Councillor asks 'Are we really trying to sell and market this thing to the public?”
Ards and North Down Borough will see an increase in flying of the union flag at public spaces in the borough, after an equality impact assessment gave the council the go-ahead on a decision made last year.
Alliance, the Green Party, and the SDLP opposed the amendment to flag policy. The vote was 20 for the amendment, 13 against, with seven councillors absent. An Alliance amendment to continue with previous flag policy failed. “Not surprisingly, and in common with previous surveys, community background emerged as a highly significant predictor of attitudes towards this issue, with Protestant respondents and those who identified as British being overwhelmingly supportive of the proposed policy, while Roman Catholic respondents largely rejected the proposal and most especially with regard to flying the Union flag permanently at Church Street.
“The current policy on flag flying was also seen as problematic, with nearly one third stating that it has had a negative or very negative impact on the promotion of a good and harmonious environment, rising to 45 percent of Roman Catholic respondents.
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