing Union and St. George’s flags from public spaces. In Tower Hamlets, British flags had been put up as part of the ‘Operation Raise the Colours’ campaign but were removed by the council, whose spokesman said flags attached to ”council-owned infrastructure without permission … may be removed as part of routine maintenance.” At the same time, Palestinian banners …
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