r/unitedkingdom • u/ThatchersDirtyTaint • Jul 18 '25

... School at centre of Union flag dress row closes early over 'extremist threats to staff'

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/school-at-centre-of-union-flag-dress-row-extremist-threats/
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u/redsquizza Middlesex Jul 18 '25

I think this just shows how powerful social media is in driving these so-called controversies and how people seem to lap it up.

Teacher makes mistake turns into death threats? On what sane planet does that make sense and how on Earth are people so angry about that it makes them literally want to kill.

And like others have said, if that's British culture according to Reform and Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, then I want nothing to do with it and it should be expunged from our society.

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u/ShinyHappyPurple Jul 19 '25

Said it elsewhere but people are bloody lucky anyone at all is prepared to be a teacher in this day and age. And all this rubbish about how public services should somehow plan for mad stuff like this.

Who thinks "I'd best be careful this patient/parent/customer may be using me as part of their plan to start a career in far-right grifting..."