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Police investigating threats over council’s flag removal plans

Derby City Council councillor Sarah Chambers said she had received a rape threat after announcing the plans last week.

Evening Standard

What Are 'Nonces'? Labour Leader Calls St George Supporters Amidst Flag Row

Labour leader Jeremy Newmark faces backlash after calling St George flag supporters 'nonces' in a heated Hertfordshire council row over patriotism and extremism.

International Business Times UK

Police appeal after St George’s Cross painted on funfair goose mascot

The vandalism of the Goosey the Goose statue in Nottingham has been described as ‘a step too far’ by the city council.

Evening Standard

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Two-metre-tall goose mascot defaced with St George’s Cross

Goosey the goose statue has been vandalised by persons unknown

The Independent UK

British artists reclaim St George’s flag with a message of inclusivity

In Manchester and beyond creative responses to the unwelcome message of ‘raise the colours’ are appearing

The Guardian - UK

UK and St George’s flags should never be used to ‘intimidate and terrify’, says senior Lib Dem

‘How dare the nationalists steal our flags?’ asks Tim Farron at party conference in Bournemouth

The Guardian - UK

The nuance of flags – why one symbol can have many meanings

Across England, flags are visible like never before. They are being hoisted on lamp-posts. Hastily painted representations of the St George’s flag, typically little more than a couple of red lines painted on an available white background, are popping up on mini-roundabouts and other surfaces.

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St George’s cross appears on Westbury white horse monument

Wiltshire landmark assessed for damage after red fabric pinned across it to form England flag

The Guardian - UK

Tuchel may scorn politics, but his England team cannot escape their symbolism

As toxic nationalism spills over into our shared spaces, the England shirt is freighted with meaning for better or worse

The Guardian - UK

How flying a flag can take on a whole new meaning

Letters: Cllr Phil Davis says the St George’s flag is being used in a far-right attempt at intimidation, while Neil Knowles says it no longer means what it used to. Plus letters from Lorna Walker and Nelson A Rocha

The Guardian - UK

Spraying of St George's Cross on clothes bank outside mosque being investigated by police as 'hate crime'

The first St George’s Cross was removed, but another was sprayed on the bank and reported to police the same day

Evening Standard

Yvette Cooper encourages public to fly St George’s flag ‘anywhere’ as she does at home

Yvette Cooper has revealed that she has Union Jack and St George’s flags scattered around her home, and has encouraged Britons to display the emblems, saying people should “put them up anywhere”.

The Independent UK

Yvette Cooper boasts of having Union Jack bunting, flags and tablecloths

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has boasted of owning Union Jack and St George's flag "bunting and tablecloths"

The National (Scotland)

UK Muslims report vandalism, attacks amid controversial flag campaign

Agitators target a mosque and assault Muslims as the St George flag is flown widely following anti-immigration protests.

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The Guardian - UK

Is flying the St George’s cross a sign of racism or patriotism?

Letters: One reader has been subjected to racist abuse, another says there is nothing wrong in expressing affection for one’s country. Plus letters fom Jane Ryan, Michael Pyke and Hugh Coolican

The Independent UK

Reform UK council removes St George’s flags and bunting over public safety fears

Durham County Council is removing the display of St George’s Cross and the Union flag over fears it could compromise public safety

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK council removes St George and union flags over safety fears

Durham council says strong rope on bunting was found to be a risk, amid controversy over flag-flying across England

Evening Standard

Fact check: Photograph of St George’s Cross is from 11 years ago

A photograph taken by a PA news agency photographer has been recently shared on social media.

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The Independent UK

Voices: The prevalence of England’s flag is a ghastly reminder of the National Front

COMMENT: Ever since far-right and nationalist parties co-opted the St George’s flag, its presence has become a shorthand for ‘You’re not wanted here’, writes Sharan Dhaliwal

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch: It is shameful of councils to remove St George’s Cross flags

The Conservative leader said the flying of English flags should be ‘welcomed’, rather than ‘seen as an act of rebellion’.

The Independent UK

From patriotic to racist – can the England flag ever be reclaimed?

IN FOCUS: A group raising money to get every lamp post in their village adorned with the ‘beautiful’ St George’s flag has been met with backlash. Helen Coffey asks whether the far right’s commandeering of our national symbol means it’s forever tainted

The Independent UK

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

YOUR VIEWS: Readers are divided over the wave of St George’s Cross flags and graffiti in Birmingham – with some calling it vandalism and hijacking, while others see it as a show of pride and unity

The Guardian - UK

What does a true Brit feel when we commemorate the war or fly the St George flag? Depends on the Brit

Politicians love a single, unifying narrative, but it’s more complicated for those of us who see UK life and history through a different lens, says author and broadcaster Mihir Bose

The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t call this racist’: row grows over motives behind England flag campaign

Organisers say they are just being patriotic but some suspect far right is behind ‘dangerous’ lamp-post movement

Evening Standard

Tower Hamlets residents divided over St George's flags as some left ‘intimidated’ while others hit out at ‘disgraceful’ removal

Flags have been removed in Tower Hamlets after St George's flags were hung over the weekend

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