Union flag should be stuck on 'every piece' of UK spending in Scotland - Blair strategist Steven Brown Replay Video UP NEXT John McTernan - who served as Mr Blair's director of political operations from 2005 to 2007 - argued Scotland needs to fly the Union Jack on all UK Government spending. He compared it to how the EU put their flag on "every bit of infrastructure" they have had any input with. Mr McTernan said: "The flag in Scotland should be stuck onto every single piece of Government spending. "You know the way the European Union put their flag with the circle of stars on it on every bit of infrastructure spending that they had any element in directing?