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British National anthem 'could be anti-Scots'

The national anthem is not inclusive and should perhaps be changed, Lord Goldsmith, the former attorney general now leading a citizenship review for Gordon Brown, has suggested.

He said that there were problems with some of the later verses of the anthem, which refer to "rebellious Scots" being crushed.

Lord Goldsmith said: "Part of it is not actually that inclusive, but that's if you go on to the later verses.

"Some people have suggested we might think about whether there are different words that might be put in place which would be more inclusive."
Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)