Joke from a few days ago.
Changing the flag would be a big deal.
PRI's The World:
Cheers,
Scott.
PRI's The World:
Symbols on a flag can sometimes seem arbitrary as the modern world becomes an increasingly global place. But Bartran says those symbols still carry huge weight.
“People need the anchor of identity and flags are a very important part of that identity,” he says.
The other issue that Scottish independence would raise is the very name of the United Kingdom itself. No longer would there be two kingdoms — Scotland and England — united, so the United Kingdom wouldn’t be as fitting a name. And the "Former United Kingdom” has some obvious acronym problems.
The moniker of “Great Britain" is also problematic, Bartran says. Great Britain refers to the largest British isle, which is made up in large part by Scotland.
Bartran has come up with his own name: Engwalni. That’s the first few letters of the remaining parts of the United Kingdom: England, Wales and Northern Island.
Cheers,
Scott.
