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
Showing posts with label national anthem. Show all posts
Showing posts with label national anthem. Show all posts
Friday, January 07, 2022
Saturday, August 03, 2013
Swiss to Launch National Anthem Competition in 2014
The priority is to have a new text, but contestants will also be free to compose a new tune, project leader Lukas Niederberger told BBC News.
The current text dates back to 1841 and includes references to God, prayer, mountains and sunshine.
The new text is to include values enshrined in the Swiss constitution, such as democracy and solidarity.
The competition will run from January to the end of June 2014, with the top prize - SFr10,000 (£7,080; $10,745) - to be awarded in 2015.
The runners-up will get SFr5,000, SFr3,000 and SFr1,000. The competition is open to Swiss nationals and foreigners living in Switzerland.
The winning anthem will be presented to the government - the Federal Council - for approval. (+ audio) » | Laurence Peter | Friday, August 02, 2013
Saturday, March 06, 2010
MAIL ONLINE: The Canadian government has been forced to backtrack over plans to make its national anthem more politically correct after a national outcry.
Three days after announcing the proposals to alter 'O Canada' to include the country's women in one of its lines, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said his conservative government would no longer be pursuing the idea.
The national anthem, which has existed for nearly 100 years, includes the line 'true patriot love in all thy sons' command'.
Originally, the line said 'in thou dost us command', but it was changed to the current line in 1980.
Mr Harper wanted to start a public discussion on whether to change the wording in a way that would not exclude the nation's women.
He is said to have initiated the idea on the basis of advice of a female senator, according to National Post columnist Don Martin.
The idea was included in a major policy speech on Tuesday, but by yesterday the public outcry was so strong Mr Harper dropped the idea completely. >>> | Saturday, March 06, 2010
Monday, December 03, 2007
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
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