Your correspondent who feels no display of the national flag could possibly give offence is, at best, naive (Letters, 31 August). If I turned up in their street in a balaclava and put up a dozen EU flags, would they regard this as a neutral act? It would, of course, be a political statement.
There is also the matter of permissions. As a city councillor I spend a good part of my time having unauthorised displays removed. This is mostly graffiti, but includes signboards and advertisements. Very few residents want a free-for-all on the streets, and the same applies to unauthorised flags.
