"The vandalism appears to be a response to a St George's Cross having been sprayed on the same mini-roundabout in August, which had already been removed by the local council. The two acts of vandalism come as various mini-roundabouts around the country have become the focus for nationalist fervour as part of a controversial campaign to raise the St George's Cross and Union Jack flags around the country."
"There are concerns that the organised effort, called Operation Raise the Colours, could stoke tensions in local communities and there is an anti-immigration sentiment behind the campaign. North Wales Police described the graffiti in Llandudno as an obscene anti-English slogan. Chief Inspector Trystan Bevan told The Independent: "Hate-related offences, including those that target communities or national identities, are taken extremely seriously and will not be tolerated under any circumstances.""
Journalists are deployed to investigate reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech, including probes into political PAC finances and documentaries on women fighting for reproductive rights. Donations fund on-the-ground reporting and allow maintenance of free, paywall-free access funded by those who can afford it. A crude Welsh Dragon motif and graffiti reading F*** the English!! was spray-painted onto a mini-roundabout in Llandudno, prompting a police appeal. The vandalism appears to be a response to a St George's Cross sprayed there in August and was removed by the council. Mini-roundabouts nationwide have become focal points for a nationalist campaign called Operation Raise the Colours, raising concerns about local tensions and anti-immigration sentiment. North Wales Police called the graffiti an obscene anti-English slogan and emphasized that hate-related offences will not be tolerated.
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