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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Helena Horton

Oxfordshire council seeks injunction over flags tied to lamp-posts across county

Several English flags fly on tall poles above a busy roundabout with cars and buildings
The Raise the Colours group has been putting up flags across the country since August last year. Photograph: Martin Anderson/Alamy

Oxfordshire county council is seeking an injunction against the Raise the Colours campaign group after England flags were tied to lamp-posts across the county.

The campaign has been putting up flags across the country since August last year, and there is a particular proliferation of them in and around Oxford. Though the campaign has said it is motivated by pride and patriotism, the flag raising has been linked to anti-immigration protests.

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