Keep them up, take them down - two petitions argue over Bristol's flags View 3 Images

The debate about St George and Union flags being hung from lampposts in and around Bristol has now moved into the world of online petitions, with pressure growing on Bristol City Council to follow the lead of South Gloucestershire and make a decision to take the flags down.

One petition has been set up calling on City Hall chiefs to take the flags down, while another petition has been set up calling on Bristol and South Gloucestershire to let them stay up.

Flags have been raised on lampposts right across Bristol, from Lawrence Weston to Kingswood , since a viral social media campaign called ‘Raise the Colours’ was started by a former senior member of the far-right English Defence League and

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