England are out, then – that spares us another forty years of jingoism. Though as many English people have commented, they’re still putting up with our seven hundred year old remembrance of Bannockburn. Alex Salmond’s observation that independence would turn Scotland from a surly lodger into a good neighbour rings true as ever.

But enough of that, suffice to say that I was quite amused by this article on BBC News, about what to do with all those leftover England flags.