not a suggestion as such ?

[anneasquith]

not a suggestion as such ED, but, is the union jack and the bunting now a permanent fixture on AB ?

[AB Editor]

Well we do still have the paralympics to come.

[Kiki-frog]

I suppose it would help explain to any American visitors why they don't get any replies to their questions posted at 3a.m. And why any replies they do get may be drunken, rambling and incoherent!

[EvianBaby]

Why, don't you like it Anne?

[ummmm]

Lol Kiki..

I think the flag should be permanent for that very reason.

[vivandorron]

Leave it to me. I'll tell the Ed when it's time to take down the flag. :-)

Ron.

[funnygirl]

It should now be replaced with the agitos flag.

[DTCwordfan]

ParaOlympics coming, anne

[Prudie]

Where's the bunting?

[Baldric]

Union FLAG please, it's not on a ship

[askyourgran]

I wish they could have kept the flame or some sort of symbol for the paralympics too. They expend much more effort and deserve to have the pomp as well.

[humbersloop]

the broad stripe is being flown correctly though baldric :)

[ChuckFickens]

http://www.flaginstit...ndex.php?location=7.2

[cupid04]

Well, I'm patriotic, so there!

[vivandorron]

I think I read somewhere that the Olympic Flame has been retained for the Paralympics. No doubt in a Miner's Lamp, as was the back-up flame for the Torch; in case it 'went-out'.

Correct Baldric...it is the Union Flag, but commonly called the Union Jack. In fact the Canadians refer to it as the Royal Union Flag.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Jack

Ron.

[humbersloop]

ooo, 'tis a can of worms this one, I reckon chuck..

just fly it upside down and shout mayday

[ChuckFickens]

"just fly it upside down and shout mayday"

That's also an urban myth, there are just too many flags which either have horizontal symmetry, have so little difference when upside down to notice, or simply become another countries flag if upside down for it to ever be an effective way to signify mayday.

[humbersloop]

tongue not firmly enough in cheek sloopy ;-(

[vivandorron]

FAO..ayg...

http://www.telegraph....-months-to-Games.html

Ron.

[sandyRoe]

Put out more flags.

[ChuckFickens]

LOL.... I guess given the username I should have realised you'd know that :)