Foreign flags on official UK buildings?

MichaelAwkward said:
They don't represent the UK Government :confused: It's no different to flying the flag outside your own home, or workplace (if you're the boss).
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It's utterly different to flying a flag outside my home. I'm not an elected official, who represents their community. That's the whole point they aren't the uk government and as such have no remit, to do what they have. The flag is just the symbol. Just think for a second what they have actually done.
 
Glaucus said:
It's utterly different to flying a flag outside my home. I'm not an elected official, who represents their community. That's the whole point they aren't the uk government and as such have no remit, to do what they have. The flag is just the symbol. Just think for a second what they have actually done.
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The Localism Act 2011 specifically allows them to do anything that an individual may do, or anything that is not forbidden. They've flown a flag to show support for people being killed in a war. I think you're reading too much into it.
 
stopper said:
I agree with our flag plus theirs. Not our state flag though, the UK flag doesn't represent the people, it represents the government.
Fly our country flag instead, England, Wales, Scotland and NI's.
Why fly the UK flag when our state doesn't give a toss what is happening over there.
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Just for your information the word 'state' has more than one meaning/definition. One of which is the meaning in my post and another which is the meaning you replied to in your post. :p
 
MichaelAwkward said:
The Localism Act 2011 specifically allows them to do anything that an individual may do, or anything that is not forbidden. They've flown a flag to show support for people being killed in a war. I think you're reading too much into it.
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And you aren't thinking about it at all. They are an elected body, supporting something officially, totally outside of their remit. If you don't think this is an issue, it's gobsmacking.
So next time they do something out of their remit, you will just sit back and go that's fine?

Stupid opinion. They are not allowed to do what ever they want. They are elected to do specific tasks, supporting or not supporting a war, is not one of those things.,
 
Glaucus said:
And you aren't thinking about it at all. They are an elected body, supporting something officially, totally outside of their remit. If you don't think this is an issue, it's gobsmacking.
So next time they do something out of their remit, you will just sit back and go that's fine?

Stupid opinion. They are not allowed to do what ever they want. They are elected to do specific tasks, supporting or not supporting a war, is not one of those things.,
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Is it gobsmacking that nobody else cares about this as much as you do? Is it really? :p
 
MichaelAwkward said:
Is it gobsmacking that nobody else cares about this as much as you do? Is it really? :p
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What a rubbish argument and shows you don't actually have an argument.
because you are totally ignoring what they have done. And all younger is a raised flag, this isn't what they have done.

Again, when they do other things out of their remit, will you think the same? Off course not. As and when suites. As it's no consequence you don't care. But it is the same principle. Elected officials should be bound to do the job they are elected for. Not decide on stuff they have no remit on. Just becuae you don't care this time, doesn't mean you should have such a silly attitude.
 
Oh yes, the next time my council organises selling cup cakes to support Help for Heroes, I'll be the first to send them a very angry letter about supporting a nationalist, military-fetishist charity not being in their remit. How dare they!

CAFOD?!? Might as well line the walls of the city hall with anti-contraception propaganda! I'm foaming at the mouth just thinking about the slippery slope our local authorities are on...
 
Because support is the only thing outside their remit :rolleyes:

Councils allreafyndo lots of dodge things and aren't held accountable for. So yeah lets carry on.
It's not in their remit, they aren't representing their council. Its a total joke and should be stamped on, not left to go on, because you don't care they are abusing their power. But great attitude you have.
 
I don't think official buildings should be shown to be siding one way or another, UK flag or nothing.

I believe the Preston council planned on flying the flag all weekend, but then changed it after getting hammered by complaints. I think the council leader has been getting a roasting for it as well.
 
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Tower Hamlets... isn't that the place where the Mayor is being done for voting fraud?

Cosimo said:
It should be the UK flag or if a state visit maybe a visiting flag added and nothing else. If they want to protest or show solidarity then the place for their flag is in the street and not on official buildings.
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Agreed. Only three flags should ever fly on a government building in my opinion; the Union Flag, a National Flag (George cross etc) and a County Flag. No foreign flags, no flags of the EU, no rainbow flags, etc. The only possible addition should be the Royal Standard during a Royal Visit.
 
Just looked him up...

"The petition accuses Rahman of being connected to alleged electoral fraud, including the casting of postal votes in the names of people not entitled to be on the electoral register. It also alleges that votes were illegally cast on behalf of other electors and that activists were paid to lobby people in and around polling stations and that false allegations of racism were made against John Biggs, the losing Labour mayoral candidate."


http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jul/29/tower-hamlets-mayor-lutfur-rahman-election-challenge
 
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