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The national anthem to be changed to Land of Hope and Glory

Submitted on Sunday 22nd November 2015

Rejected on Tuesday 24th November 2015

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

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The national anthem to be changed to Land of Hope and Glory

Petition Details

A national anthem should extol the nation, not the sovereign. God save the Queen does not even mention the United Kingdom.

Additional Information

https://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/122/MonarchyRoyal-Family-Trends-Monarchy-v-Republic-19932013.aspx?view=wide

Nearly 20% of the UK's population are republican; why should they sing something to praise an institution they are against?


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

This isn’t something that the UK Government or Parliament would be able to do. The use of the present National Anthem is a matter of tradition rather than having any legal or constitutional status.

You can find more information about the history and status of the national anthem here:

http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Symbols/NationalAnthem.aspx

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