Good comment Jan - some of the personal insults I've seen online on this subject, including those 'heightist' comments in #10, could result in people being jailed for up to 2 years for cyber-bullying under
new legislation.
Everyone is entitled to an opinion without being insulted - my own opinion being that the memorial was put up without a flagpole and that is how it should stay (though I'm not living in the DTC catchment so my views are irrelevant). The pic below comes from an article in Dover Life last year showing a recent ceremony and the original dedication, where the simplicity of the memorial surroundings stands out.