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The UK’s Eurovision act, Olly Alexander, has faced backlash prior to his appearance at the song contest, due to his views on the Union Jack flag. Speaking to the Big Issue, Alexander said: “I too have an ambivalent relationship with the Union Jack and what that represents to people, because it can feel divisive, it can feel nationalist. “But it can also feel like a representation of what’s good about the UK and what makes it good… the inclusivity, the diversity. “I am choosing to focus on those aspects of what I believe being in the UK has given me, in my upbringing as well.” Some questioned w…