Ditch Flower of Scotland?

[Peter Crowe]

I have never been a huge fan of Flower of Scotland, although it is undeniably popular and well known. The UK as a sovereign state does not have an official National Anthem , however God Save the Queen (KIng) has been the de facto National Anthem by convention since the XVIII century, but it has become increasingly unpopular in Scotland since my childhood.

I have for many years believed that Is There For Honest Poverty (A Man's a Man for a' That) would be the most appropriate, because it speaks to values of universal human dignity (is about who we are or want to be) rather than sticking it to the English at Bannockburn 700 years ago (looking to ancient victories).

I don't want to be political but whatever happens in Scotland's constitutional future (assuming the Queen and her successors remain our Head of State), I would advocate use of the Scottish anthem generally and God Save the Queen (King) when the Sovereign is present, much as happens in Canada.