The black field with the red cross bordered in white seems most likely to me to show up in a scifi movie about a dystopian surveillance state.
So all depends if they want to keep going down that path.
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He explained how the White Dragon of the Saxons though winning the battle at present, would soon be defeated by the Welsh Red Dragon.
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I remember grappling with those finicky red diagonals back in elementary and high school, where we were very big on multiculturalism and hence flags. At one point I was very relieved when I realized I could get away with representing the flag in its 18th century incarnation when the saltire was merely white.
Libya sure had one sweet, sweet flag up until 2011. We will probably never see the like again.
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Not to hijack the Scotland threadāsince Scotland is my favorite country I have visitedābut I thought I would leave the gift of moar Welsh dragons.
The black and yellow comes not from the Welsh flag itself, but from the same place the other crosses come from: the flag of the patron saint of the country. In the case of Wales, itās the flag of St. David.
(For the record, the others are, of course, St. George for England, St. Andrew for Scotland and St. Patrick for Northern Ireland.)
But you are right that St. Davidās cross isnāt the Welsh flag. Which is why the green might be easier to incorporate and also a color that the Welsh would be happier with. Though I wouldnāt count the Welsh out for independence just yet. Iām certain that theyāll be keeping an eye on how things go with Scotland. (American, living in north Wales.)
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Iād much rather we all banded together and invaded the City of London than bits of us keep seceding, if Iām honest.
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Yes! Sack & burn the City of London (the UK Wall Street) !
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Now letās not be hasty there. Thatās a lot of money. Iāll look after it while we decide what to do about it.
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All of this is a fun intellectual game, but they wonāt change the flag, it has too much cultural cache, itās classic.
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If the UK did change their flag, would Australia and New Zealand have to change too?
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That makes you a True Scotsman! 
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Something Iāve been pondering and havenāt really seen addressed, at least in the mass media coverage of the referendum: how much does the pro-independence crowd overlap with the anti-royalist crowd?
Iām aware that the royal familyās popularity is at an all time high with the weddings and babies and whatnot but personally, if I were Scottish Iād vote for independence just to finally do away with the archaic head of state (āsymbolicā as they may claim to be).
I used to think that, but then someone pointed out to me how the Queen/King as the head of state causes a significant fraction of natural followers to worship someone who is fairly irrelevant politically. In the US those people worship presidents which is far more dangerous because presidents hold real power. I suspect that effect is worth vastly more than keeping one family rich.
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I relly, really, really donāt like this design. Sharing colors with Belgium is kinda okay, but with the Britons? Never!
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I much prefer the green-background Union Jack. I also think that this should be Scotlandās new head of state:
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Now I want some Marmite, for some reason.
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Itās not even real money. Itās just some abstract numbers, these days.
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If they donāt feel like bothering, they shouldnāt.
Same goes for all remnants here in Canada (various provincial flags, etc.).
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On the contrary, itās the perfect riposte to āaināt no black in the union jackā.
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Good heavens, thatās about the worst thing Iāve seen someone write about another person.
[files it away to use in some future emergency]
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