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  • MSP flaps over Union flag (Proposal to include black in British flag for diversity)

    06/10/2003 1:38:42 AM PDT · by gd124 · 11 replies · 297+ views
    BBC News ^ | 10 June, 2003 | BBC
    A call for the Union flag to include the colour black to reflect multicultural Britain has been dismissed as "ridiculous tokenism" by a Scottish Tory MSP. Charity worker Nigel Turner, who is launching the campaign, said the change would help mark the diversity in the UK. His campaign called reFLAG aims to have a new flag by 2006 when it will 400 years since the royal decree which brought together the flags of England and Scotland. But Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, said the idea was a non-starter and would do nothing to "stamp out racism". Mr Turner,...