yes, that's claxton with an x, not claxton with a with a without an x, well , some locals without anll, some locals have have voiced opposition to the union flag being hoisted outside their village hall due to fears of it being too divisive . one resident opposed divisive. one resident opposed the plan, stating there is a fine line between patriotism and nationalism, but is this political correctness gone mad? well, our national reporter charlie peters , was in claxton charlie peters, was in claxton earlier today speaking to local residents. >> the union flag, a symbol of unity or one of division . we'll unity or one of division. we'll here in claxton, a village in norfolk for some the cloth of our country is considered a divisive symbol that could be associated with nationalism. in may, the village hall committee for the building just behind me decided they wanted to erect a flagpole here in the centre of the village in order to display our national flag. but at a pansh our national flag. but at a parish council meeting last month set to pass the motion, some people spoke from the f

yes, that's claxton with an x, not claxton with a with a without an x, well , some locals without ansome locals have have voiced opposition to the union flag being hoisted outside their village hall due to fears of it being too divisive . one resident opposed divisive. one resident opposed the plan, stating there is a fine line between patriotism and nationalism, but is this political correctness gone mad? well, our national reporter charlie peters , was in claxton charlie peters, was in claxton earlier today speaking to local residents. >> the union flag, a symbol of unity or one of division . we'll unity or one of division. we'll here in claxton, a village in norfolk for some the cloth of our country is considered a divisive symbol that could be associated with nationalism. in may, the village hall committee for the building just behind me decided they wanted to erect a flagpole here in the centre of the village in order to display our national flag. but at a pafish our national flag. but at a parish council meeting last month set to pass the motion, some people spoke from the floor

after two weeks of rioting in the uk , residents of claxton the uk, residents of claxton feel that af the union flag could prove to be divisive and that there is a fine line between patriotism and nationalism. now, in a bid to erect bunting instead. is this an unnecessary overreaction? well, our national reporter, charlie peters, was in claxton earlier today and he spoke to some locals . some locals. >> the union flag, a symbol of unity or one of division. >> we'll hear in claxton, a village in norfolk for some, the cloth of our country is considered a divisive symbol that could be associated with nationalism. >> in may, the village hall committee for the building just behind me decided they wanted to erect a flagpole here in the centre of the village in order to display our national flag. but at a parish council meeting last month set to pass the motion, some people spoke from the floor and said that there were links with the national flag and nationalism, saying that it was a fine line between patriotism and nationalism. one man speaking for 15 minutes saying that he preferred to s

here in claxton. >> charlie.umanity restored dick thomas and the locals, showing that lefty a union flag. if you don't like it, clear off charlie. excellent as ever. thank you very , very much for joining us very, very much for joining us there. live from claxton . now up there. live from claxton. now up next. are you feeling hot? hot, hot . well, britain experiences a hot. well, britain experiences a heat wave at last with parts of uk hitting 34 degrees. don't go anywhere. i'm martin daubney on gb news. britain's news channel welcome back. your time is 348. i'm martin daubney on gb news now. coming up just after 4 pm. former policing minister chris philp will be joining me live to discuss the state of our streets following that stabbing in central london and also he's called for journalists to be protected during these street riots. a gb news presenter, in fact, charlie peters, my colleague you just heard a moment ago, he was harangued on saturday and this needs to stop now. i'm feeling hot, hot, hot britain is

but here in claxton , a debate is here in claxton, a debate is still ongoing about whether the unionjust go to france, you see the tricolour absolutely everywhere. it's like every village hall. it's in every town and village. it's in every city, of course, at every building, any building, really. you see it flying? i mean, seriously, is this where we are? is this where we are now? can't even fly a flag without someone saying, oh, you can't, it's racist . you can't, it's racist. >> yeah, quite. well. the local mp for the area , ben mp for the area, ben goldsborough, so big, has this local issue risen in local debate that he was actually asked about it by residents here. and he said it was up for the residents to decide. he didn't want to get involved in intervening with the parishioners. he left it kind of with them. didn't want to put his view on whether or not the union flag should be here, that newly elected labour mp. but for the people i've spoken to after being for here the last hour or so, they're very keen that the flag should fly. they see the cloth of our country as a symbol

now i can reveal that the parish council in claxton has voted in the past hour in favour of flying thetside the village hall, but it's certainly not the first time the union jack's been at the centre of a storm, is it? back in march, the owner of a chip shop in south london reacted with fury after he was ordered by the local council to remove a union jack mural from his wall during the euros this summer. london mayor sadiq khan banned cabbie drivers from flying the england flag. so tonight i'm asking is patriotism once again under attack ? let me once again under attack? let me know your thoughts. gbnews.com/yoursay tweet me @gbnews. while you're there, go and vote in our poll. the results to follow shortly. but going head to head on this the political commentator alex armstrong and the political adviser pablo shapps. thank you very much. great to have you on the show. alex. is patriotism under attack in modern britain? >> oh, it absolutely is, patrick. and you know, you just pointed out two very good examples there. >> and we've seen more and more of them as the years go by. it seems,