--- description: British residents came out in force protesting President Donald Trump's immigration order and potential state visit — with very polite signs title: 12 of the Most British Signs at Anti-President Trump Protests in the U.K. image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf7e7758e5f9726f0/6988b828196cf46cff03eae8/womens-march-uk.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 12 of the Most British Signs at Anti-President Trump Protests in the U.K. by [Zamira Rahim](/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 31, 2017 3:21 PM CUT  Thousands of protesters gather in Trafalgar Square during the Women's March in London, England on Jan. 21, 2017. Thousands of protesters gather in Trafalgar Square during the Women's March in London, England on Jan. 21, 2017.Jack Taylor—Getty Images by [Zamira Rahim](/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 31, 2017 3:21 PM CUT [Anti-Trump protests](http://time.com/4653063/donald-trump-muslim-ban-new-york-protests/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") spread to the U.K. as British people took the streets to protest [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/4654955/donald-trump-cabinet-confirmation-devos-price-mnuchin-sessions/ "undefined")‘s controversial executive order [restricting immigration](http://time.com/4652552/president-trump-is-suspending-a-refugee-program-and-banning-visas-from-7-countries/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") as well as British Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to invite Trump for a state visit later this year. Understatement, sarcasm, passive aggressiveness and baffling slang abounded on signs all around, with protestors gathering everywhere from London to Scottish capital Edinburgh and many university towns in between. Also present: a surprising number of _Love Actually_ fans. Here are some of the best signs and their translations: 1.The U.K. Has Culture Wars Too > [](https://twitter.com/bethanduncalf/status/826159784655192073) Glasgow: “You mom was an immigrant. You absolute fool.” Cambridge: This is what a very, very angry Englishman sounds like. 2\. Meanwhile, in Edinburgh… > [](https://twitter.com/marianperez93/status/826189133169192960) Irn-Bru: For Scots, a delicious national soda . Non-Scots respectfully disagree. 3\. Hugh Grant was the Obama Britain needed > [](https://twitter.com/Catiewilkins/status/826190878746243072) 4\. The classics all came out. > [](https://twitter.com/tommacjones/status/826125978346864640) 5\. The British P.M. got some fashion advice > [](https://twitter.com/xCam1x/status/826171673250496512) 6\. At Downing St. > [](https://twitter.com/TansyHoskins/status/826150871159414784) Wasteman = London slang for someone who doesn’t do very much with their life, spends all day on Twitter etc. 7\. It all got a bit aggressive. > [](https://twitter.com/bloomph/status/826132245287153668) 8\. The Dealmaker > [](https://twitter.com/fxxckoff/status/826222152118575105) Avon representatives are lovely, somewhat irritating salespeople who really deserve better than this. 9\. Obviously people complained about the weather. > [](https://twitter.com/JamieRoss7/status/826157428026855426) Impossible. 10\. The soft side of London came out > [](https://twitter.com/HeardinLondon/status/826167223781822472) Translation: Muslims are friends too. Aww. 11\. It’s a very special relationship. > [](https://twitter.com/ElenaPyrgiotis/status/825855053198155776) 12\. Protect The Queen. > [](https://twitter.com/LindaMannheim/status/826400894740791297) Well, quite. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4654816/donald-trump-uk-protests-british-signs/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4654816/donald-trump-uk-protests-british-signs/"},"headline":"12 of the Most British Signs at Anti-President Trump Protests in the U.K.","datePublished":"2017-01-31T15:21:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T03:02:39.190Z","description":"Some protesters were very concerned about the Queen","url":"https://time.com/4654816/donald-trump-uk-protests-british-signs/","keywords":["United Kingdom","Donald Trump","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf7e7758e5f9726f0/6988b828196cf46cff03eae8/womens-march-uk.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Zamira Rahim","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf7e7758e5f9726f0/6988b828196cf46cff03eae8/womens-march-uk.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Women's March On London","caption":"Women's March On London","creditText":"Jack Taylor—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4654816/donald-trump-uk-protests-british-signs/","name":"12 of the Most British Signs at Anti-President Trump Protests in the U.K."}}]}] ```