The Daily Mail (London, England), June 6th, 2007
AS his sixth birthday approached, Morgan Smith's parents thought hoisting the Jolly Roger would be the perfect way to make the piratemad youngster's day. The flag was duly run up the pole in the back garden, leaving Morgan looking forward to a party on Saturday with lots of friends wearing eyepatches and wielding toy cutlasses. But little did the family know that out on the treacherous high seas of bureaucracy, trouble was heading their way. Council officials branded the skull and crossbones flag 'unneighbourly' and banned Morgan's parents Richard and Sharon from flying it. The couple must...
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