Tony Dowling is one of those rare stubborn deluded ideologues who - despite spending an entire lifetime on earth - remains a revolutionary leftist. Most young leftists grow up, learn a few lessons, take responsibility and realise that communist utopia is a fantasy of unworkable nonsense. However, Tony is a teacher. He's probably never had a manual job and instead went straight from the indoctrination camp of university into the left-wing bubble of teaching.
Originally from Birmingham, Dowling was outraged to witness the fruits of the Raise the Colours operation earlier this year as he returned to his home town for his mother's funeral. Raise the Colours originated in Brum last year, before spreading far and wide. In a long-winded letter to the Birmingham Mail newspaper - itself a left-wing rag - Dowling bemoaned the sight of national flags on lamp posts in the city.
He began his essay by asking: "Is Birmingham a racist city?". However, this question was not based on infamous no-go zones in the inner city ring of Islamist dominated suburbs, where white people seldom venture. No, his question was based on the erection of British and English flags in the outskirts of the city where many natives still reside - for now.
"It is likely that Birmingham is little different to other UK cities: there will be those with racist views in Birmingham, but the majority of its citizens will be antiracist and recognise racism for being both wrong and that incitement to racial hatred is against the law. And as the Council's website says: 'Outside London, Birmingham is the UK’s most diverse city. Promoting equality and tackling inequalities is at the heart of our goals at Birmingham City Council'".
And now Dowling launches into the flags...
"On a recent visit to Birmingham, however, to attend my mother's funeral, I was disturbed and disappointed to find that in large parts of the city, many streets had lampposts festooned with the George Cross and the Union flags. According to a YouGov opinion poll conducted in October 2025, 'Both white and ethnic minority adults tend to see this summer’s lamppost flag raisings as primarily about spreading an anti-migrant or anti-ethnic minority message, rather than a display of patriotism.' Sadly, the preponderance of these flags on the city's streets does give the impression of Birmingham as an anti-migrant and anti-ethnic minority city".
What a crock of shit. Native people are the ethnic minority in Birmingham! And speaking of white flight, one wonders why Dowling left this ethnically diverse city in the first place and relocated hundreds of miles away to the whiter than white north east of England.
He continues:
"Clearly, this is not the image of Birmingham that the City Council wishes to project. And I am sure that the anti-racist majority in the city is unhappy about the impression that visitors to Birmingham perceive when confronted by these flags. These concerns have been raised by a member of my family with their councillor and their MP. The councillor confirmed that 'the impact of these flags has been to cause worry and concern amongst lots of residents' and that they are 'illegal and intimidating', whilst the MP stated that 'there are more than 10,000 flags now across the city'. All of which projects a dreadfully negative image of Birmingham as an anti-migrant and anti-ethnic minority city, rather than the 'most diverse city, promoting equality and tackling inequalities' which the Council proclaims".
Finally, he calls on the Council to not only remove them, but prosecute Raise the Colours activists:
"It seems to me that the Council has both a moral and a legal responsibility to ensure that these illegally attached flags are removed, and to prosecute those responsible for their illegal installation".
Imagine taking such a spiteful attitude towards his own national flags in his own country. Has he thought of emigrating to somewhere revolutionary like, say Cuba? Perhaps he might find the sight of the Cuban national flag - in Cuba - less offensive. What a deluded moron.
This is our first Woke Wednesday in quite some time. The most recent previous edition generated 12 comments and five shares on Facebook.
He is visiting Birmingham for his mothers funeral, a day of great sadness and yet all he can think of are some flags on lampposts. I would suggest that the "dreadfully negative image" of Birmingham comes from the piles of rubbish that were left to rot for months on end because of strikes and the mismanagement of the bankrupt council. We are constantly being told that diversity is our greatest strength, yet it is remarkably fragile, unable to stand the sight of some flags.
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