Neighbour has put up huge Unite the Kingdom flag

You’re not unreasonable at all OP. Really sorry you’re having to deal with this - even though (as you say) he has the ‘right’ to hang this flag, it’s making you feel awful every time you look through your kitchen window. Really not cool. I hope you find a way to not let it bother you too much …

I agree. I also find it strange when people fly the England or UK flag outside their house. Unless it’s for a sporting event or the army, it feels unnecessary. It comes across as territorial, like a statement of ownership. My parents were white working-class immigrants, and even I find it intimidating. You already know what country you’re in; you don’t need a flag to remind everyone. Whether people intend it or not, it carries racial or xenophobic undertones in certain contexts. OP YNBU unfortunately there's not a lot you can do apart from put your own flag up? Maybe Geri from Spice Girls wearing GB cardboard cut out or stormzy in his bullet proof vest in your front window?

Report to police. The neighbour could be found guilty of intent to cause distress under the malicious communications act.
They've been arresting people for carrying cardboard signs supporting Gaza so this would certainly be comparable.

Racists, useful idiots, the odd person with legitimate concerns and no other way to express them than attach themselves to a march arranged by a known criminal and racist.

And possibly wrong. You'll remember judge not that you be not judged? It means do not jump to conclusions without evidence.

Yeah the disingenuousness is so tiresome.

Because the flag is currently being used as anti immigration symbol perhaps?

YABU

He's free to fly a flag.

I’m afraid although you are right there are Labour middle class on here who haven’t a clue as they live in leafy safe suburbs.They don’t have to fear any of this, any mention of fear of these things they have to scream “racist, xenophobic” etc etc etc as if their life depended on it.

Immigrant here.

There are hundreds of flags on my high street and commute.

It makes me feel incredibly sad, angry, frustrated, unwelcome, othered...

I also feel sad for my children, neither of whom are white, both who were born here and have only English passports

It’s a bit different yes…

Like I said in the post above I don’t follow politics so I really don’t know.
but if this is true, then I don’t get the problem with it. Why would ppl want criminals illegally entering? I feel the U.K. is very multi cultural but unfortunately it’s not as safe as what it used to be.

Where does your definition of racism begin and end?

How would you define the 100-150k who attended the recent march/demo?

And that’s different to shunning someone in a Burka or someone or dressed in traditional Hasidic clothing or dreads and Rastafarian garb. The assumptions about how you present to the world go both ways.

Treat everyone how you would want to be treated.

Progress flag, yes.

Rainbow flag - probably but not definitely.

It’s just tedious, though. LGBT people have equal rights in the UK and are not under threat. No political party is threatening to deport them or remove rights from them or endanger them at all. No one is marching against them. Indeed, most parties bend over backwards to pander to them, some to the extent of trampling over other people’s rights, especially women’s, and ignoring the law.

But they do like to play the victim. Makes them more interesting, I suppose.

The flag waving everywhere, is in protest to the large number of illegal immigrants, that are turning up every day on our shores - 1000 a day just now. These are men with no ID, from countries where rape is not a crime.

It is not racist to be opposed to this. If you tried to walk through Heathrow without your passport, you, a British citizen, would be denied entry. And yet here we are, welcoming 1000's of men and placing them in hotels, in the middle of communities and it has had negative repercussions - for example, school girls being followed by foreign men, and in some cases there have been sexual assaults. People are angry. They didn't sign up to this. It's not racist to not want this. I wish people would stop spouting such bollocks.

I don’t follow politics. No idea who Tommy Robinson is.
all my grandparents were immigrants.
I grew up in an area where some had the flag, not common but some. Was never a problem. I don’t take offence to the flag, and I find it insulting that the flag has become a racist symbol. What a shame!
i get that I’m missing the political side, but why does every single time anyone see a flag mean it’s racist? Certainly don’t confront them. That’s absurd. What exactly would you say “I don’t want you waving the national flag on your private property”? Whether or not it’s racist, that’s a ridiculous demand to make of a neighbour.

Quite a high proportion of people attending far right demos are also domestic abuse perpetrators

Really?? A high proportion of all the people there? Including the women?

Me too!

Makes me laugh every time I see it!

God I hate the faux naivety this topic evokes. Of COURSE only racists fly that particular flag. I’m sorry you have to deal with it,@UrticaDioca

I'd be tempted to put up a flag pole and fly a large pair of knickers to that!

You could well be right. There are quite a few in my area dotted about in windows etc, mainly the st George one. I kind of try and just ignore it.

OP I think you have every right to want to vent about this flag, which is of-bloody-course a racist dogwhistle. I'm sorry this is happening. Your neighbours must have seen you about, and if they've got half a brain they should realise that you're bound to be made uncomfortable.

I was an immigrant to the UK (left after the Brexit vote) and even being white it felt increasingly like hard work in the run-up to the referendum. To be clear, most people were OK throughout, but there was a gradual rise in incidents when people responded negatively to my accent. It must be way worse to get that kind of response even before you open your mouth, just b/o appearance.

No clever advice, sorry. I hope you have good friends to keep your spirits up with all that's going on.

Indeed, politicians should not be normalising xenophobia

I follow you well.
There does seem to be an insidious cancer of performative words or actions looking down on others as if they are the problem….of course conveniently ignoring the fact that they themselves are a problem.