Local councils have spent £60k removing flags after summer surge
Operation Raise the Colours has cost councils thousands Local councils have spent more than £60k taking down flags across Britain this year, according to Freedom of Information (FOI) data. Union Flags and Saint George’s Crosses appeared across the nation over the summer, which supporters put down to a rise in patriotism. However, critics accused the […]
4 months ago
Town’s annual poppy display axed after council clamps down after flag flying
The council told the group if they wanted to continue their tradition they would have to submit an application A town’s Remembrance Day poppy display has been axed because of a council clampdown sparked by the recent spate of Union Jack flying. For the last three years locals in Hoyland, Barnsley, South Yorks, have commemorated […]
5 months ago
Gary Neville says ‘angry middle-aged white men’ are dividing the UK
“The division that’s being created is absolutely disgusting.” Gary Neville has said that “angry, middle-aged white men” are creating division in the UK. The former Manchester United footballer shared a video to LinkedIn where he shared his thoughts after two men were killed at an attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall. “Seeing the […]
5 months ago
People are playing naughts and crosses on St George’s cross roundabouts
Vandalism never looked so fun! There’s been another twist in the St. George’s flag saga, as games of naughts and crosses are now being played on the vandalised mini-roundabouts across Britain. In the midst of heavy immigration numbers, super-patriots have been busy adorning lampposts and motorway bridges with the historic Red Cross and Union Jacks, […]
7 months ago
Government issue response to sudden eruption of English flag flying campaign
English flags have been springing up across the nation The UK government has issued a response to the sudden eruption of the English flag flying campaign currently taking over the nation. Recent weeks has seen much of the English population taking to the streets to hoist English flags in the street and paint roundabouts with […]
7 months ago
Brighton council faces backlash for taking down St George’s flags
“Suppressing the English flag does not stop division” The Labour council for Brighton and Hove are getting pelters after vetoing St. George’s flags across the city. Under the 1980 Highway Act, the council recently announced that all flags along the seafront must be taken down, but that order has since been paused after ‘verbal abuse’ […]
7 months ago