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Ukip member gets into Christmas spirit with Union Flag plea to Santa 'for our country back' | |
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One Ukip member got into the festive spirit this year by erecting a huge flag emblazoned with an “urgent” plea for Santa to “give us our country back” across his home. | One Ukip member got into the festive spirit this year by erecting a huge flag emblazoned with an “urgent” plea for Santa to “give us our country back” across his home. |
Timothy Miller, 65, hung the back-to-front Union Flag across his home in Hedge End, Hampshire, which also carried the words: “An urgent message for Father Christmas: All we wish for is our country back.” | |
A picture of the flag’s pleading message to Santa quickly sparked controversy – with many pointing out that Mr Claus himself is not British. | A picture of the flag’s pleading message to Santa quickly sparked controversy – with many pointing out that Mr Claus himself is not British. |
This is not the first time Mr Miller has hung up signs bearing political slogans in the past, according to The Daily Echo. | This is not the first time Mr Miller has hung up signs bearing political slogans in the past, according to The Daily Echo. |
Mr Miller defended the flag’s presence and claimed he intentionally hung the flag the wrong way round to indicate his view that the “UK is in distress”. | Mr Miller defended the flag’s presence and claimed he intentionally hung the flag the wrong way round to indicate his view that the “UK is in distress”. |
He said: “How farcical is it that we are going to have a general election and still we have a government going down the road of making people think this is a democracy. | He said: “How farcical is it that we are going to have a general election and still we have a government going down the road of making people think this is a democracy. |
“It's not a democracy and everything is being done for us. I have sat for 40 years driving taxis listening and hearing people - they all feel helpless and they are not ready to say anything they believe because they feel they will pay somehow.” | “It's not a democracy and everything is being done for us. I have sat for 40 years driving taxis listening and hearing people - they all feel helpless and they are not ready to say anything they believe because they feel they will pay somehow.” |
Ukip were recently behind another confusing Christmas message that saw the anti-EU party urge voters to 'say no to the UK' in an advert after what it said was a printer's error. | Ukip were recently behind another confusing Christmas message that saw the anti-EU party urge voters to 'say no to the UK' in an advert after what it said was a printer's error. |
Hedge End is in the Eastleigh parliamentary constituency. | Hedge End is in the Eastleigh parliamentary constituency. |
In the 2013 by-election triggered by Chris Huhne standing down, Ukip enjoyed a swing of 24.2 per cent and narrowly missed out on securing a seat by fewer than 2,000 votes. | In the 2013 by-election triggered by Chris Huhne standing down, Ukip enjoyed a swing of 24.2 per cent and narrowly missed out on securing a seat by fewer than 2,000 votes. |
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