Fixed
Still 6 Union Flags on Central Road
Sent to Merton Council less than a minute later. Council ref: SRQ-1258477-P2F8G2.
I'm pleased that there are now fewer Union Flags on lampposts in Central Road, but there are still six and, as I've said in a previous report, this is deliberate territory marking by people who have a narrow notion of what it means to be British. In the context of rabid scapegoating of immigrants by some politicians, the presence of the flags is divisive. As someone of mixed heritage, the continued presence of the flags makes me feel unsafe. Their presence also breaches the Highways Act.
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The flags are still there, and it bears repeating that a breach of the Highways Act is clear, and that in the context of the pernicious scapegoating of immigrants (particularly asylum seekers and refugees), by certain politicians, public figures and members of the public, the flags are not a benign presence or a celebration of national success, but a form of territory marking by people whose idea of what it means to be British or English excludes those who were born abroad and those with family roots in other countries – especially those from the global majority. As such, they are intimidating and divisive, and should not be tolerated.
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The flags are still there, and it bears repeating that a breach of the Highways Act is clear, and that in the context of the pernicious scapegoating of immigrants (particularly asylum seekers and refugees), by certain politicians, public figures and members of the public, the flags are not a benign presence or a celebration of national success, but a form of territory marking by people whose idea of what it means to be British or English excludes those who were born abroad and those with family roots in other countries – especially those from the global majority. As such, they are intimidating and divisive, and should not be tolerated.
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