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On 26 September, BBC News Service reported the adoption of a new flag by the
Angus Council and the debate the decision has triggered. There seems to be some
strong political background behind the case.
"The local authority has approved proposals to create a new flag based on the
council's coat of arms, at a cost of more than £4,000. The standard would be
raised outside 10 key buildings across the region instead of the national flag.
Critics have set up an online petition against the idea, which has so far
attracted more than 1,000 signatures. The measure was agreed by the Angus
Alliance, a coalition which replaced the SNP as the ruling administration at the
last election. SNP councillor Donald Morrison told the BBC Scotland website that
he thought the decision was "wrong".
[More critics of the decision are included in the article.]
Councillors in Angus recently approved the plan, which was put forward by the
local authority's chief executive, David Sawers. In a committee report, Mr
Sawers said: "The matter of flag flying is one for individual local authorities
to determine. "At present the Saltire is flown on key council buildings within
each of the burghs and is only replaced by the Union flag on Remembrance Day or
for certain Royal events. "It has been suggested that it would be more
appropriate for a flag that represents Angus uniquely to be flown at key council
buildings and for this flag to be based on the council's Coat of Arms." There
has been talk of a compromise, where additional flagpoles would be erected so
both the Saltire and the Angus flag could fly over council buildings.
The design consists of four quarters containing a crowned lion passant, a
cinquefoil, a checked stripe crossed with buckled belt and a depiction of the
heart of Robert the Bruce to represent the four ancient earldoms of Angus. [...]
Sources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7012734.stm
"The Scotsman", 27 September 2007:
http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=1543942007
the petition against the flag change:
http://www.petitiononline.com/saltire/
Ivan Sache, 30 September 2007
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