Where's our Saltire?

Thanks annodomini Sad to say that I`ve gone off the Saltire a bit. The SNP seemed to appropriate it and they don't speak for all of us as was recently demonstrated. Very sad to say that they`ve made me a bit embarrassed to be Scottish. Brilliant eh

I was looking for some acknowledgment too anno .

Happy St Andrews Day to you too (saltire)

Happy St Andrews Day one and all X

We were at Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain's St Andrew's Party at the Royal Concert Hall last night. With the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Barbara Dickson, the elite Scottish National Youth Pipe Band and various youngsters from the Conservatoire. Not a saltire in sight, but wow did it stir the blood, especially that heart stopping moment when the orchestra is giving it laldy and suddenly, unexpectedly, from the upper gallery, the pipes join in and half the audience is reaching for their hankies.

I have no problem with the saltire aka St Andrew's cross and wish my fellow Scots and especially fellow St Andreans a very happy St Andrew's Day X

It's on the google home page.

The Saltire is bigger than a single party or policy, as is the cross of St George.

Hear, hear, Elegran - it always has been and always will be.

Happy St Andrews Day to all my fellow proud Scots,fly the flag,fly the flag,Scottish and Proud.

Well said Elegran

So, it appears we have waited in vain for an acknowledgement this year too

Well I just think it is racial discrimination
Even a tam o'shanter would have done

Good luck to Scotland on St. Andrew's Day. I note that the Saltire is flying over 10, Downing Street, and as an Englishman I have to ask - why? The only flag that should fly there is the Union flag. Yet another Cameron faux-pas!

PS: I was less than impressed to see Alec Salmond blowing his nose on the English flag the other day. Anybody who shows that degree of contempt for a neighbour's flag is beneath contempt as far as I'm concerned, t'wasn't funny.

It was a handkerchief not a flag!

And it was used to wipe away an imaginary tear! Facts please.

As London is the capital of the UK, it is entirely appropriate that the flags of all UK countries are flown on their saints day.

Memo to GNHQ for 30th November 2015. There are many Scots Grans, resident and non-resident, who would appreciate acknowledgement of their patron saint in future. Please...

Well said Agus and Annodomini.Not much to ask for on our Patron Saints Day.

Signed

Perhaps some bagpipes? As far as I remember we had a dragon for St David's Day (or was it a leek?).

Happy St Andrew's Day to all Scots, wherever you are.

It was a daffodil, rosequartz.

St George got the dragon!

Thank you ana, I knew there was a dragon in there somewhere.
He gets everywhere, he must have jumped off the Welsh flag for a few days.

Perhaps there should be a thistle emoticon today?
A rose for St George and a shamrock for St Patrick. Just to keep things consistent.

www.hebridean-island-images.com/Nature/pages/Scottish%20Thistle%20(NATF%200032).html

As far as I'm concerned the Union flag represents all constituent parts of the UK so we don't need any other drapeaux flying over Downing Street. What you Scots do in your own garden is up to you. Incidentally, I bumped into Alec Salmond yesterday and have to say that if I were Scottish I would worry about him. He doesn't seem to realise that he lost the referendum and is no longer leader if the SNP. On the other hand perhaps it was a wise move of Nicola's to encourage him and his ramblings to come south, but I wonder if she'll ever let him back in to Caledonia?

That's why I thought the flowers were a good idea - no squabbling over flags