Politics flags Tommy Robinson

This Tommy Robinson supporter insisted he was a ‘grass roots’ movement and the unexpected payoff is a proper jaw-dropper

John Plunkett. Updated September 10th, 2025

Time now to return to the nation’s new-found fondness for flying the flag, hoisting Union Jacks up street lamps and painting St George’s crosses on mini roundabouts, basically draping themselves in as much bunting as they can lay their hands on.

It’s people of a certain political persuasion who are doing this, of course, and one of these people is this man in Lichfield who’s been doing his bit for the cause, insisting that it’s a ‘grass roots’ roots movement.

Except the unexpected twist in the tale is a proper jaw-dropper.

Pure David Brent that bit at the end.

And these people surely said it best.

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