No campaign supporters are claiming that there will be gun towers and guard posts along the Scottish border – given they don’t exist along the Northern Ireland / Irish Republic border this is another far fetched figment of a Downing Street spinner’s imagination. The Mail on Sunday claims the Union Jack flag will have to alter.

Independent countries can put whatever they like on their flags, Australia and New Zealand still choose to recognise their British heritage on their flags. The UK without Scotland will be able to keep its flag unchanged. If the Irish flag can have the orange of Ulster represented on it…