As @msyellowhat.bsky.social mentioned earlier, it’s worth checking with your local council, as you normally require a licence or permit to hang banners or flags from street furniture and you can guarantee they haven’t done that. If a permit is required, contact the council to remove them.
I know my county council (Herts) has issued a statement saying their policy is to remove them BUT some district/borough councils (eg Stevenage) have issued a statement saying they’re not removing them…so I dunno…best to do it ourselves?
The ones near us were taken down a few weeks ago, but new ones have gone up. The lamp posts in my area are maintained by Hertfordshire CC not the local Broxbourne Council. Id be wary of doing it myself (or with a group of likeminded people) and rather let the council do their job.
