Cant fly the Union Jack.

[fred]

A FORMER soldier is battling over the right to fly the Union Jack in his garden as a tribute to fallen comrades.
Martin O’Neill, who has served with the 1st Battalion, Duke of Lancaster’s regiment in Iraq and Afghanistan, says he has no intention of taking his 10ft flagpole down, despite receiving a warning letter from the council, threatening legal action.


http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/resources/images/2368315.jpg?type=articleLandscape

[les_taxi]

Tricky one I'm totally pro army and flag but it is a great big flag and something a bit more modest could be a fair compromise:wink:

[grahamw48]

I'm going to write to my council demanding that all washing be banned from lines in my neighbourhood. :icon_rolleyes:

There are far more important things for councils to be doing IMO, like demolishing buildings put up without planning permission to house :censored:ing illegal immigrants and other trash. :cwm23:

[imagine]

maybe his neighbours are ethnic minority :Erm:

lots of my neighbours here fly scotland fag on mast in their front gardens, nice and quiet, dont here them flapping in the wind ,:icon_lol:

[andy222]

Yes Imagine but your scottish. I wonder who his neighbours are?

[grahamw48]

Miserable gits ? :Erm:

[andy222]

maybe his neighbours are ethnic minority :Erm:

lots of my neighbours here fly scotland fag on mast in their front gardens, nice and quiet, dont here them flapping in the wind ,:icon_lol:
Appologies friend you beat me to it.:wink:

[Dedworth]

The complaining neighbours should be worried their identity doesn't become known

[imagine]

Yes Imagine but your scottish. I wonder who his neighbours are?

no im english born n bred yorkshire:biggrin:

but im not putting up a union jack , i like my windows in one piece lol

[grahamw48]

Aye...Bradford.

Only one ethnic minority there. :laugher:

[imagine]

Aye...Bradford.

Only one ethnic minority there. :laugher:

i try to avoid saying im from bradford, i just say west yorks :icon_lol:

[jonnijon]

I would fly the union flag and say im a minority :xxgrinning--00xx3::icon_lol:

[andy222]

no im english born n bred yorkshire:biggrin:

but im not putting up a union jack , i like my windows in one piece lol
Eee by gum sorry about that imagine.
Put the flag up you coward.:laugher:

[Terpe]

I must admit this confuses me :Erm:

Is this about flying our flag ? or is it about the size of his pole? ( no double entendre intended )

I simply can't believe there's any regulation about flying our national flag. Surely :Erm:

[imagine]

Eee by gum sorry about that imagine.
Put the flag up you coward.:laugher:

nah its too cold for broken windows :icon_lol:

[grahamw48]

I must admit this confuses me :Erm:

Is this about flying our flag ? or is it about the size of his pole? ( no double entendre intended )

I simply can't believe there's any regulation about flying our national flag. Surely :Erm:

Apparently permission is no longer required in ENGLAND. :smile:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/347305/Now-you-won-t-break-the-law-when-flying-the-flag

[Terpe]

Apparently permission is no longer required in ENGLAND. :smile:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/347305/Now-you-won-t-break-the-law-when-flying-the-flag

Well, I'm shocked to learn that permission used to be needed :yikes: How on earth did that come about :NoNo:

Anyway, thank goodness it's no longer needed. Nice link Graham :xxgrinning--00xx3:

So why it this guy being asked to remove it?

[Michael Parnham]

He's probably got snobby neighbors!:furious3:

[andy222]

Great decision but they should go one step further and ban flags from every other country outside the uk from flying here.

[fred]

Great decision but they should go one step further and ban flags from every other country outside the uk from flying here.

I dont mind them flying other flags just as long as they fly a much larger Union jack above it at high mast..
This is what most Brits do in the Philippines.
Its called respect.

[imagine]

maybe he can get his neighbours back, if he ever moves by selling his house to tinks, undesirables:icon_lol:

[johncar54]

We live in Spain.

There is the occasional national flag flying from apartment terraces, including the Union Flag (sometimes incorrectly called a Union Jack) There are also more than 50% or bars flying a flag or flags, again including the Union Flag.

As far as I know, no one has ever been told to remove them.

It nice to live in a free country like Spain !

[malchard888]

Many yank households fly the stars and stripes all the time in the States no matter what their colour or creed cos they are proud of their country.