Our community are split over Oxfordshire Council’s bid to ban flags on lampposts. While some saw them as a source of division, others argued they’re a legitimate expression of national pride

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Oxfordshire County Council has applied for a High Court injunction to stop those placing flags near the roads.

Oxfordshire County Council has applied for a High Court injunction in a bid to prevent the Raise the Colours group from placing flags on lampposts across the county

The local authority said the flags were causing ‘fear and division’ among residents

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Our community are split over Oxfordshire Council’s bid to ban flags on lampposts. While some saw them as a source of division, others argued they’re a legitimate expression of…