To be devasted the roundabout in my town has a crappy 'flag' painted on?

[Liesmorelies]

I nearly threw up when I saw it this morning - what a horrible shock.

It's a very small town in the Midlands near a city. Yes it's ex-mining but does reasonable ok now, not deprived eg no contextual offers for my dc for uni, but not massively desirable or trendy. Has a Labour MP now but hasn't always in recent years. Voted for Brexit but only just. In 2019 more people voted against Tories AND Brexit than for them - split the vote so we still got a Tory, but still.

In other words, I did not expect this. It's horrible - looks ugly and badly done even before you get started on the thinking behind it. AIBU to ring the council on Tuesday and ask when they are going to deal with this vandalism?

I did a four hour round-trip on the motorway today too and the amount of flags on bridges was shocking - just make it stop.

Love it. 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Why? Buzz cuts are the fashion these days for kids of all classes! It is the 'in thing' gone has the mullet and the perm on top! Keep up with the fashions please!

Nose rings are from all ethnicities and for all cultures and classes.

Air Force 1s are the staple kids uniform these days.

Maybe im weird but I’ve never felt oppressed or held back by the colour of my skin

Ive can’t remember any racism against me or my family as a child growing up

but i don’t automatically think if someone is rude to me it’s because they are racist I just think they are a wanker or a cunt

but I don’t have an chip on my shoulder because I’m brown and think that everything someone says to me has a racist meaning until proved otherwise

Neither, she has led such a charmed life that something this small genuinely does devastate her.

The long and short of it is, whilst i dont nevessarily approve of this, what i do know is people do not feel listened to, they do not feel heard (look at how snidey, classist, smug and dismissivd 90% of this thread is)

When people do not feel heard, they will make you listen - and thats where the danger starts

What a load of bollocks. It's like you've never heard of the grooming/rape gangs which is still very much on people minds as there still hasn't been an enquiry ( and they'd have been one years ago if it was white gangs preying on Asian girls). There have also been racist murders of white people, they just don't get publicity as doesn't fit the agenda.

You nearly threw up! Silly dramatic women! Grow up!

Exactly this. So much disingenuity in parts of this thread.

At least own your own prejudices please

No just what the EDL can raise!

Ffs the Edl was disbanded about 10 years ago, people on here so ill informed and unaware!

Nah I’m quiet capable of opening my big mouth and saying what I think 😂

It was for me and many of my friends and family
I voted for labour
Tony Blair & Gordon Brown

wouldn’t vote for labour now and I do feel politically homeless as labour are so far removed from what I remember them being for

I’lm informed & unaware? I just couldn’t be bothered to type the whole thing out again!

https://hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/operation-raise-the-colours-organised-by-well-known-far-right-extremists/

someone needs to educate themselves and it isn’t me!

I don't like how the previous poster articulated it, but genuine question - have you seen any videos of middle/upper class presenting people out painting roundabouts?

Or is this another case of certain powerful/influential groups/individuals weaponising a currently hurting working class for their own ends?

A tad difficult to paint on a roundabout though!!

It was you who associated it with class not me! That says it was you who has such prejudices.

Oh dear! you read it and thought, lower class. That my dear, shows what YOU think about those things, not me!

Just as well the St George's cross is a very simple design, they would really struggle if it was the Welsh dragon or some other intriicate design or symbol. Is the painting on roundabouts a new flag enthusiast thing? I know they are brandishing them everywhere and draping them around their shoulders at the protests but the roundabout thing had escaped my notice.

misogynistic as well nice!

Jesus Christ, what made you do that? They caused the NHS issue to start. It was a great time waiting in queues for ambulances and not having any Drs to help.

🙄 sure, i made that giant leap with zero insinuations from you. Youre right. You said all of those things completely sincereky and without a hint of classism.

Im sure everyone on this thread sees yiur posts like that too.

Sorry

No it was all me, she genuinely plucked those scenes at random, i made the link with zero help and saw a subtext that obviously 100% without a shadow of a doubt was not there.

How could i be so silly.