Man puts Saltire protest stickers on strawberries

Rattray customer attacks store’s decision to use Union flag on Scots produce

A Scot has slapped Saltire stickers on boxes of Tesco strawberries in a protest against the firm’s controversial decision to use the Union flag.

The supermarket giant caused a storm of protest earlier this week after it ditched the Saltire from Scottish fruit, tweeting that English customers had complained.

Craig Hill, from Rattray, was so fed up by the change that he decided to take revenge.

He visited his local Tesco store and spent an hour secretly placing Saltire stickers on the punnets of strawberries.

The stickers featured a St Andrews cross and the words “End London Rule”.

Craig shared an image of his repackaging handiwork on Facebook on Tuesday with the caption: “I’ve been reading a lot about the stooshie over butcher’s apron (Union flag) Tesco strawberries so I’ve just spent near an hour sorting that out at my local Tesco.”

The picture shows a packet of Tesco strawberries on the shelf with a Saltire stuck to the corner of the plastic cover.

Asked to comment, a spokesman for Tesco repeated their statement from earlier in the week.

He said: “To provide consistency for customers, we mark all of our homegrown fresh berries with a Union flag.

“The country of origin is also clearly displayed on pack.”

A series of tweets from Tesco made clear English customers had complained that berries from south of the border were not marked with the George cross.