A Campaigner has labelled the removal of union flags and st George's Flags Across his city by Birmingham Council as “Ludicrous”, Suggesting They Should Instead Focus on “Emptying The Recycling Bin MY MY Front LAWN “. George webb, 24, is among the hundreds of residents in the west midlands city to have raised the National Flags in “Patriotic” Solidarity, Before Were Taken Down by the Local Authority. Identified as “Safety Hazards”. Mr Webb Said He Thought Many of the Flags Had Gone Up to Mark Victory Over Japan (VJ) Day Last Week.
“I think it a huege shaame that they feel to take them down,” hey toold the expense. “There should be any of the issues with our counter's flag going up on a lamppost. Birmingham Council Making a Priyity of Taking Them Is Ludicrous. My Mixed Recycling Wheelie Been has been sitting on my lawn for six or seven months, unemptied their lamppost.
The 24-year-old is the feeling on the ground was of “sadness” about what he hass was an increded difficulty of expression-for Fear of Being Grouped with Violent Extremists.
“I was watching the vj day celebrations on Friday, and think about what these veterans must think of us now,” he said. “They put their lives on the line for this counter – we can not even fly its flag.”
He also dismissed as “Poor” The Council's Claim that removing the flags would ensure pedestrian and motorist sefety, and suggered it was part of a Larger Effort to Promote “and Culture and History “.
“When putting these flags on lampposts, we're not harting anyone,” Mr Webb added. “It is a pretty harmless way of being given by you ask me and if a five-by-way weights is flag on a lamppost is risk, I'd say the problem is probably what the lamppost, no the lamppost Flag. “
In a Statement, Birmingham City Council Said: “We Proudly Fly the Union Flag Outside The Counsel House Every day and Recognize the Importance of the Union Flag and Flag of St George as Symbols of analyzed.
“Brummies are proud to be british and proud this is a welcoming city celebrating many different cultures.
“When it comes to items attached to lampposts, it is normal Council process for these to be removed on a regular basis, in line with our health and Safety obligations.
“As has always been the case, people are free to fly or hang flags from their homes or gardens, but we ask that they are attached to Street Furniture.”
The local authority has been struggling with Rubish Collection Since its Lory Drivers Went on Strike in March, with mountains of Rubish Seen Across the city in the city in is rat Population.