United Kingdom Without the United
There is increasing noise in the media about Scottish independence. With the referendum a mere six months away — September 18, 2014 to be precise — what would the United Kingdom look like without the anchor nation to the north? An immediate consequence would be the need to redraw the UK’s Union Jack flag. Avid vexillophiles will know that the Union Jack is a melding of the nations that make up the union — with one key omission. Wales does not feature on today’s flag. So, perhaps, if Scotland where to leave the UK, the official flag designers could make up for the gross omission and add Wales as they remove Saint Andrew’s cross, which represents Scotland. Would-be designers have been letting their imaginations run wild with some fascinating and…