page_title: Flash and circle
hierarchical_section_title: Flash and circle
caption_attribution_description: English: People&#39;s Action Party supporters holding banners with their party symbol at Greenridge Secondary School in Bukit Panjang, Singapore, which was used as the nomination centre for Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency and Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency during the Singaporean general election, 2011.
context_page_description: The flash and circle is a political symbol used by several organisations. It was first used by the British Union of Fascists, and was adopted in 1935.
  The BUF's left-wing opponents nicknamed the symbol "the flash in the pan".
  The insignia of Singapore's People's Action Party is composed of a red flash struck through a smaller blue circle on a white background. The PAP insignia is claimed to represent "action within social/racial unity" with the white background representing purity in thought and deed.
  The emblem of the Bulgarian fascist party, Union of Bulgarian National Legions had a modified version of flash and circle.
context_section_description: The flash and circle is a political symbol used by several organisations. It was first used by the British Union of Fascists (BUF), and was adopted in 1935.
  The BUF's left-wing opponents nicknamed the symbol "the flash in the pan".
  The insignia of Singapore's People's Action Party (PAP) is composed of a red flash struck through a smaller blue circle on a white background. The PAP insignia is claimed to represent "action within social/racial unity" with the white background representing purity in thought and deed.
  The emblem of the Bulgarian fascist party, Union of Bulgarian National Legions (SBNL) had a modified version of flash and circle.
caption: The flag of the People's Action Party of Singapore during the 2011 Singapore General Election campaign.
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