They began last Monday night when Belfast City Council voted to change its policy of permanently flying the union flag at Belfast City Hall.

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But no amount of flag waving and dire predictions will change them.

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The report recommended a radical overhaul of the service, and came under considerable fire from Ulster Unionists who objected to proposals for a name change, a new badge, a new oath of allegiance and a new flag.

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