The British people have not been consulted on that in any way. If they were, they would probably be very much in favour of it. I think that the younger generation, in particular, would like to see the European flag flying alongside the national flag. You can be a patriotic Britisher and a keen European as well, and there are plenty of them.
European Union Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Dykes
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 9 May 2011.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on European Union Bill.
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