Controversy persists about the UK’s national flag. Should it we call it the Union Flag or the Union Jack? The general public uses Union Jack almost universally. However, some believe that Union Flag is correct term and that Union Jack refers only to the flag when flown from the jack-staff in the bows of a […]
FI President on BBC World Service & CBBC Newsround
As an educational charity, the Flag Institute works hard to spread knowledge and understanding of flags to all age-groups. So we’re pleased to report that our President Malcolm Farrow recently made three media appearances in one day. He spoke to youngsters watching CBBC’s Newsround, to the international audience of the BBC World Service, and to […]
NZ Flag: speech at Victoria University
In a speech at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has launched his proposal for a referendum on the nation’s flag. You can read the speech here. It is a most impressive, thoughtful and statesmanlike view of the significance of a national flag in the life of a country, demonstrating very clearly its […]
DCLG flys Cornwall Flag to celebrate St Piran’s Day
Cornwall has a proud heritage, a distinct Celtic identity and language, a strong mining past and modern fishing industry. St Piran is the patron saint of Cornish tin miners, and Cornwall celebrates St Piran’s Day each year on 5 March. Festivities and parades began in the late 19th and early 20th century and have become increasing […]
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