English Council Takes Down More Than 1,000 National Flags
26th February 2026
Surrey County Council has removed more than 1,000 St George’s and Union flags citing lack of official approval.
According to municipal records, 1,003 flags—installed across the county as part of the “Raise the Colours” movement—have been taken down to down, with an estimated 308 still in place.
The campaign, launched last summer to encourage public displays of patriotism, saw thousands of national flags attached to lampposts and other street furniture. While the council acknowledged that flags are “symbols of national pride” and continues to fly the Union flag at its headquarters in Reigate, it insists that any public display must be legally authorised.
This is what Labour has done to Britain, and what Democrats want to do to America.