BBC Should Play God Save the Queen Every Day, Say Ministers

THE GUARDIAN: Culture minister endorses calls for daily dose of national anthem – but proposal is ridiculed online

Ministers have backed calls for God Save the Queen to be played more frequently by the BBC and other public broadcasters.

The culture minister, Chris Philp, told MPs the “more we hear the national anthem sung, frankly, the better” in response to a suggestion from a Conservative colleague for the Beeb to play it at the end of their programming for the day.

The BBC already plays the national anthem at the end of every day on Radio 4. » | Jamie Grierson | Friday, January 7, 2022

Back to the future? This dude has to be joking! Does he want us to tug our forelocks, too? How about this instead? – © Mark

Now NuLabour Wants to Have a NuNational Anthem!
Can’t this meddlesome government leave anything alone? Is nothing ‘sacred’ to them? Our politicians don’t do what they should be doing; so they do what they shouldn’t be doing instead! This is a sure sign of incompetence at the top!

DAVID BATTY’S GUARDIAN NEWSBLOG: Last week the government confirmed it was open to redesigning the union flag, and now it's looking at overhauling the national anthem. Clearly nothing is sacred in Gordon Brown's ongoing quest to establish a vision.

Apparently the problem with God Save the Queen is that some of its lyrics are not "inclusive", says the former attorney general Lord Goldsmith, who is leading a citizenship review for the prime minister.
"Some people have suggested we might think about whether there are different words that might be put in place which would be more inclusive," he told Sky News today. Should we save God Save the Queen? >>>

Lyrics: God Save the Queen

Mark Alexander