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Council Cancels £9,000 Contract Over Controversial Flag Display

11/27/2025

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The Steeple Morden Parish Council canceled a £9,000 contract with tree surgeon Billy Crotty after he hung 300 Union Jack flags along the A1198.
The council said it remains a non-political organization.
Billy Crotty argued that the council's neutrality claim is contradicted.
The flag display was not illegal.
The flags were raised in response to a schoolgirl's experience regarding her British identity.

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Story summary

The Steeple Morden Parish Council canceled a £9,000 contract with tree surgeon Billy Crotty after he hung 300 Union Jack flags along the A1198.
The council said it remains a non-political organization.
Billy Crotty argued that the council's neutrality claim is contradicted.
The flag display was not illegal.
The flags were raised in response to a schoolgirl's experience regarding her British identity.