Stourbridge man says he was 'threatened' after he tried to stop St George's Cross flag being put up outside his home
A man has said he was threatened after he tried to stop a St George's Cross flag being put up outside his home in Stourbridge.
In an interview with BBC West Midlands the man, who used the name 'Bob' to protect his identity, said he did not want the flag displayed as he felt it had negative connotations.
England flags have been painted on roundabouts and buildings up and down the country and flags hung from lamppost in a movement thought to have begun in the West Midlands.
Bob said he believed the flag had been hijacked by right-wing politicians and he did not want it near his home.
After being threatened over the incident in Stourbridge he reported the altercation to West Midlands Police.
Bob told BBC WM: "I was really quite upset. I felt threatened and we sat in here afterwards and said: 'Well how might they retaliate?'
"Might they come back at night, might they put another flag up to see how we respond to that? Will there be some kind of, maybe, physical attack?
"I don't know. We didn't know. But we both felt very, very threatened."
Bob confirmed there have been no further problems, and explained the reason behind his issues with the display of St George's Flags.
"The St George's flag now has quite a number of connotations attached to it," he said. "But this is a multicultural community and our concern is, and has always been, how would other people sat indoors watching this happen around them having given no permission - how would they feel?
"Does this flag relate to their lives? Because it doesn't relate to ours.
"It is unfortunate but certainly the right wing political groups have hijacked the flag and it's a shame and it's nothing to do with the flag itself but it's got negative connotations attached to it."
