Submitted on Wednesday 20th April 2016
Rejected on Thursday 21st April 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Make 'The Ballad of Barry and Freda' our national anthem
This is quite simply the greatest song ever written and a much more jaunty singalong than the current dirge. And a fitting tribute to the late and magnificent Victoria Wood.
Written by Victoria Wood
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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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