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is the union flag now so inextricably linked to the National Front, EDL, and other sundry extremist right wing goups, that Councillor Harvey has a valid point?
is the union flag now so inextricably linked to the National Front, EDL, and other sundry extremist right wing goups, that Councillor Harvey has a valid point?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.waterboatman - "The Union Flag is only the Union Jack when it is flying from the Jack staff (see the link?) of a Royal Navy ship. It is raised as son as a line is on shore, or the anchor is dropped. It is struck, (taken down) as soon as the last line leaves the shore or the anchor breaks the surface. At ANY other time it is the Union Flag."
Nope. It's the Union Jack. And it doesn't matter where the flag is being flown, it's the Union Jack regardless.
For some bizarre reason, some people have got it into their heads that the Union Jack is only called that when it is displayed on a ship. This is a great example of the idiotic revisionist history that infects our current times.
https:/ /en.wik ipedia. org/wik i/Union _Jack
"... The claim that the term Union Jack properly refers only to naval usage has been disputed, following historical investigations by the Flag Institute in 2013."
And from the house's mouth:
http:// www.fla ginstit ute.org /wp/bri tish-fl ags/the -union- jack-or -the-un ion-fla g/
"... It is often stated that the Union Flag should only be described as the Union Jack when flown in the bows of a warship, but this is a relatively recent idea. From early in its life the Admiralty itself frequently referred to the flag as the Union Jack, whatever its use, and in 1902 an Admiralty Circular announced that Their Lordships had decided that either name could be used officially. Such use was given Parliamentary approval in 1908 when it was stated that “the Union Jack should be regarded as the National flag”."
Nope. It's the Union Jack. And it doesn't matter where the flag is being flown, it's the Union Jack regardless.
For some bizarre reason, some people have got it into their heads that the Union Jack is only called that when it is displayed on a ship. This is a great example of the idiotic revisionist history that infects our current times.
https:/
"... The claim that the term Union Jack properly refers only to naval usage has been disputed, following historical investigations by the Flag Institute in 2013."
And from the house's mouth:
http://
"... It is often stated that the Union Flag should only be described as the Union Jack when flown in the bows of a warship, but this is a relatively recent idea. From early in its life the Admiralty itself frequently referred to the flag as the Union Jack, whatever its use, and in 1902 an Admiralty Circular announced that Their Lordships had decided that either name could be used officially. Such use was given Parliamentary approval in 1908 when it was stated that “the Union Jack should be regarded as the National flag”."
// This is a great example of the idiotic revisionist history that infects our current times. //
Couldn't agree with you more re revisionism being thrust down our throats.
Just like Richard III was a lovely guy and wouldn't have harmed a hair of those boys' heads
And Mary Tudor wan't cruel, because she liked singing and dancing.
Couldn't agree with you more re revisionism being thrust down our throats.
Just like Richard III was a lovely guy and wouldn't have harmed a hair of those boys' heads
And Mary Tudor wan't cruel, because she liked singing and dancing.
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