The periodic discussion over whether the George Cross has a place on the Maltese flag has gone digital, with no less than two Facebook pages being set up within the space of a few days ...

Readers’ letters once again highlighted the presence of the George Cross on Malta’s flag ... commended the medal to be placed on the Maltese flag in 1943. That was when Malta was a colony.

I think that the latest anti-George Cross campaign and the proposed eight-pointed substitute has a misguided basis. What is known as the ‘Maltese Cross ... stay on our flag, at least until ...