“Regardless of how much we might love our flags, criminal damage and graffiti are not acceptable in any circumstances,” he said.
“I’m proud to be British and proud to be English. I’m proud that as a council we fly the Union Jack above the town hall every day of the year. The only exception to that is St George’s Day when we fly the St George Cross.
“Painting flags on the highway or hanging them from highway structures is dangerous, not just to the people doing it, but also for others passing by while they’re doing it. It then presents an ongoing health and safety risk to motorists and pedestrians.
“If people want to fly flags on their own property, that’s absolutely fine and up to them, but the use of the road network, council lamp-posts or other public property is not acceptable and these will be removed.”
