00:00The flags at King Standing Circle are back less than a day after a rival group removed almost the entire
00:05display from the Birmingham roundabout.
00:08The latest removal happened on Saturday with reports saying all but one of the taller flagpoles was taken away.
00:14Union Flags and St George's Crosses had become a familiar sight there as part of the wider Raise the Colours
00:21movement
00:21which describes the displays as a celebration of patriotism, unity and national pride.
00:26But the campaign has also proved divisive.
00:30Lower the Flags Brom which removed the King Standing display said the flags had intimidated and divided the community
00:37while supporters quickly began raising money to replace them.
00:42Birmingham City Council has previously said unauthorised flags attached to street furniture are not permitted and can be removed
00:49citing safety, maintenance and community cohesion.
00:53The argument is not simply about whether flags should be flown but who decides where they go and how public
00:59spaces are used.
01:01Nearby Brownells has taken a different approach.
01:03Warsaw Council works with local representatives on a managed permanent display at Minor Island
01:09with purpose-built flagpoles for the Union Jack, St George's Cross and the Black Country flag.
01:15More permanent poles were added during the summer but that's renewed the question of whether King Standing
01:21could eventually adopt a managed arrangement rather than repeatedly seeing unofficial displays removed and then replaced.
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