Overview

• Speaking on Tuesday, Nicola Sturgeon said on Good Morning Britain that she has "never been that into flags" and urged people to "get less worked up" about them.
• She described being surprised by saltires on Aberdeen lampposts and said she did not think they were intended to project a positive view of Scotland, prompting Susanna Reid to ask, "How do you know?"
• Sturgeon reiterated that she remains a Scottish nationalist and argued that people should not over-interpret symbols because "flags don’t have personalities of their own."
• The Times reported that anti-immigration activists have used saltires in a campaign called Operation Raise the Colours and that some council workers faced abuse while removing flags from lampposts.
• Opposition figures mocked her claim of indifference to flags, pointing to past SNP use of the saltire in political settings.