While the Prime Minister creates a new clown show on a daily basis it is a relief to find something
from local Labour politicians with which one can agree; up to a point. They want
to see the end of flags on lamp posts in part because as they age, they make the place look
untidy, which is true, but also because they make health workers feel uncomfortable
working near to the British and English flags. Allegedly.
Their Press Release goes on to say that
the Union and St. George’s flags are symbols that unite the nation
but they are not inclusive. You may care to think hard about the juxtaposition of those two statements.
Presumably the Press Release is entirely in tune with the Government’s Social Cohesion Strategy which
branded the Union Flag a tool of hate.
Being a reasonable Labour politician trying to toe the line imposed by the most
tyrannical government in history requires the highest skills of funambullism.
There was an
earlier Bexley Labour flag Press Release. The problem with getting rid of
flags is that it is
too expensive.
Click image to read today’s Press Release. (PDF.)