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PE01826: Introduce a new national emblem of Scotland

Parliament Government

Petitioner: Catherine Cooper

Status:
Open

Closing Date for Online Petition: 21 October 2020

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to facilitate a national conversation to identify, and adopt, an additional official emblem for Scotland.

 

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Call for new emblem of Scotland

Nations around the world choose emblems to represent such things. Scotland's emblems include the unicorn and the thistle but both of these reflect back to the past rather than looking to the future. I think it is time to add another, living, creature to the mix. What would you choose and why?

We do indeed need to work on improving many aspects of Scotland to better support the people of Scotland. But taking time to review its official emblem would only be a diversion, and even a smoke screen, rather than spending time on addressing the issues.

Jan Vettraino

13:52 on 27 Sep 2020

Loving the unicorn and the thistle, no need to foist something new that might feel artificial to us.

Christine Cather

19:33 on 26 Sep 2020

The Lion Rampant should be adopted as the emblem.

Stuart Docherty

1:59 on 26 Sep 2020

I think the unicorn and thistle already meet the requirements. Although no doubt not intended at the time the unicorn was very forward looking given the association with diversity and acceptance of all that it now represents. Is that what is bothering the petitioner and this is on fact an attempt to get rid of the unicorn?

Andrew Anderson

7:26 on 18 Sep 2020

The Scottish Crossbill would be a good emblem as it is unique to our country.

William McGinley

22:23 on 17 Sep 2020

I don't think demanding an emblem is important or urgent enough to be a problem for anyone.

Robbie Meney

12:27 on 12 Sep 2020

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