A knife-like melee weapon like the one used by the Union Flag, it has a blade made of super-hard carbon that flips out of the handle during use. [5] [11] [23] The blade can vibrate at a high frequency for high cutting capabilities. [5] [11] Additionally, by focusing plasma into an elongated blade shape around the physical blade, the weapon can be utilized as a plasma sword. [5] [8] [11] [23] The plasma sword's length varies according to its output and it can last for 3 minutes at full power. [5] [11] The plasma sword was created while developing the beam saber. [5] [11] The Graham's Union Flag Custom can carry up to two Sonic Blade (Plasma Sword), one stored in each forearm when not in use. [8] [11] [23] Correct vertical displays of the Union Flag. The left view is also the vertical display used if there is no staff or a bi-supported staff is used, and flag is only seen from one direction.

In July 2007, then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled plans to have the Union Flag flown more often from government buildings. [90] While consultation on new guidelines was under way, the decision to fly the flag could be made by each government department. [ needs update] In March 2021, the UK government published new guidance for the Union Flag to be flown all year round on UK government buildings, unless another flag is being flown – such as another national flag of the UK, or a county flag, or other flags to mark civic pride. [91] The North East View of Edinburgh Castle". Slezer's Scotland. National Library of Scotland . Retrieved 9 January 2012. a b "-kin". Oxford English Dictionary (Onlineed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.) The current flag's design has been in use since 1801. Its original blazon, as decreed by George III of the United Kingdom on 1 January 1801, reads:The Butcher's Apron is a pejorative term for the flag, common among Irish republicans, citing the blood-streaked appearance of the flag and referring to atrocities committed in Ireland and other countries under British colonial rule. [38] [39] In 2006, Sandra White, a Member of the Scottish Parliament, caused a furore when the term was used in a press release under her name. It was later blamed on the actions of a researcher, who resigned yet claimed that the comment had been approved by White. [40] The Irish folk band the Wolfe Tones has a song entitled "The Butcher's Apron" which makes reference to the term. [41] The Union's latest mainstay mass-produced mobile suit in AD 2307, the Union Flag (aka Flag) is the successor of the VMS-15 Union Realdo (aka Realdo). [1] [2] [3] [4] It is developed with a totally new concept in mind and not directly based on the Realdo, but it does have some similar features as its predecessor. [3] [5] [6] [7] Additionally, its model number is reset to '01' and not a continuation of the Realdo's to signify that it is a new generation of general purpose, transformable mobile suit. [6] It is said that the Flag's high level of completion lead to the AEU to use the mobile suit as a reference when developing the AEU-09 AEU Enact. [1] [3] [8]

Namely by King Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch of England (see images commons:Category:Coats of arms of King Henry VII of England) Fowler, Jean, ed. (1990), Reed's Nautical Almanac 1990, New Malden, Surrey: Thomas Reed Publications Limited, pp.16:2–16:3, ISBN 0-947637-36-2 Flag Flying". Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Archived from the original on 23 December 2008 . Retrieved 9 January 2012. The Flags and Heraldry Committee, an all-party parliamentary group lobbying for official standards, cooperated with the Flag Institute in 2010 to publish a set of recommended guidelines for the flag's display and use as a symbol. [97]Salkie, Raphael (1990). "Outside the 'Free World' ". The Chomsky Update: Linguistics and Politics. Unwin Hyman. p.174. ISBN 0-04-445589-5. Yes, we have both sewn European Union flags and printed European Union flags available to buy online. They are available in standard sizes of 0.7sqm and 1.5sqm and finished with a rope and toggle as standard.

English/British Union Flag". 29 March 2008. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. By dr.nic [ dead link]. Accessed 2009-12-31.Upshaw, Lynn B. (1995). Building Brand Identity: A Strategy for Success in a Hostile Marketplace. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-04220X. Various shades of blue have been used in the saltire over the years. The ground of the current Union Flag is a deep " navy" blue ( Pantone 280), which can be traced to the colour used for the Blue Ensign of the Royal Navy's historic "Blue Squadron". (Dark shades of colour were used on maritime flags on the basis of durability.) In 2003 a committee of the Scottish Parliament recommended that the flag of Scotland use a lighter " royal" blue (Pantone 300) (the Office of the Lord Lyon does not detail specific shades of colour for use in heraldry).

Tracey, James D. (1997). The Political Economy of Merchant Empires: State Power and World Trade, 1350–1750. Cambridge University Press. p.117. Ultimately, when the British home secretary was asked on 7 December 1922 (the day after the Irish Free State was established) whether the Garter King of Arms was "to issue any Regulations with reference to the national flag consequent to the passing of the Irish Free State Constitution Act", the response was no and the flag has never been changed. [76]a b "Designated days for Union Flag flying". Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013 . Retrieved 9 January 2013.