On the House

Independence has gone. All that is left for the diehards is to organise events to wave their wee flags and apply the face paint. Put it to bed and get on with the important jobs in hand.

Alastair Murray Such a great idea in winter on very busy major road, with potentially poor visibility and icy conditions. There must be a cleverer way to spread the message?

Jane Silvester Surely the drivers should be concentrating on the gahhsgsysg – oh sorry, a new news story in the Scotsman just made my phone beep and I totally lost concentration.

David Tunnah I wonder what kind of uproar we would see if the Yes vote won and the No campaign were doing this. Accept the decision of the people and what they voted for.

Alan Brown And what if a flag comes loose and blows on to a car or lorry windscreen?

Ian Tait I think you should stay in bed tomorrow. You might fall and hurt yourself.

Brodie Williams What if a baby seagull gets a wee fright from all those people wafting saltires. Won’t anyone think of the the poor baby seagulls! PS I’ve done a risk assessment. The risk is very very low.

Gordon Cameron Hanging things above one of the busiest roads in Europe. What could possibly go wrong?

David Richardson There are enough idiots driving on the motorway without more nutters waving flags at them.

Jim Quinn Can’t see this being a serious distraction to drivers; unless they are rubbish drivers.

Joan Summers Will give them a friendly beep if I see them. There are kids starving and families struggling in Edinburgh and Scotland as a whole. Why spend that much money on Bute House when many people could benefit from this kind of money being put back into communities, or the hospitals, or schools – the list of first priorities is never-ending.