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	Anti-English anthem 'holding Scotland back' - Sco...	Anthem News
	ONE of the most influential figures in Scottish rugby has called for the Flower of Scotland anthem to be scrapped saying that the anti-English sentiment of the song is holding Scotland back.Tags: no_tag Posted by: toques
	Telfer: Let's give Flower of Scotland the boot | ...	Anthem News
	EX-SCOTS rugby chief Jim Telfer has called for national anthem Flower of Scotland to be dumped - because it's anti-English.Tags: no_tag Posted by: toques
	David Cameron will have to finally address Englis...	Anthem News
	"The 1990 Calcutta Cup was a grudge match for the Scots, but now the discontent has moved to England, says Philip Johnston"Tags: no_tag Posted by: toques
	Scots curlers brushed aside by Canadian singsong ...	Anthem News
	"IN A Winter Olympics dogged by sparse snow, power cuts and even a tragic death, it was comforting to know there was one element on which Canada could rely on: the rousing inspiration of their national anthem."Tags: no_tag Posted by: toques
	'Rebellious Scots' will remain crushed in God Sav...	Anthem News
	"The UK government has rejected calls to remove an "anti-Scottish" verse from the British National Anthem to make it more inclusive.\n\nLord Goldsmith, the former attorney general who led Gordon Brown's review of British citizenship, had suggested that a verse calling for "rebellious Scots" to be crushed ought to be rewritten."Tags: no_tag Posted by: toques
	Next Left: An English anthem for an England team	Anthem News
	"Good old Norman Tebbit never got around to applying a Rugby test. After all, extending sporting allegiance as a loyalty test of integration and citizenship to all Brits, not just those with new Commonwealth links, would have meant arguing for the break-up of the United Kingdom"Tags: no_tag Posted by: toques
	Frank Skinner hints at "Three Lions" follow-up	Anthem News
	Frank Skinner, the comdeian, has announced he was thinking of recording a new song for this year's World Cup in South Africa.Tags: no_tag Posted by: toques
	WalesOnline - A national anthem to stir the soul	Anthem News
	It is a song that arouses passion in all those who sing it. At rugby and soccer matches the rousing chorus stirs up emotions in all but the most hard-hearted. What song is it? The Welsh National Anthem, of course.Tags: no_tag Posted by: toques
	Next Left: Give us an English anthem (for Britain...	Anthem News
	Jerusalem, preferably, of course. Swing Low Sweet Chariot if you think it can make the transfer to the official ceremonials. I would even let you go for Land of Hope and Glory, if enough people absolutely insist. (Great tune; not so sure about the message now). Tags: no_tag Posted by: toques
	Flower of Scotland to be athletes' Games anthem -...	Anthem News
	Flower of Scotland has been chosen as the official anthem for Scotland's Commonwealth Games team at this year's event in New Delhi.Tags: no_tag Posted by: toques