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Key FactsBirmingham flag displays divide readers
Aug 22, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
- In Birmingham, St George’s Crosses were attached to lampposts and painted on several roundabouts.
- Readers variously described this as far-right hijacking of national symbols or said it was not inherently xenophobic.
- Others viewed the NHS, BBC, rule of law and libraries as stronger patriotic expressions than flags or property damage.
- Comparisons with Scotland, Wales and Switzerland highlighted widespread flag-flying, alongside rules against unauthorised public displays.
This is not patriotism. It is mass hijacking of the St George flag taking us back to National Front days.— avidmidlandsreader, from the Independent reader comments on the St George flag displays.
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