UK flag-raising group leader arrested on suspicion of causing ‘alarm and distress’

Ryan Bridge is co-founder of Raise the Colours, which has been criticised for anti-immigrant rhetoric

The Guardian

@Lazarou for many years I lived on the border of Reading and South Oxfordshire - I'm not surprised at all TVP and the Council are taking these actions.

The far right could easily destabilise some of the border areas (including posh areas like Wallingford, Henley on Thames, and Caversham in Reading) as they *will* meet resistance from other locals who oppose them, just as it happened in the 1990s when the BNP tried making more of a presence in those areas.

Also that relatively few gammons have hit the deck putting up flags suggests there's a significant support from those in skilled trades who have experience of working at height (and access to equipment such as ladders, cherry pickers etc)