"People are not objecting to dignified commemoration of historic events or indeed the respectful display of flags and emblems, but many people and those include people with relatives that were volunteers in the 36th Ulster Division during World War One, perceive the erection of flags without consultation and in some cases with masked identity to be intimidating and bad for community relations, " he added.

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Whatever the cause, this "urbanization of poverty" has resulted in the large-scale erection of primitive forms of shelter, either on public land or on private land owned by absentee landlords.

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Alliance Party assembly member, Chris Lyttle, said he had been contacted by residents in east Belfast who were angry at the erection of the flags "along key arterial routes, without consultation or notification".

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Although the commission points to worries over the hotly contested matter of media freedom and implies that the erection of a statue of Alexander the Great in Skopje was a provocative gesture, it recommends for the third time that the country be given a date to start accession talks.

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The plans will see the current farmhouse almost double in size along with the conversion of a stable block for staff accommodation, the creation of a pond and the erection of large hack pens where the birds learn to fly.

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