Just when you thought we could all stop talking about flags, Gary Neville has arrived with his size ten boots to keep the ball in play. The ex-Man Utd footballer, turned property developer, said he removed a union flag from one of his Manchester sites because it was being ‘used in a negative fashion’. He also complained in a video message posted on social media that we’re being divided by ‘angry, middle-aged white men who know exactly what they’re doing’.

I’m surprised it took Neville so long to wade in on flags because he’s always seemed up for a scrap. As a player, he wore his heart on his sleeve, goading opposition fans and refusing to shake Peter Schmeichel’s hand after the Danish goalkeeper moved to rivals Manchester City. A Dutch team-mate, Jaap Stam, later described Neville and his

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