A sorry state of affairs this week. An orchestrated raising of Union Jack flags from multiple lamp posts arrived at Weymouth (anyone who thinks this is ok, it’s probably time for you to seek professional help).
“Raise The Colours” started this campaign; it is not a rosy, warm celebration of patriotism. The founder members of “Raise The Colours” are all politically far right; one is awaiting trial for indecent child pornography/abuse (Ben Cullen), one has a murder charge (Billy Allison), and the other (Ryan Bridge) has 14 charges against him, yet Farage invited him to speak at the Reform conference this weekend. Flagman UK was responsible for the flags in Weymouth (they are all connected).
Saturday, 500 masked male thugs dressed in black descended on Dover. Not much intimidates me, but that would. They held up ferries departing from the UK. People with holiday plans and family trips. Their intention was to “stop the boats”. They achieved nothing.
Last night more thugs (some with young children on their shoulders) descended on Portsmouth after reports that a vessel containing asylum seekers was in the area. Violent scenes ensued.
We’ve been told face coverings are unsafe, un-British and should be banned.
— 🇬🇧King 🇬🇧 (@King0243_PJC) September 5, 2026
Hundreds of men in balaclavas just blockaded Dover.
Waiting for Rupert Lowe, GB News and TalkTV to demand a ban on these ones with the same energy. pic.twitter.com/rv6dWtvyZ8
Both of these incidents were organised by Daniel Thomas, ex-security guard, to Tommy Robinson. Daniel Thomas (Tommo) was jailed for kidnap in 2016.
None of these groups/people are referring to the fact that people arriving by small boats into the UK is the lowest for 7 years, down by 40%.
The misinformation regarding “illegals” is astonishing, and no-one in a position to make positive change… schools, councils, police, or government is prepared to stand up and state facts.
Anyone who arrives in this country by small boat has to prove their identity and that they are at risk of persecution/death before an asylum claim can be made. They are asylum seekers; there is nothing illegal about it. Those who go underground once asylum options have been exhausted or overstayed visas do not receive any state help.
As for this ridiculous trope, “protect our women and children”. The asylum seekers I have had the absolute pleasure to get to know and call friends are amongst the most trustworthy people I know.
Not sure what the answer is to all of this except mob rule is not the answer.
Farage and Yaxley Lennon’s Far Right Thugs Bring Portsmouth to a Standstill
Portsmouth was brought to a standstill after hundreds of masked, black-clad protesters descended on the city following the arrival of a small boat carrying around 140 migrants.
What began as an anti-migrant demonstration quickly descended into scenes of disorder, with roads blocked for hours and protesters confronting police. Officers reported objects being thrown at them as a substantial crowd refused to disperse.
Chants of “Stop the boats” and “Send them back” rang through the city as demonstrators attempted to prevent authorities from transporting the migrants away from Portsmouth.
Many protesters wore black clothing and face coverings, while police imposed a dispersal order and warned that anyone refusing to comply could be arrested.
The disorder followed the interception of a dinghy in the English Channel on Sunday. The vessel, believed to have been carrying about 140 migrants, had travelled from the Jobourg region of Normandy in France on an unusually long journey before reaching the Hampshire coast.
Two RNLI lifeboats met the dinghy in the Channel and brought those on board to Portsmouth. The migrants were then expected to be transferred to coaches and taken to the processing centre at Manston in Kent.
But protesters were determined to stop them leaving.
Daniel Thomas, known as Danny Tommo and an associate of right-wing activist Tommy Robinson (Stephen Yaxley-Lennon), claimed during a livestream that protesters had blocked the roads and that authorities would be unable to move the migrants.
The government was unequivocal in its response, condemning the “intimidating and thuggish behaviour” witnessed in Portsmouth.
A government spokesperson stressed that peaceful protest is a fundamental democratic right but said it must not descend into disorder.
Hampshire Police said officers remained in the area to prevent further trouble and warned that those refusing to obey the dispersal order were liable to arrest.
The Portsmouth chaos came just a day after similar scenes in Dover, where hundreds of masked, black-clad protesters blocked access to the port and marched through the town chanting “Stop the boats”.
The scale and increasingly confrontational nature of the demonstrations will raise serious questions about public order and policing.
Frustration over Channel crossings may be widespread, but blocking roads, intimidating others and confronting police crosses the line from protest into disorder.
The government has condemned the thugs responsible. The challenge now is whether it can restore control of the streets while dealing with the wider crisis of small-boat crossings.
* This article has been updated, and we would like to apologise to Mitch Castle if he considered the original article was inaccurate.
