Gordon Brown - Rally Round The Union Flag
From time to time, we get requests from various British subjects looking for the "real" British flag, otherwise known as St. George’s Cross, the point being that they prefer not to recognize the official flag of Great Britain. The official flag of Great Britain is, of course, the Union Flag which is a conglomerate of St. Andrew’s Cross and St. Georges Cross. But a good many people in Britain prefer not to recognize the Union flag and instead align their loyalties to other flags.
Now British Prime Minister hopeful Gordon Brown is appealing to British voters to adopt the type of patriotism openly practised by Americans. And just as Americans love to display the American flag, Brown wants Britons to universally adopt the Union Flag, "Instead of the BNP making the Union Flag a symbol of division because of racial overtones, the Union Flag should be a British symbol of unity around our values. All of us should feel pride in a British patriotism founded on those values."
From an American perspective, it sounds like a good idea, but I think Mr. Brown has a long way to go to accomplish his goal.