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AIBU to think tatty lampost flags are imposing on communities?

257 replies

Warmlight1 · 22/08/2026 12:42

To think.that people continuing to put up tatty flags on lamposts are imposing on communities?
There are people putting them up again near roads. They hang by a thread eventually causing a clear hazard. It looks disrespectful and costs money to make safe. And the intention looks less and less like they give a fig for anyone especially in diverse places.
Everywhere has a civic hub where flags are flown properly at the proper time.

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strawberrymatcha22 · 22/08/2026 17:49

LostNFoundSV · 22/08/2026 17:44

Good! I love them and the Union and St George cross flags. However, the pro Palestine flags are totally out of place.

How are Palestine flags out of place, but Israel flags aren’t?

attichoarder · 22/08/2026 17:47

I don’t see anything wrong with the Welsh and Scottish flags and therefore don’t have a problem with either the Union Jack or George cross. The flags belong to the nation where they are flown. That is very different to other flags flown in the U.K.

HollyhocksandPeons · 22/08/2026 17:47

Dandeloosha · 22/08/2026 16:46

Of all the things that are untrue, this is the most untrue 😂😂😂

I don't, but our Restore volunteers do, they also distribute leaflets.

LostNFoundSV · 22/08/2026 17:44

Marroon · 22/08/2026 17:22

I have seen a lot of Israel flags from lamp posts though.

Good! I love them and the Union and St George cross flags. However, the pro Palestine flags are totally out of place.

Queenjames · 22/08/2026 17:37

No private citizen should hang any flag from public property without permission. Seems a sensible rule to me. And if they do, the Council should remove them.

Marroon · 22/08/2026 17:37

soddingspiderseason · 22/08/2026 17:26

Really? Where?

NI, in loyalist communities is a huge thing.
Typically union flags are interspersed with Israel flags and orange order flags.

Echobelly · 22/08/2026 17:29

Yes, there's a bunch near us that keep going up, in a very diverse area, but the council say they can't take down because people keep harassing council workers doing it. Everyone I know in the area dislikes them, it feels very out of keeping. It's sad that the British flag should make period feel that way but unfortunately there are too many people determined to use it as a symbol of exclusion and telling people that they don't belong.

soddingspiderseason · 22/08/2026 17:26

Marroon · 22/08/2026 17:22

I have seen a lot of Israel flags from lamp posts though.

Really? Where?

Marroon · 22/08/2026 17:22

strawberrymatcha22 · 22/08/2026 17:19

Never seen a Palestine flag on a lamppost or roundabout, so no.

I have seen a lot of Israel flags from lamp posts though.

Marroon · 22/08/2026 17:21

igelkott2026 · 22/08/2026 17:11

I remember when Charles was crowned that a local street looked like Unionist Belfast with all the flags. They didn't paint the paving stones, thank goodness but I found it very off-putting. A bit of bunting would have sufficed.

I always think, imagine being married to a grown man who goes out at night to paint the kerbs red white and blue!

strawberrymatcha22 · 22/08/2026 17:19

SpaceShark · 22/08/2026 17:12

So we're not upset about Palestine or rainbow flags then? Colour me shocked.

Never seen a Palestine flag on a lamppost or roundabout, so no.

Ragnarok26 · 22/08/2026 17:17

I lived in Belfast for two years. The most sectarian areas were clearly marked with flags and sometimes kerbstones. Never thought I'd see it in England in the same sort of way.

MasterBeth · 22/08/2026 17:15

Yes, they look disgusting. Partly because they've put up a year and are cheap faded, dirty frayed nylon. And partly because they have been put up as part of the disgusting Raise The Flags campaign started by a group of thugs and racists.

SpaceShark · 22/08/2026 17:12

So we're not upset about Palestine or rainbow flags then? Colour me shocked.

igelkott2026 · 22/08/2026 17:11

Marroon · 22/08/2026 16:49

This was pretty exclusively reserved for NI until quite recently, it’s common place there as a dick swinging, territory marking thing.

