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\n Birmingham Council has warned painting the St George\u2019s Cross on mini-roundabouts across the city could be \u201cdangerous\u201d for motorists.\n <\/p>\n
Roundabouts painted in the colours of red and white have been spotted in a number of areas in and around Birmingham while the flag debate rumbles on.<\/p>\n
The Union flag and St George\u2019s cross have been put up in neighbourhoods such as Weoley Castle and Northfield, with thousands of pounds raised to support campaigns.<\/p>\n
Many flags were attached to lampposts and other highway infrastructure, with some hung on major roads such as the A38 in south Birmingham.<\/p>\n
The presence of the flags has sparked a fierce debate, with those responsible describing it as a patriotic move to celebrate the country\u2019s history and traditions.<\/p>\n
But it has also led to concern from others amid claims flags were being flown for political reasons and to stir up division within Birmingham.<\/p>\n
The Labour-run city council previously provided a safety warning over the flags, adding it was normal procedure for items attached to lampposts to be removed on a \u201cregular basis\u201d.<\/p>\n
And it has now issued a new message amid the painting of roundabouts in the city.<\/p>\n
\u201cPainting the flag of St George on road islands, while expressing national pride, is unlawful and potentially dangerous for the person painting the flag and for motorists,\u201d a spokesperson for the authority said today, August 20.<\/p>\n
West Midlands Police said yesterday: \u201cWe\u2019re aware of criminal damage having occurred and we\u2019re carrying out further enquiries.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the flags, a council spokesperson said previously that it \u201cproudly flies\u201d the Union flag outside the Council House every day.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe recognise the importance of the Union Flag and Flag of St George as symbols of national pride,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBrummies are proud to be British and proud that this is a welcoming city celebrating many different cultures.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen it comes to items attached to lamp posts, it is normal council procedure for these to be removed on a regular basis, in line with our health and safety obligations.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs has always been the case, people are free to fly or hang flags from their homes or gardens, but we ask that they are not attached to street furniture.\u201d<\/p>\n
The council published a statement last week about its ongoing work to upgrade street lighting in the city, which it said would involve taking down \u2018attachments\u2019 from lampposts.<\/p>\n
\u201cWork is due to begin imminently, and lamp columns need to remain free from attachments so work can be carried out as quickly and safely as possible,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
\u201cLampposts and other street furniture need to be protected which is why highways staff across the city removed around 200 advertising banners and flags that had been attached to lampposts since the start of this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey take down attachments from lampposts routinely, including advertising signs, bunting trails and flags.\u201d<\/p>\n
The council said those who attached unauthorised items to lampposts could be \u201cputting their lives and those of motorists and pedestrians at risk\u201d.<\/p>\n
The listed risks included falling debris, electrical hazards, obscured visibility and weakening of the lamppost.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re continuing to do this every week and would ask that staff doing this work be allowed to continue this work unhindered,\u201d the council added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Birmingham Council has warned painting the St George\u2019s Cross on mini-roundabouts across the city could be \u201cdangerous\u201d for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360844,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[22440,22441,855,9163,22439,748,9444,1354,393,9453,4884,14987,269,12,3669,9440,93,16823,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-360843","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-102-5","9":"tag-102-5-fm","10":"tag-birmingham","11":"tag-black-country","12":"tag-brierley-hill","13":"tag-britain","14":"tag-dab","15":"tag-dudley","16":"tag-england","17":"tag-fm","18":"tag-great-britain","19":"tag-halesowen","20":"tag-music","21":"tag-news","22":"tag-online","23":"tag-radio","24":"tag-sport","25":"tag-stourbridge","26":"tag-uk","27":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}