RUGBY, England—Stuart Field raised his first flags in July: the English red cross of St. George and also a smattering of the British red, white and blue, hanging them from his hometown’s streetlights.

Earlier this week former England and Manchester United footballer Gary Neville posted a video to social media, criticising what he called "negative" use of the British flag. In recent months, people ...

Lots of red flags in the UK these days. An English teacher’s assistant was fired for hanging over 150 British flags around his hometown — and blackballed from other jobs after twisted former ...