“A flag is nothing more than a symbol. That’s all it is. Humanity, ever since the dawn of time, we have needed symbols.” - Malcolm’s interview on the Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/politics/wave-st-georges-flags-england-national-identity/

We've been busy speaking to the media about how flags reflect history, identity, and community across the UK. pressat.co.uk/releases/fla...

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Today, Parliament Square is looking particularly stripey – it's Historic County Flag Day! From Cornwall to Caithness, every flag is out and flapping proudly and competitively in the breeze. Come for the heritage, stay for the vexillology-induced neck strain.

Thoughts?

Things we love to see. Taken today in Copenhagen 🇩🇰

We’re in beautiful York for our spring conference! 🙌 We hope all of you gorgeous flag nerds attending have a great time hearing from our speakers!

Ok BlueSky, what is your favourite flag fact?

3 years after starting with Cameroon 🇨🇲, Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶 completes the African continent in full-colour, to-scale flags hand-painted on a wall 🤟

So it turns out St George’s Day is… today? We a) get to celebrate twice 🙌 b) are not complaining 😌

Happy St George’s Day! Wishing everyone a great day as we celebrate England’s patron saint.

Hey Eritrea 🇪🇷 You look good there on the nearly-completed wall of African flags.

You can still register for our spring conference in York! Dates: 17-18 May Venue: The Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre Speakers: 7 confirmed Also attending: Many flag nerds just like you! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flag-institute-spring-2025-conference-tickets-1232062374729?aff=oddtdtcreator

Malawi 🇲🇼 and its 31 rays coming out of a red rising sun… here we go ✌️

Zambia 🇿🇲 has a flag that looks impossible to hand-paint in 9x6cm… until it becomes possible 🤟

Our spring conference 2025 will be in York! 🗓️ 17-18 May 🏠 The Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre, YO24 1AQ Some speakers already confirmed! Get your ticket today 👇

Hey Mozambique 🇲🇿

please use flags to celebrate, grow, and unite behind a common cause. don’t use flags to demand superiority, or bully or exclude people. that’s our TED talk.

Congrats to Bothwell on its new flag! We love a flag ceremony, so here you are with a filming of the unveiling! 🥰 www.youtube.com/live/mue40QArDMg?si=Lw0NgKKYnXqAFCOE

A flag quiz to start your 2025 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/parrots-trees-dragons-quiz-national-flag-changes

It’s cold and dark and wet. But it’s 141 days to the Eurovision final. And 180 days to Glastonbury. Longer, warmer days will come, and glorious flags will flap gaily in the summer skies. You beautiful flag nerds, hang on in there.

Flagmaster 169 in paper and digital form is now with the worldwide @flaginstitute.bsky.social membership. Articles include new Danish Flag Law, the Tino Rangatiratanga (Māori) flag, and flags in St Pierre and Miquelon. Sign up for FI membership at www.flaginstitute.org/wp/ to receive your copy.

Well done if you recognised the flag of Sarawak 👏

Shared in our WhatsApp group. What flag is this? 👇

The new Flag Master (169) has arrived. Very high quality as normal ! Stories on the new Danish flag law, the sheep that supplied wool for flag cloth, the Qatari flag, the St Pierre and Miguelon flag and the Tino Rangatiratanga (Māori) flag. @flaginstitute.bsky.social

For those of you who are members, Flagmaster 169 is being printed, and will be mailed to you this afternoon 🤩

We love a flag question on a tv quiz. This one would be worth… £2… for any proper flag nerd

Don’t mind us. We’ll just sit here and take photos of Dutch province flags from every angle

You know you're a flag nerd when you're on a work call and you can't remember what the flag of Vanuatu looks like. So you open a new tab and look it up. Because PRIORITIES 🤘

Our weird little heart is happier with flags 😌🍃

Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 From an outline in pencil to a full-colour, to-scale, hand-painted design 🤟

Hey Uganda 🇺🇬 Solid flag you got there

This what3words location in the Pacific Ocean is our Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, condensed. Brb sailing there ⛵️

I was convinced the flag of Eswatini 🇸🇿 was too intricate to handpaint on my wall. Eventually I tried, and here we go 😍🤟

The flag nerds have landed 🤓