Reform pledges to ban all flags except Union Jack, St George’s Cross and county flags on public buildings
https://news.sky.com/story/reform-pledges-to-ban-all-flags-except-union-jack-and-st-georges-cross-on-public-buildings-13362235
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A reminder. 5 MPs, 10 councils, 2 Mayors. Outside of 12 local authorities they can do sod all about flags on public buildings.
> He added: “No other flags will be permitted to be flown on flag-poles, balconies, reception desks or council-chamber walls.”
Sounds like some fun opportunities for malicious compliance for council workers with that list…
Yes, really good policy. All those flags that cannot be flown (including, of course, the Welsh flag, the Saltaire, the Royal Standard, etc.) to either be donated to pensioners to keep them warm in the winter, or turned into carrier bags for food banks.
Reform could pledge a million quid in cash for every person who voted for them and it’d be completely meaningless because they haven’t won a general election.
Besides which Farage always cuts and runs just as soon as whatever thing he gets behind gains traction and looks in danger of actually ousting the Conservatives.
So what else is often up there that’s covered by this? I’m guessing LGBT+ pride flags, any others?
> A row has erupted after Reform UK pledged to ban local authorities from flying any flags aside from the Union Jack or the St George’s Cross in councils they control.
I’m sure that’ll get rid of all the immigrants
A nice reminder that Reform are not serious people.
These are not well-thought out, researched, consulted on policies that they are serious about. These are knee-jerk reactions aimed to punish and exclude people they don’t like, based on their own feelings.
Aside from examples like pride flags and Ukraine flags (which obviously they have ideological opposition to), the most notable exclusion would the the *Royal Standard*. No flying the Royal Standard when the King is visiting…
You can tell they haven’t thought about this as they’ve already walked it back a bit. Zia Yusaf’s original statement only covered the “Union Jack and the St George’s flag” but a “Reform spokesman” has since extended this to cover “county flags” and maybe other flags based on “national heritage.”
I imagine if you asked Yusaf why he hated the King he would also walk it back even further, and say “oh, and Royal flags as well, of course.”
Because they have no clue what they are doing – they have no interest in *governing*, they just want to rule. They want the attention and power.
> A Reform source said: “The Tories seem more upset about Reform councils flying the union flag than their councils flying the trans flag. It sums up the state of the Tory party, the sooner they’re consigned to the dustbin of history, the better.”
These are not serious people. They should be mocked at every opportunity.
I assume they include Wales and Scotland right? Or was this more of a specific policy based on areas they currently control?
Worrying about flags and trans people. Wow. Planning to get rid of net zero. Hmm. They do know that climate change is going to cause an Exodus from Africa in the not too distant future? Love their priorities
Ah, yes. That’s what the problem is with this country, is those damn flags.
The problem with banning flags is how do we show solidarity with our international partners? We put up American flags up following 9/11 and did something similar for France during it’s most severe terrorist incident. In more recent years we showed solidarity with Ukraine by putting up Ukraine flags to show support for them.
This will go down well for the Senedd elections they are so insistent they will win…
Reform are showing themselves to be a real “Student Politics” party.
So, no help for heroes flags or remembrance flags?
Piss off Farage.
Well thst seems like entirely useful and reasonable politica and not at all senseless symbolism
This is life when you vote for politicians that get their opinions from the twitter algorithm
My local council on Anglesey did this for the union flag, they refuse to fly it. I believe gwynedd is exactly the same.
Both plaid run councils and have been this way for a long while now too
Is this uk wide? Because there could be some issues in northern Ireland
I have no problem with the country’s flags being on display for government buildings, but it why they worrying about banning any? Culture war nonsense
This is a good use of council tax funding how?? Potholes? Social Care? Libraries? Public spaces? Nope…. Flags that most people won’t ever see and you know the next will be the WFH “problem”
Clueless, deluded and stupid
Support in Yorkshire just plummeted then, probably the most outspoken county loyalty in the entire UK.
God this stupid, performative, Americanised shit is driving me mad.
Oh yes, lets focus on such important issues /s
Sadly reform, labour, tory etc are all the same just with different names. Ultimatly they all just use distrctions to lure peple in and make sure they stay divided.
Huge priority.
Economy is fucked by being outside the single market and EU customs union…..so have the idea of diverging even more.
Have many of 1.3 million Brits living in EU member states fucked over by the end of FoM…..so guarantee it never comes back.
Fuck international commitments like the ECHR. So propose to exit it.
Privitise large parts of the NHS and push for US style private healthcare, thus fucking people over.
All these issues, but a big deal is flags on a building…
Are they forgetting they’re supposed to be Bwitish?
I reckon its just rage bait to keep them in the public consciousness
Don’t worry reform will fix our shitty economy with culture wars woohoo.
If only my fetish was for white nationalist incels or shagging flags I could be happy in this miserable country.
Funny little u-turn. Started out with the Union Jack and St George’s Cross, but now it’s county flags too after they got slated for planning to ban them as well. What a childish party.
Yorkshire won’t be pleased not being able to fly their White Rose
Glad to hear they’re tackling the real issues that affect every day life.
I’m glad that people are voting for such a serious issue. Nigel will dance around the issue of whether he supports Russia or Ukraine (it’s Russia). He has no answers for policing, welfare, the health service or education, but flags. Flags are the key issue this country needs solved.
A free country where we aren’t allowed to fly whatever flag we want
We don’t like this. It is banned.
Welcome to Farage World.
Nothing on the economy then? Just banning flags, which will impact nothing.
While they’re saying this, what heinous act are they trying to distract people from? Are they pushing homeless people into canals? Stealing pensioners’ zimmerframes? Cutting all funding of schools?
Banning people from flying flags? Sounds like more woke nonsense.
GOOD!!
This will definitely fix the potholes and make houses more affordable!!!1
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will have thoughts on this.
Also, banning pride etc flags won’t make people not gay. Reformtards at it again
The policy encompasses the removal of Ukraine flags too, such that FSB Farage’s Russian paymasters are nice and happy