We should fly the flag
Government ministers can use a simple statement in the House of Commons to effectively create the law. This is normally done by giving an answer to a question from the floor of the House. In 1908, a question in Parliament brought this ministerial reply
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: "The Union Jack should be regarded as the national flag and undoubtedly may be flown on land by any British subject".
A similar question in 1933 brought the same reply. In a ministerial statement before the summer recess this year, the Union Jack has again been given the legal status as our national flag.
It is still illegal to fly the flag from a sloping pole or from a window, but legislation is to be brought in to scrap these restrictions. Fly it with pride.
T Craig, Bradford
