Patriotic gran wins fight against council over flying the Union flag

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http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/577...Union-Flag-ban

Flying high! Patriotic gran forces council to retreat on Union Flag ban

A PENSIONER who was threatened with eviction from her allotment for proudly displaying a Ukip banner and Union flag has won her fight against council bosses.

Beryl McNichol won her battle against the council to fly the Union flag

Outraged Beryl McNichol, 71, had said it was as if she were living in a communist country after she was ordered to tear down the 18ft flagpole on her allotment plot or be evicted within 24 hours. After the council reversed its decision, she said: "The council has shot itself in the foot for making such a fuss in the first place."

Mrs McNichol had used the flag pole to show her patriotism for more than two decades - raising the Union Flag, and the England flag during the World Cup and a Lest We Forget flag for VE Day. However she ran into trouble with her local Labour-ruled council two weeks ago when she flew a purple Ukip flag as well.

The council said the flagpole was classed as an inappropriate development on the allotment despite there being no mention of flagpoles in the plot agreement. A local planning officer then ruled the pole would have to be removed following a complaint about its presence, and because it breached the terms of her allotment tenancy.

Over four days she was sent two letters and numerous emails by a Mansfield District Council officer, who then turned up to remove the Ukip and a union flag himself. However, following a public outcry the council has performed a u-turn, writing to the grandmother-of-four and telling her that the flag pole can remain in place as long as it was modified to make sure it was safe. Planning boss Sean Davies denied accusations that the order to take it down had been a political move, and said he did not know who had made the complaint about the Ukip banner.

Always nice to see common sense win the day for once. I am surprised the council hasn't done what many nazi councils do when people fly flags or tidy up some public grassland/plant flowers, which is to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers money to punish good acts by good people. That's usually the sort of nasty response we're used to seeing in this country whenever people show up their local stasi council.

Thoughts?

[Chippiewill]

In summary, if you have a flag pole you look like a prat. If you have a flag pole and fly a political flag you look like a ****.

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In summary, if you have a flag pole you look like a prat. If you have a flag pole and fly a political flag you look like a ****.

Self-loathing misery guts, ought to apply for a job in your local council.

Well done granny and the public.

[Aiden]

don't see the problem besides that they used the fact she's old to give her sympathy...

Mansfield District Council woop woop.

[Chippiewill]

Self-loathing misery guts, ought to apply for a job in your local council.

Ehhhh, you still have a right to a flag-pole (Unless it violates planning laws), but I also have a right to think people who have one are prats and people who fly political flags are *****.

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don't see the problem besides that they used the fact she's old to give her sympathy...

Mansfield District Council woop woop.

you don't see the problem with what?

Ehhhh, you still have a right to a flag-pole (Unless it violates planning laws), but I also have a right to think people who have one are prats and people who fly political flags are *****.

yeah and i have the right to think you're a self-loathing misery guts. emily thornberry 2.0

i'm glad it annoys the hell out of people like you, real glad.

[Aiden]

you don't see the problem with what?



yeah and i have the right to think you're a self-loathing misery guts. emily thornberry 2.0

i'm glad it annoys the hell out of people like you, real glad.

she wasn't allowed to put a poll in some soil? you're right this is not fair and she deserves compensation. give her £££ right now mansfield council. how dare you have rules you silly buggers!!!

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she wasn't allowed to put a poll in some soil? you're right this is not fair and she deserves compensation. give her £££ right now mansfield council. how dare you have rules you silly buggers!!!

What are you talking about.

She's had the flagpole there for years with no bother, until the moronic council decided to waste its time and resources going after her, probably for political reasons. Thankfully she went to the national papers to embarass them and due to public pressure the council nazis have backed down and left her alone.

Or should she be thrown in prison or sent to a re-education camp for daring to fly her own national flag? :rolleyes:

[Aiden]

What are you talking about.

She's had the flagpole there for years with no bother, until the moronic council decided to waste its time and resources going after her, probably for political reasons. Thankfully she went to the national papers to embarass them and due to public pressure the council nazis have backed down and left her alone.

Or should she be thrown in prison or sent to a re-education camp for daring to fly her own national flag? :rolleyes:

lol honestly i just skim your post as they are either anti-gay or pro-ukip but that's very sad to hear. i hope she gets better soon... hard times.

[MKR&*42]

How is a flagpole unsafe? I would like to know what kinda safety code this supposedly violates. It can't be "'cause it's tall"' because a tree is capable of being that tall as well :S