A pair of councillors in a Greater Manchester town have asked for flags attached to lamp-posts to be taken down. England flags and Union Jacks have appeared across Greater Manchester and beyond in recent months as part of the "Operation Raise the Colours" campaign, encouraging people to put up flags in public places. During a council meeting this week, Jon Byrne, a councillor from the Manor ward of Stockport, addressed the issue, saying that many residents had been in touch "to express their