Putting Flags on Public Lampposts Could Land You in Jail

Putting flags on public lampposts could land you in jail

Councillor says flag removals are becoming a ‘cat-and-mouse situation’

Britons face being put in prison for putting up England flags

Britons could be jailed or fined for attaching St George flags to publicly owned lamp-posts and railings under new council proposals.Bristol City Council, which has already spent roughly £50,000 stripping flags from infrastructure across the city, is now exploring whether to seek a High Court injunction.The idea is modelled on Oxfordshire County Council, which secured a ban on flags on public furniture and has inspired the legal crackdown on fla…

St George flag raisers could face fines under new council rules

Local authorities are looking at ways to crackdown on flags placed on public buildings and lamposts.

Thatcher's Right Wing Government Made Flagging Lampposts Illegal

There is an uncomfortable historical fact for today’s self-styled flag patriots: the law being used to remove flags from lampposts and other public highway structures was enacted by a Conservative government under Margaret Thatcher. The Highways Act 1980, which received Royal Assent on 13 November 1980 and came into force on 1 January 1981, contains […]