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Oxfordshire Injunction Stops Public England Flag Displays

6/24/2026

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Oxfordshire council secured a High Court injunction to halt the Raise the Colours flag-raising campaign after staff reported intimidation.
Ryan Bridge, Ben Cullen and Trudy Wells agreed to stop raising England flags on council lamp-posts and to comply with the injunction.
Judge Dias ruled that Bridge may display flags on his private property while the injunction bars attaching or painting flags on highway structures and harassing council staff who remove them.

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Oxfordshire council secured a High Court injunction to halt the Raise the Colours flag-raising campaign after staff reported intimidation.
Ryan Bridge, Ben Cullen and Trudy Wells agreed to stop raising England flags on council lamp-posts and to comply with the injunction.
Judge Dias ruled that Bridge may display flags on his private property while the injunction bars attaching or painting flags on highway structures and harassing council staff who remove them.