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Oxfordshire Council Wins Injunction, Removes Flags Amid £50k Cost

6/28/2026

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Oxfordshire County Council secured a High Court injunction banning flag installations on lamp-posts and highway infrastructure.
Council workers removed the flags in balaclavas and unmarked vans after harassment by flag-hanging activists.
The council spent about £50,000 on removal before the injunction, saying the ban protects residents who felt unsafe.
Raise the Colours called the injunction a horrendous blanket ban on flags and accused the council of opposing national symbols.

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Oxfordshire County Council secured a High Court injunction banning flag installations on lamp-posts and highway infrastructure.
Council workers removed the flags in balaclavas and unmarked vans after harassment by flag-hanging activists.
The council spent about £50,000 on removal before the injunction, saying the ban protects residents who felt unsafe.
Raise the Colours called the injunction a horrendous blanket ban on flags and accused the council of opposing national symbols.