Oxfordshire council spends £80k removing England flags from lampposts amid patriotism dispute
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Matt Simpson
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Oxfordshire County Council has spent nearly £80,000 of taxpayer money removing England flags from lampposts since last summer. The flags were put up by a group called Raise the Colours, which claims to be promoting patriotism. The council argues the flags caused distress and intimidation, leading to legal action and a ban on the group's flag displays. Conservative leader Liam Walker criticized the spending, while the Lib Dem-led council defends its actions as necessary for public wellbeing.
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· 3 pulledNearly £80k of taxpayers money has been spent removing England flags from lampposts
Conservative leader Liam Walker has revealed the Lib Dem-led Oxfordshire County Council spent £79,790.21 removing flags since last summer
the county council argues it is causing some people 'distress' and is 'intimidating' which meant it had to take action to stop it
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