So, whilst on various holidays this year I was noticing buildings with small blue and white plaques on them. I'd no idea what these meant, and thought it related to fire hydrant locations or similar. Turns out it's a symbol for protected monuments under the 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, and whilst we signed it in 1954 it's only now that
a bill bringing this convention into domestic law has been going through Parliament. It's already passed the Lords and had second reading in the Commons a couple of days ago. The blue/white symbol will become a protected sign, similar to the Red Cross. Never heard of it before, and something that's slipped passed by radar as all parties are agreeing on it.