‘Pretend patriotism’: Row erupts after Reform council spends £12,000 transforming roundabout into St George’s flag

Out of everything Reform has done, this is very trivial.

I don’t know how it cost them £12k, but other than that I wouldn’t be too bothered if I lived there.

Oh aye who’s related to the company hired to do it this time?

All they do is virtue signalling. Someone should try and convince them that St. George is the patron saint of filling in potholes. 

This wasn’t an issue for you lot when it was pride flags

Hey, we’re wasting or pocketing your money but in a patriotic way

Small amount compared to what the council gives away on benefits , free taxi’s etc etc. whilst I support the flag – waste of money. But most of the things councils do are.

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“We’ll cut waste and unnecessary woke spending” they said.

Didn’t realise that was to fund their own useless wasteful vanity projects.

At least this one looks nice, but for 12k I’d expect it too 😐

Insecure, weak countries need to do shit like this. Flying flags and painting their national flags on stuff. U.K. has never been like that. Never had the need to. So embarrassing to see.

It’s always the councils with the worst roads that find money for a giant flag instead of fixing the literal holes in their community. Classic case of waving the banner to distract from the fact they’re not actually doing the job they’re meant to do.

And what else could a struggling council have spent that £12000 on???

Hot take:
What about letting the flagshaggers do the labour, for free, but instead of risking life and limb, hanging temu (Chinese made) flags from lampposts give them paint and the task of tidying up the towns. Set some ground rules and let them crack on with it.
Paint the railings that are rusting away in red white & blue.
Paint the playground that is falling apart.
Cover up the graffiti with union jacks.
Pick up the litter.
Make the pride in place initiative something that can be supported by volunteering, get young people experience.

12 grand on Tools, Paint and brushes would have gone a lot further than one roundabout that’ll be dead by the time its had the salt wash from the first icy spell in the autumn.

“But locals have hit out at the design, arguing it doesn’t reflect Chilton’s mining heritage – and calling the price tag too high.”

And who voted them in? Idiots!

How about repairing roads or anything more practical?

Speaks volumes about the British electorate that this bunch of clown nazis wins even one council seat.

Shallow populist party does shallow populist thing, more at 11.

Patriotism could have been community litter picks or cleaning up graffiti to make the country look nicer and fostering true pride in where you live. What do flags really do? Especially as most Brits do not really like seeing them flown everywhere. If Reform want to foster a real sense of national pride then ditch the flag-waving bollocks and get round to running schemes that will actually make the UK a nice place to live again.