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Neighbour has put political banner on his fence

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IonaJ · 08/07/2025 20:52

Our neighbour’s house has a fence which faces a fairly busy road. He has taken it upon himself to tie a political banner (think ‘vote X’) to that fence.

Before anyone says it, yes I know it’s his property. But said party are divisive and I worry there may be some unwarranted attention as a result.

Do you think we would be unreasonable to politely suggest it is taken down, or to compromise, only put there during election periods?

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Redrosesposies · 08/07/2025 22:49

Thelostjewels · 08/07/2025 21:04

I was going to say is it a labour banner, they are extremely divisive these days aren't they and that banner could attract many angry people

Well it would round here🤣🤣🤣
Tatton..... in case you were wondering.
The only time in living memory that it's not been conservative was when Neil Hamilton lost his seat for accepting a few hundred quid in a brown envelope.
Is it unreasonable to long for the days when that's as bad as politicians got.

Hopelesscase32 · 08/07/2025 22:49

IonaJ · 08/07/2025 21:38

Eh? I don’t look down at them at all. There’s a lady I speak to on the school run every morning who I get along with really well and she lives in social housing. So I’m more than happy to mix with them.

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Look at the way you've worded this.....'mix with them' and you say you dont look down on people in social housing.

Scout2016 · 08/07/2025 22:48

Putting something in quotation marks doesn't make it any less awful OP.

I'd be willing to bet you have had alcoholics and porn and gambling addicts in your nice area, domestic abusers, hild abusers, middle class parents doing coke, men who pay for sex, criminals doing nice civilised crimes like fraud...they just have the means to hide their issues.

CurlewCelia · 08/07/2025 22:48

IonaJ · 08/07/2025 22:23

It’s hardly a controversial statement!

It was observed on the local Facebook page at the time of the last election that Reform were canvassing the new build social housing estate.

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If it’s on the local Facebook group it’s definitely true.

CheekyFish · 08/07/2025 22:45

DiscoBob · 08/07/2025 22:40

I don't see how it would affect you either way? If someone had an issue with it what might they do? Start yelling outside his windows at 5am?

Unlikely. If you tell him to take it down he won't, and will think you're an interfering busy body who obviously doesn't agree with his views. So I'd say it's be more problem for you if you say anything.

Out of interest, is it Reform?

OP is a little worried about the flag attracting people from the nearby social housing, they like to stand near it and be racist on warm evenings.

Tortielady · 08/07/2025 22:43

A Reform banner or flag on a neighbour's property wouldn't bother me. If it wasn't election season, I might wonder if they'd heard news the rest of us weren't privy to, but it wouldn't occur to me to get into a barney with them about it. The only concern I'd have is the attention it might attract from various meat-heads and the increasing number of the permanently enraged (see also Palestinian flags, Israeli flags, rainbow flags etc.) But I'm on the soft left myself and I don't expect to agree with everyone I meet, whether they live in my street or not. That said, it's pretty moot as I rarely have a conversation with my neighbours anyway.

Zebedee999 · 08/07/2025 22:43

IonaJ · 08/07/2025 20:52

Our neighbour’s house has a fence which faces a fairly busy road. He has taken it upon himself to tie a political banner (think ‘vote X’) to that fence.

Before anyone says it, yes I know it’s his property. But said party are divisive and I worry there may be some unwarranted attention as a result.

Do you think we would be unreasonable to politely suggest it is taken down, or to compromise, only put there during election periods?

All parties are divisive. For example I can't stand Labour with their illegal war/dodgy dossier. I've never voted for them since but some people with no scruples still do. Until Reform kill 500,000 with an illegal war I'd be happier with that on a neighbours fence than a Labour banner which would send completely the wrong message to kids.

DiscoBob · 08/07/2025 22:40

I don't see how it would affect you either way? If someone had an issue with it what might they do? Start yelling outside his windows at 5am?

Unlikely. If you tell him to take it down he won't, and will think you're an interfering busy body who obviously doesn't agree with his views. So I'd say it's be more problem for you if you say anything.

Out of interest, is it Reform?

Magnir · 08/07/2025 22:40

Zanzara · 08/07/2025 22:40

This cannot be a serious thread. I call goady wind-up.

I agree

Zanzara · 08/07/2025 22:40

This cannot be a serious thread. I call goady wind-up.

justasking111 · 08/07/2025 22:40

"Flag of England - Wikipedia" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_England

I'm baffled why the English don't appreciate the history of their flag.

