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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Independent and Lauren MacDougall

Voices: ‘This is not patriotism’: Readers clash over St George’s Cross flag displays

A George Cross Flag flies above a residential street on August 18, 2025 in Birmingham - (Getty)

Independent readers are divided following a row in Birmingham which saw St George’s flags attached to lampposts and painted on several roundabouts.

While some saw the use of the flags as part of a far-right hijacking of national symbols, others insisted it should not be treated as inherently xenophobic.

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