Opinion
When patriotism becomes vandalism, we all lose
Haphazardly painting a St George's Cross on roundabouts, where it will be trampled on and driven over, isn't patriotism – it's disrespecting the very symbol these vandals claim to honour.
Oliver Rouane-Williams
Oliver is the Founder and Editor of Ipswich.co.uk. He previously spent 15 years growing some of the country's biggest media companies and working in a range of C-suite and advisory roles at growth-stage tech companies operating in the media space.
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