The United Kingdom is not so united anymore! I raise this issue as we consider the question of our present flag. To keep it or change it.

In our thoughts we should consider the prospect that the Union Jack is in danger of being dismantled.

For instance, just recently the Scots, seeking to leave England and Wales, just narrowly lost the vote to be fully independent.

Also, in Wales there are proud independent feelings, with their own Language, Flag and Anthem strongly expressed. So, I suggest, we have to consider the durability of the Union Jack and the real possibility it will become meaningless in Britain.

Luckily, we have the chance to have our own New Flag which is not tied to an old dying Union. Let us vote for it!

K Evans, Tauranga City.