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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Sean O'Grady

Voices: Raising flags only divides communities – just ask Northern Ireland

Britain seems to have gone a bit flag crazy lately – and not, I hasten to add, because the Lionesses won the Euros trophy twice in a row.

You see, a cry has gone out in “patriotic” circles on social media to “raise the colours”. This appears to mean getting a ladder and tying an England flag to the nearest lamp post.

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