One experienced politician can see which way the Engand flag issue is going. Sir John Redwood. The longer the government declares itself the enemy of the people, the greater the damage they are doing to themselves. The movement will grow until Councils back down, by which time what started as a disopute about flags will have grown into a fullblown English Independence Movement..

Councils should fly our flags, not take them down

By Sir John Redwood on August 23, 2025

Instead of wasting time and money going round their areas taking down Union and England flags, Councils should respond to the public. mood.

They all must own a few Union and England flags, so run them up the Town Hall flag poles. Show us you want to be on our side. Stop complaining about law abiding tax paying people who pay the Council wages and who are proud of our country.

Ed. Yes, Sir John. You're so right as is your statement of your beliefs, incorrectly titled as Conservative beliefs. Surely you've notice that your original party has abandoned all its main principles in favour of global government by powerful bureaucracies that care nothing for the individual.

You have to look for another political party to carry these aspirations and give England a proper future. Here we are at The Teds awaiting the moment people awaken to the threat that Reform represents in it being just another Farage sell-out. As Catherine Blaiklock says, Reform will deliver the first Moslem Prime Minister when Farage resigns early once elected.

Here's Sir John's list of his beliefs written today. It's not just about flags. The aspirations can only be achieved when England gets out of the Yookay. We need a referendum.

Conservatism

By johnredwood on August 24, 2025

Conservatives believe in freedom. We believe in free speech, free elections, and free enterprise. We believe in the talents of individuals, the benefits of the small battalions and free institutions, in the power of the family and the importance of traditions and learning passed down the generations. We wish to see a prosperous country with wealth and ownership widely spread, a well defended country safe from war and threats, and a civil society with sufficient common bonds and culture. Conservatives support limits placed on freedoms for the greater good. We expect a strong rule of law. Free enterprise does not extend to theft and fraud. Freedom to do things should not stretch to harming your neighbour or advancing by violence. Conservatives do not want to blindly follow the past, welcoming positive change from the ideas and actions of enterprising individuals and institutions. Traditions and the past should be respected and drawn upon but not become restrictive bonds preventing something better. Conservatives wish to be the "dwarves on the shoulders of the giants", seeing further because we climb higher, inheriting past wisdom and knowledge. Conservatives welcome strong families and see them as their own welfare societies, transferring wealth and skills between generations and accepting most of the responsibility for bringing up children and caring for the elderly. The state has a welfare role when families break down or when the demands are too great on family members. Conservatives understand that whilst most individuals have plenty of capacity to do good and to advance themselves and those close to them, there is in some a criminal tendency to harm and evil which needs controlling by clear laws and punishments. Conservatives believe in equality of opportunity, offering a hand up in preference to a hand out. We want to help people on their individual journeys, and accept that those who achieve more and contribute more may earn more and save more. We believe in lower tax rates to protect incentives. We tax the rich who have the money by setting rates that they will stay to pay. We believe in the power of choice for individuals, and the power of competition to prevent monopoly abuse. We believe most goods and services are best delivered by free enterprise, whilst supporting free healthcare and education for all. The state defends and protects us with uniformed personnel and a monopoly of authorised force. Conservatives oppose most revolutions for their violence and extremism. Conservatives believe in evolutionary change. There is no perfect state or utopian society that can be created because mankind has criminals as well as saints. Imposing too many solutions from government leads to the abuse of power and to the distress of freedom loving citizens. One of the least perfectible of human institutions is government itself, which needs to be watched, checked and controlled to avoid tyranny. Conservatives love the countryside and the vernacular and varied styles of our urban architecture. We conserve the best. We value fresh air and clean water. We treat animals well, recognising their needs as they live alongside us or with us. Conservatives believe in democratic government with choice between parties and philosophies at elections. We believe that Opposition is an important part of democratic government, to prevent a tyranny of the majority and to represent the views of legitimate minorities. Conservatives believe in their countries, seeing the nation state as the means to create a voluntary common culture, shared experiences and team loyalty in friendly competition with other states. Conservatives are sceptical about drives to international and global government and to rule by an elite or bureaucratic class. There is no global democracy so global government is never government by the people or of the people. Conservatives oppose the imposition of bad international law. It is wrong to weaponise treaties, stretching their meaning well beyond their original intent. Over mighty quangos where power has gone to their heads regulate too much and govern badly. International quangos can be particularly remote and haughty. Conservatives oppose extremism. We see National Socialism and Communism as two evil creeds of the last century that resulted in mass murders, dreadful wars and the suppression of freedoms which we should strive to prevent in the future. Conservatives believe in the pursuit of happiness, with ownership and prosperity for the many. Freedom is usually the best means to achieve our aims. It should be moderated by a just and necessary rule of law to protect us and our precious freedoms