There’s something quite funny seeing it in England

I remember when Charles was crowned that a local street looked like Unionist Belfast with all the flags. They didn't paint the paving stones, thank goodness but I found it very off-putting. A bit of bunting would have sufficed.

igelkott2026 · 22/08/2026 17:10

They look ridiculous especially at half mast. if you want a flag put one up in your garden. But frankly I think it's all so childish. Do we really lack so much confidence as a nation that we have to put flags up everywhere?

TooBigForMyBoots · 22/08/2026 17:09

HollyhocksandPeons · 22/08/2026 16:23

Noone puts up flag in our little community, but it does not matter - the mood in this little community is 100% behind Restore - and strangely enough (but only strangely to globalists and self-harming empathisers) the unanimity exists among what is usually seen as class antagonists - one solicitor, one GP, a council house (semi-detached) with benefit recipients for genuine invalidity (autistic children and single mum), a brickie married to a nurse, an oil platform engineer, working shifts abroad, teachers, local Tesco shop assistants, etc. etc. etc. Yes, an a Chinese chef, ethnically Chinese and a gay couple!!!!

What is a class antagonist?

strawberrymatcha22 · 22/08/2026 16:59

They look crap and so do the roundabouts with flags painted on them.

Marroon · 22/08/2026 16:49

This was pretty exclusively reserved for NI until quite recently, it’s common place there as a dick swinging, territory marking thing.

There’s something quite funny seeing it in England

Dandeloosha · 22/08/2026 16:46

HollyhocksandPeons · 22/08/2026 16:23

Noone puts up flag in our little community, but it does not matter - the mood in this little community is 100% behind Restore - and strangely enough (but only strangely to globalists and self-harming empathisers) the unanimity exists among what is usually seen as class antagonists - one solicitor, one GP, a council house (semi-detached) with benefit recipients for genuine invalidity (autistic children and single mum), a brickie married to a nurse, an oil platform engineer, working shifts abroad, teachers, local Tesco shop assistants, etc. etc. etc. Yes, an a Chinese chef, ethnically Chinese and a gay couple!!!!

Of all the things that are untrue, this is the most untrue 😂😂😂

Marroon · 22/08/2026 16:45

HollyhocksandPeons · 22/08/2026 16:23

Noone puts up flag in our little community, but it does not matter - the mood in this little community is 100% behind Restore - and strangely enough (but only strangely to globalists and self-harming empathisers) the unanimity exists among what is usually seen as class antagonists - one solicitor, one GP, a council house (semi-detached) with benefit recipients for genuine invalidity (autistic children and single mum), a brickie married to a nurse, an oil platform engineer, working shifts abroad, teachers, local Tesco shop assistants, etc. etc. etc. Yes, an a Chinese chef, ethnically Chinese and a gay couple!!!!

Do you go round your estate with a clipboard making note of political leanings?

soddingspiderseason · 22/08/2026 16:44

HollyhocksandPeons · 22/08/2026 16:23

Noone puts up flag in our little community, but it does not matter - the mood in this little community is 100% behind Restore - and strangely enough (but only strangely to globalists and self-harming empathisers) the unanimity exists among what is usually seen as class antagonists - one solicitor, one GP, a council house (semi-detached) with benefit recipients for genuine invalidity (autistic children and single mum), a brickie married to a nurse, an oil platform engineer, working shifts abroad, teachers, local Tesco shop assistants, etc. etc. etc. Yes, an a Chinese chef, ethnically Chinese and a gay couple!!!!

Oh for goodness sake.

Dandeloosha · 22/08/2026 16:43

summater · 22/08/2026 15:59

Would you mind if they weren't British flags

It doesn’t matter what flags they are. They look torn and dirty and make the place look shite. If that’s the look you’re going for you’ve achieved it.

soddingspiderseason · 22/08/2026 16:43

Yes, they look bloody awful. Whether tatty like they are now, or when first put up. So deeply chavvy, and reminiscent of Nuremberg rally. Its possible to be patriotic without putting plastic tat on lampposts .

Tickingcrocodile · 22/08/2026 16:39

Yes, luckily the ones in our town have been taken down but in the next town across they are all ragged, sometimes only about one quarter of them left. Hardly showing national pride.