The Birmingham councill is seeking an injunction from flying the Union
Jack from lampposts. I'm sure they can obtain that against a group that
has put up thousands of flags. But what does "near roads" mean and does
that include private property?
And where does the two years' jail come in?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQUUFTOYXe0
On 2026-09-10 3:12 a.m., Adam H. Kerman wrote:
The Birmingham councill is seeking an injunction from flying the Union
Jack from lampposts. I'm sure they can obtain that against a group that
has put up thousands of flags. But what does "near roads" mean and does >>that include private property?
And where does the two years' jail come in?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQUUFTOYXe0
I'm still not following the "safety" argument. I get that there may be a >certain element of physical risk in climbing a lamppost to tie a flag to
it but surely that can be mitigated by using a sturdy ladder - or a >cherry-picker - and having someone hold the ladder.
I think the real "safety" aspect must be that the people SEEING the flag >will claim to "feel unsafe". In other words, the foreign-born people who
see the flags will feel slightly less welcome.
It's interesting that this injunction allegedly applies to ALL flags,
not just the Union Jack and the English flag, but I'm cynical enough to >doubt that it will actually be enforced on, say, the Palestinian flag or
the Pride flag. Those will somehow be deemed "different". And what
happens when the current King dies? Will they not allow the Union Jack
to fly then? Seems unlikely to me....
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
On 2026-09-10 3:12 a.m., Adam H. Kerman wrote:
The Birmingham councill is seeking an injunction from flying the Union
Jack from lampposts. I'm sure they can obtain that against a group that
has put up thousands of flags. But what does "near roads" mean and does
that include private property?
And where does the two years' jail come in?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQUUFTOYXe0
I'm still not following the "safety" argument. I get that there may be a
certain element of physical risk in climbing a lamppost to tie a flag to
it but surely that can be mitigated by using a sturdy ladder - or a
cherry-picker - and having someone hold the ladder.
There is no liberty to attach anything to property.
But I don't see why
putting small flags in the right of way, in the dirt, should be an
issue.
I think the real "safety" aspect must be that the people SEEING the flag
will claim to "feel unsafe". In other words, the foreign-born people who
see the flags will feel slightly less welcome.
I assume selective enforcement.
It's interesting that this injunction allegedly applies to ALL flags,
not just the Union Jack and the English flag, but I'm cynical enough to
doubt that it will actually be enforced on, say, the Palestinian flag or
the Pride flag. Those will somehow be deemed "different". And what
happens when the current King dies? Will they not allow the Union Jack
to fly then? Seems unlikely to me....
No Muslim would respect a pride flad display.
The Birmingham councill is seeking an injunction from flying the Union
Jack from lampposts. I'm sure they can obtain that against a group that
has put up thousands of flags. But what does "near roads" mean and does
that include private property?
And where does the two years' jail come in?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQUUFTOYXe0
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