A SELBORNE man has criticised a shop which sent out advertising leaflets featuring Union flag doormats.

In a letter to the Herald, a Peter Ingram wrote: "What a shock to receive, in my letterbox, a flyer from Alton Home Hard-ware advertising for sale a Union flag doormat for people to wipe their boots on. I find this disrespectful, disgraceful and disgusting.

"If this was a country flag of a foreign people who now live in our country, and who reap the benefits of our lads giving their all, there would be outrage and they would be up in arms.

"With pride, I fly our Union flag over my premises in Selborne. It's now a bit faded and ragged like dear old England has become."