Thread: Scottish Vote: What happens to the Union Flag if?

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Disputed by some, but then again some dispute that planes hit the World Trade Centre.

According to the official website of the UK Monarchy, a site that uses the term Union Flag throughout the page but only uses the term Union Jack several times and only accompanying the term Union Flag. ( http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Symbols/UnionJack.aspx )That some people nickname something doesn't mean that that is the official term for that thing.

Wow !!!!! That really injects a different level of intelligence into the conversation.

I can't see anywhere in here where anyone has claimed that the term "Union Jack" is the "official term" for the Union Flag.

YOU made the claim that "Its only the "Union Jack" when its on the bow of a ship". I simply pointed out that this is not necessarily the case, and provided a link which in turn links to numerous sources which support this view.

You should try reading through the link that you have subsequently posted - it does not in any way support your claim. In fact, the first line of the page linked to could be taken at least by implication as disputing your claim.

As I previously said - I know what I would base my opinion on.

Originally Posted by Redback

Aaahh no Republic of Ireland in the Union Flag, Northern Irelands St Patrick Cross is already there.

Thousands of IRA solders just turned in their graves

Ah Ha! But you will note that St Patricks Cross is only in the Northern part of the New Union Flag!

Originally Posted by BMKal

Wow !!!!! That .....

we will have to agree to disagree, but I take offence at YOUR suggestion that I didn't read....

Get rid of that pommie badge of shame from the corner of our flag. We are not poms, and no longer knuckle the forelock to them, Well, some suckholes still do. I would like our flag to be the Eureka flag in our national colours, green and gold.

Yeah! And this one should be a contender too.


Let's have a referendum.

I would hate to think the Scots get rid of it before we do.

If the scots get independence they will still want all the benefits of the union such as the pound ect.Oh and about our flag,LEAVE THE BLOODY THING ALONEIt actually says where we come from and who built our country.
Wait for it,here they come

Here's something to think about. To this day, the British Union Flag/ Jack has never been declared as the National flag of any member country of that union. Each of the members of the Commonwealth has it's own flag. Ours happens to have the Union flag in the canton. Nothing to do with England, or any other union member. The design of our flag was an international competition, open to all. If we change our flag, it should only be Australians who decide. All I ask is, no kangaroos, no Eurekas, nothing to divide the country. Nothing wrong with one like Canada. Bob