The National Anthem.

[sinkov]

It should be made a legal requirement to sing the National Anthem, anyone refusing to sing it, or miming, should be put on the next plane to Rawanda, their children, if they have any, taken into care and their property confiscated. That would sort the disloyal buggers out.

[Len Bury]

That's a good idea....
You never hear the Royal Family sing the National Anthem, Ship em out...

[Supersub6]

That's a good idea....
You never hear the Royal Family sing the National Anthem, Ship em out...

Sorry Len, you do hear and see them sing it ---Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall on November 11 this year ---I witnessed it myself.

[Len Bury]

I stand corrected, not being party to it myself Sub....
As you can gather I'm not a Royalist, and struggle to see the need for such a disfunctional family.
It's not uncommon to have the odd skeleton in the closet, this lot have a veritable Ossuary...:-)

[The Bedlington Terrier]

I stand corrected, not being party to it myself Sub....
As you can gather I'm not a Royalist, and struggle to see the need for such a disfunctional family.
It's not uncommon to have the odd skeleton in the closet, this lot have a veritable Ossuary...:-)

It's just anachronistic nonsense Len belonging to the Days of Empire when we wanted young men to gather in their local market square and sign up for the Queen's shilling and then get marched off in their thousands to die in some far off corner of the British Empire.

[kritichris]

I always thought Jerusalem had something going for it, perhaps it's due to watching Monty python, either that or Tubthumping by Chumbawumba, but then again that's Burnley's anthem.

[sinkov]

We are a nation state, we have to have a Head of State,

Better keep a hold of nurse,
For fear of finding something worse.

[alfinyalcabo]

People who slag the Royal family off should be ashamed of themselves, but for them we would be in a terrible state,just like America.
God save the King and all who serve under him. 💪

[sinkov]

People who slag the Royal family off should be ashamed of themselves,

Quite right Alfie, Rwanda is too good for them, I'll have to think of somewhere else, Blackpool perhaps.

[Vintage Claret]

I always felt that the late Queen Elizabeth II was a truly wonderful woman, who served this country with dignety and was respected thoughout the world. Unfortunately, upon her death we have her adulterous son as king, who in my opinion commands no respect whatsoever.

As Sinkov says we need a head of state, however it is a very poor choice with either Charles or even worse President Sunack or Starmer. Just what as our country come too.

As for the national anthem my view is that it should not be about a single person but about the country. Jerusalem or Land of hope and glory (presently however that would be "Land of Hopeless Tories") would seem most logical.

Personally I would rather go to Rwanda than sing "God Save the King".