Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, Union Jack, Maple Leaf — or SOB. That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” ...

Since Confederation, the Canadian national flag had been the British Union Jack - a symbol of Canada's former colonial status. The Red Ensign - a modified version of the flag of the British ...

We have our own flag. The union flag in its corner acknowledges our historic, cultural and continuing links with Britain Our coat of arms proclaims our identity as a country with its own history ...

Show more Anne McElvoy explores the history and possible future of the Union Jack or Union flag in a year which has seen the Brexit Vote. Ash Sarkar - a senior editor for Novara Media and who ...

The Express would like to know if you think it should be made illegal to destroy the Union Jack flag. Let us know by taking part in our poll. Ms Evans added: "I'd go a little bit further.