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.

Aside from soccer or royal events, Brits don't fly their flag as much as Americans do. Now, with anti-immigrant groups embracing the Union Jack, it's part of a debate on what it means to be British.

England’s distinctive red-and-white St. George’s Cross and iconic Union Jack flags are making a comeback across the United Kingdom, with supporters calling the resurgence patriotic while critics in ...

Whereas in your country the national flag gets a good innings all year round, in the United Kingdom we are pathetically squeamish about ours, be it the Union Flag, which symbolizes England, Scotland ...

In 2025, a campaign referred to as "Operation Hoist the Colours" has seen groups displaying the flag of the UK and England's ...