"I am immensely proud of our national flags. Like many, I have been delighted to see residents across Warwickshire flying them in our town and village centres. However, as we head into the Christmas period, local councils are now putting up their Christmas lights. In a number of places, contractors have advised that they will not install lights on lampposts which already have flags fixed to them."
"Flags started appearing across the country in July, with people installing them on lamp posts, with St George crosses also painted on some mini-roundabouts and pedestrian crossings. While the groups putting up the flags said it was for national pride, some questioned whether they were being installed to cause division. Finch supported the movement and said they represented everybody in the country, no matter their religion or race."
Reform UK-led Warwickshire County Council has authorised the removal of some Union Jack and St George's flags from lampposts to allow Christmas lights to be safely installed. Flags began appearing in July on lamp posts and some crossings, promoted as national pride but questioned by others as potentially divisive. Council leader George Finch said contractors raised clear health and safety concerns, including flags wrapping lamp columns in wet, windy conditions and potentially contacting lights, creating a fire risk. Finch said flags would not be destroyed and that allowing removal preserved towns' Christmas lights and local pride.
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