On its own the flag thing would not be too much of an issue but it is the fact it is being done in conjunction with so much other authoritarian changes.
Many people do not realise that last year the Tory government banned the teaching of any anti-capitalist ideas in schools
The new crime bill effectively stops the ability of people to protest against anything the government does not want them to campaign against.
This bill also criminalises the lifestyle of a particular racial group in society
This bill also enables the Home Secretary to make laws without going through parliament - undermining a fundamental aspect of democracy.
The Tory government have also extended the notion of 'terrorist' group to virtually every anti-capitalist group regardless of whether they advocate violence or peaceful protest.
They have also embarked on a massive program of building more and bigger prisons.
They also introduced a law which means the newspaper cannot publish anything about the Justice system without it being approved first.
They also initiated new funding procedures which mean any body wanting government funding can no longer speak out against government policy. So an anti-poverty charity who receive funding to run a food bank can not speak out against government record on poverty.
For the fist time last year the Police were enabled to arrest Legal Observers and journalists at demonstrations
Put all together the flags are very sinister