What a tacky bloody mess! Yes, DEFACED is the word. My £10 will not be winging their way - it's going to Help for Heroes where it'll do more good.
Good for you, Foldie; I hope Mrs Foldie will pipe The Still while you raise or lower your Union Flag. In Denmark many people are proud to fly the Dannebrog (national flag) in their gardens; I don't know about other cultures being offended but the Danes seem to be fairly robust about that sort of thing - if you come to live here, you accept what we do, etc., etc..
I wish...