[via Japan Probe]

Last week Ian Lucas, a Labour member of the British Parliament representing Wrexham, called for the Union Jack to be redesigned to include the Wales red dragon and properly represent the region as a part of Great Britain. At first, submissions for possible designs sent into the Telegraph were mainly from within the country but then 2-channelers lent their assistance with some clever designs. There was the above entry with Louise from Zero no Tsukaima…

…one with Ana Coppola from Strawberry Marshmallow, who hails from Cornwall (and surprisingly shares a birthday with me)…

…and one that eschews the dragon altogether and instead uses another Welsh symbol, the leek.

The culture minister Margaret Hodge said there were currently no plans to redesign the flag but did also mention Mr. Lucas raised a “valid point”. Personally, I think this last one is the best out of all the designs on the Telegraph’s website because it integrates the dragon well while notably changing the form of the beast.

I also saw a Code Geass one in a YouTube video so I know that the obvious joke involving Britannia was made.

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