English flag flyers are showing UK elites the truth about our country

For too long we have been told to be ashamed of Britain - now the lion has roared back to life. For more than two decades, ever since Tony Blair and New Labour came to power, the political class has been engaged in a slow, deliberate rebranding of Britain. They have sought to strip us of our pride, weaken our love of our culture, and make us ashamed of who we are. This wasn't an accident.

It was preparation - preparation for mass immigration, preparation for the dilution of our heritage, preparation for a globalist project that demands we surrender our identity in favour of a globalist, borderless nothing. And yet, in the face of this onslaught, the British spirit refuses to die. Today, if you dare to call yourself a patriot, if you dare to say you love this country, you are smeared as a racist.

If you hang the St George's Cross or the Union Jack from your home, you're branded a fascist. These flags that once united us in joy are now treated as shameful symbols by the very people who should be proudest of them. Councils rip them down. Politicians sneer at them.

And the establishment ensures that the message is clear: if you love Britain, you should be embarrassed. Well, enough is enough.

Because the truth is this nation is not a source of shame - it is a source of immense pride. Britain gave the world the agricultural revolution, the industrial revolution, and modern democracy.

We were the first to abolish the slave trade and took to the seas to enforce that across the world. Our laws remain the foundation of international commerce. And when the darkest tyranny of the 20th century rose in Europe, Britain stood up to it.

We have been an immense force for good, unmatched by any other nation in history. The British people know this. Deep down, we have always known it. And now we are saying it out loud again.

That is what Operation Raise the Colours represents. It is the sound of the sleeping lion stirring once more. Across this country - from Bradford to Birmingham, from Tower Hamlets to the Isle of Wight - ordinary men and women are standing up and refusing to be cowed.

They are putting flags on lampposts, on bridges, on roundabouts. They are saying: we are proud to be British, and we will not apologise for it.

Predictably, the establishment has moved against them. Councils of every party, from Labour to the Conservatives, are tearing down flags and prosecuting those who dare to show their pride.

Think about that: elected officials supposedly representing the people, acting so unpatriotically - clamping down on national identity, policing the very symbols of our nation.

They tell us it's about "safety." They tell us rules must be followed while Palestinian flags are allowed to fly from lampposts for more than six months. Councils that turned a blind eye to overtly political displays are suddenly zealous when it comes to Britain's own banners. The hypocrisy could not be clearer.

But here is what they cannot see: every flag they tear down, every attempt to silence pride, only fuels the fire. For every St George's Cross stripped from a lamppost, another 10 go up the next day.

For every sneer, another patriot joins the cause. This is not vandalism. This is not aggression. This is Britain's people reclaiming their country from those who want to erase it.

For decades, elites have told us patriotism is something dirty. They have tried to convince us that love of country is bigotry, that pride is hatred. But the British lion has heard enough. We are rising, and once awakened, we cannot be subdued.

This is not about left or right. It is about the United Kingdom. It is about who we are. It is about whether we still believe in ourselves.

Operation Raise the Colours is more than flags on lampposts. It is a line in the sand. It is the ordinary people of this nation reminding the political class that Britain belongs to us - not to them, not to the globalists, not to the bureaucrats, but to the people.

The tide is turning. The lion is awake. And we are taking back our country. Raise your flag, stand tall, and show the world that Britain is awake again.