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The council should be taking down England flags in public places?

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fourfoxsakes · 26/09/2025 12:45

I have driven through a couple of areas in the last few days where England flags are being displayed on public lamp posts, it makes me feel very uncomfortable and unwelcome in the area and I think gosh I’m glad I don’t live here, but why are the council not taking them down?

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FanFckingTastic · 26/09/2025 12:57

fourfoxsakes · 26/09/2025 12:54

Because it’s quite clear what the England flag represents at the moment and why people are putting them up

I don't think that it's clear at all. Why can't people display the flag of the country they are in? As a pp said, you would expect to see a Welsh flag in Wales, or the Saltire in Scotland.

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fourfoxsakes · 26/09/2025 12:56

If anyone put one on my street I would climb up and remove it

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crazeekat · 26/09/2025 12:56

Because it is allowed! It is the flag of the country! If it makes you uncomfortable don’t be there. Your racist views are not welcome.

SheepShankers · 26/09/2025 12:55

Even if councils weren’t desperately under resourced to meet even their statutory duties, they still have to walk the tightrope of being accused of taking away freedoms of speech.

In our area the council will only take down flags if they are in a dangerous position, for fear of stoking the situation further.

HalloweenHaribo · 26/09/2025 12:55

InMyHealthyEra · 26/09/2025 12:53

Get a ladder.

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And a life.

MidnightPatrol · 26/09/2025 12:54

Yogabearmous · 26/09/2025 12:50

We live in England , I expect to see English flags … in Scotland I saw Scottish flags .

Palestinian flags and Ukrainian flags all fine. Scottish flags fine.

Just the England flag unacceptable. Can’t be demonstrating you support for England in England.

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fourfoxsakes · 26/09/2025 12:54

Because it’s quite clear what the England flag represents at the moment and why people are putting them up

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InMyHealthyEra · 26/09/2025 12:53

fourfoxsakes · 26/09/2025 12:52

I would if I could reach them !

Get a ladder.

1apenny2apenny · 26/09/2025 12:53

Why does the flag of the country you live in make you feel uncomfortable? This is about your feelings being negative about it. What about those that just see a flag. Will the flags at the rugby this afternoon make you feel uncomfortable? What do you feel when you see the Palestinian flags that also seem
to be everywhere?

pilates · 26/09/2025 12:52

No they shouldn’t. I don’t want them wasting time and money on such a trivial matter.

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fourfoxsakes · 26/09/2025 12:52

I would if I could reach them !

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MidnightPatrol · 26/09/2025 12:52

I think it’s a bad precedent for councils to be obliged remove England flags, in England.

That’s giving in to the idea it’s just a ‘far right symbol’ of some sort.

Let’s be proud to be English. By reacting in panic and pulling them down, you only cement the idea the flag is a negative thing.

Mycatmyworld · 26/09/2025 12:51

It’s actually illegal to do anything to a lamppost without prior permission

Yogabearmous · 26/09/2025 12:50

We live in England , I expect to see English flags … in Scotland I saw Scottish flags .

InMyHealthyEra · 26/09/2025 12:50

fourfoxsakes · 26/09/2025 12:45

I have driven through a couple of areas in the last few days where England flags are being displayed on public lamp posts, it makes me feel very uncomfortable and unwelcome in the area and I think gosh I’m glad I don’t live here, but why are the council not taking them down?

Because they’re back up again within an hour. Does your local council have the funding and resources to send someone out to repaint the same road markings or take flags off the same lampposts every day? Mine certainly doesn’t

Why don’t you take them down yourself if they bother you?

Tagyoureit · 26/09/2025 12:50

Cost! Plain and simple!

InsectsMatter · 26/09/2025 12:49

its not the councils job.
Away with your goady thread.

justinthismorning · 26/09/2025 12:49

I imaging it’s because the council are just one small team of people and the public are one very large scale of people who will just put them back up again.

HalloweenHaribo · 26/09/2025 12:47

I suspect you'll find your answer one one of the other 10000 flag threads.

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