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Just put them on your house or in your garden, thats what some do around here, the council cant remove them.

Also, if Reform councils are doing this, they are surely shooting themselves in the foot, people wont vote for them next time.

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Maybe somebody from a 'higher power' has whispered in their ear . . something along the lines of displaying 'possibly racist' insignia on council property . . obviously a poor show of diversity and inclusion old bean, please remove them :D

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Why would Nigel say that?

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Although if you follow the link provided, the ITVx ‘headline’ is somewhat disingenuous. What the leader of Warwickshire Council actually said was, and I am paraphrasing, but you can always check it yourself;

“wet flags and powered Christmas lights may not be a good combination, so they need to come down for now”; but and this is a direct quote "Then, in the New Year, residents are encouraged to put their flags back up - fresh, tidy and in good condition.

That was[sic]* we honour our flags properly, rather than leaving them to rot.”

And suddenly the entire narrative changes doesn’t it? ITVx aren’t actually lying but relying on most people not bothering to read past the first few lines.

Remind me, what’s that quote associated with Cardinal Richelieu?

"If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him."

* presumably a typo for 'way'

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Does that mean the "patriots" in Kent were mistaken?

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no it means they aren't qualified electricians

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I believe the word "electricians" is superfluous, in this context…

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It’s a bit desperate……..even for you.

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I don't really mind the flag in places, but do we need them on every lamp post? I was in another town, just outside of London, and it was everywhere. I am not kidding when I say they were on every lamppost, telecoms boxes on the street were painted, so was the roundabout, and there were also bigger flags draped across railings at street level.

I remember that in the UK we used to comment on how it was different between here and America, where they have the flag in classrooms and outside houses, but this is now a whole other level!

It seems fine to have it outside homes, have one flying somewhere central in town and/or on a town hall and things like that. I hadn't see this many flags even during Jubliees, Royal weddings or the World Cup.

Also, it must be costing the people putting them up a fortune. :erm:

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Well, I’ll keep my powder dry.

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Hopefully not in a small plastic bag hidden in the sock drawer :shocked: :D

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I am not sure it's the Palestinian flag tbh, those are relatively isolated to some areas of London and protests, and I am not sure it cuts through.

It seems to have come from a social media craze and then from a perception that they've been told they can't do it, so do so in protest and a general feeling of anger.

A healthier outlet to some of the anger that had exploded the previous summer. People just seem very angry at the moment. I've said on here, maybe this thread, about how some people on Twitter who were relatively normal political commentators have gone completely mad.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c891...h-notification