Why they're so divided politically. A sign of support is just that. Your friends haven't grown two heads if they have a different opinion from you.

Flag of England - Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_England

IdaGlossop · 08/07/2025 22:39

IonaJ · 08/07/2025 21:15

Probably the latter as the main concern if I’m honest. I would like to think we live somewhere affluent enough to not attract those who’d cause damage etc, and whilst we do have some social housing nearby in one of the new build areas, I think they are more likely to be in favour of the sign!

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What a shocking post. Bully for you living close to some social housing. I hope you avoid it when you go out. You don't want to pick up anything nasty from the chavvy, thick people who live there. There are plenty of owner-occupiers, flush with money, who are attracted by Reform's self-professed approach to running the country.

CheekyFish · 08/07/2025 22:39

IonaJ · 08/07/2025 22:36

Again, I ask - how am I looking down? I happily mix with those in social housing nearby and they are all pleasant people. We’ve been fortunate in that we appear to have avoided the ‘dregs of society’ types who you read so much about on other threads.

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This is great stuff.

WhereIsMyJumper · 08/07/2025 22:39

Dymaxion · 08/07/2025 22:36

I could never eat Sunday lunch with a Farage loving Reform voter.

I could, people are more complex than a few political sound bites, I have had my opinions changed and have influenced other peoples opinions just by having a conversation. If you refuse to talk to those you disagree with, how can any compromise be reached ?

Stop being sensible and open minded. They don’t like it.

Dymaxion · 08/07/2025 22:36

I could never eat Sunday lunch with a Farage loving Reform voter.

I could, people are more complex than a few political sound bites, I have had my opinions changed and have influenced other peoples opinions just by having a conversation. If you refuse to talk to those you disagree with, how can any compromise be reached ?

Tartantotty · 08/07/2025 22:36

Lots of folk post political posters or (here in Scotland anyway) flags - we live in a democracy and it's allowed.

You many dislike your neighbour's politics but it's really none of your business. Live and let live....free speech/opinion and all that....

Tauranga · 08/07/2025 22:36

IonaJ · 08/07/2025 21:15

Probably the latter as the main concern if I’m honest. I would like to think we live somewhere affluent enough to not attract those who’d cause damage etc, and whilst we do have some social housing nearby in one of the new build areas, I think they are more likely to be in favour of the sign!

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Incredible that you mention social housing in the same breath as who may cause damage.
And you live somewhere affluent....but you are against Reform as they may take the tone down.

You probably vote Labour, so you can feel good about helping ' the poor'. ( while looking down on the poor in social housing (

You sound very 'mid'

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IonaJ · 08/07/2025 22:36

nam3c4ang3 · 08/07/2025 22:27

I mean - you sound like an obnoxious prick - stop looking down on people who live in social housing. wtf is wrong with you - why the stereotyping. Awful.

Again, I ask - how am I looking down? I happily mix with those in social housing nearby and they are all pleasant people. We’ve been fortunate in that we appear to have avoided the ‘dregs of society’ types who you read so much about on other threads.

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Hoardasurass · 08/07/2025 22:35

WhereIsMyJumper · 08/07/2025 22:16

Rainbow as in pride???

Oh the irony

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The "Gays for Palestine" ones are the funniest ones imho

MissMoneyFairy · 08/07/2025 22:31

IonaJ · 08/07/2025 21:38

Eh? I don’t look down at them at all. There’s a lady I speak to on the school run every morning who I get along with really well and she lives in social housing. So I’m more than happy to mix with them.

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Do you mix socially too?

AInightingale · 08/07/2025 22:30

Seems like Great Britain is becoming more like Northern Ireland by the day. We've had flags, banners, political murals painted on people's houses since forever here. It just seeds division and community tension; who you vote for is a private matter.

BeliesBelief · 08/07/2025 22:29

I thought you weren’t allowed to have signs like that up outside of an election period? I used to volunteer with the Lib Dems and we always spent the day after the election going round the village, taking down the stake boards in people’s gardens.

EasternStandard · 08/07/2025 22:29

Magnir · 08/07/2025 22:18

OP is so typical of what a Labour supporter is nowadays

They don’t do themselves any favours.

nam3c4ang3 · 08/07/2025 22:27

I mean - you sound like an obnoxious prick - stop looking down on people who live in social housing. wtf is wrong with you - why the stereotyping. Awful.

WhereIsMyJumper · 08/07/2025 22:26

I read somewhere that the political spectrum is no longer linear, it’s a circle. The left have gone so far left that they’ve ended up on the right. What a wild time to be alive.