Banned, the police Union Flag badge that backs our troops
Posted by admin978 on July 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
DAILY MAIL, 30Jul09 (Updated): Scotland Yard DROPS ban on officers wearing Union Flag badges backing our troops A ban on police officers wearing Union Flag badges to support UK troops was scrapped yesterday. Scotland Yard chief Sir Paul Stephenson intervened hours after the Daily Mail revealed that the tiny emblems had been outlawed. Hundreds of officers had threatened to defy the order and an online petition calling on Gordon Brown to intervene attracted more than 3,000 signatures.
