The Archers theme is a definite improvement.

When it comes to football and rugby between England and France, I almost want the French to win on hearing La Marseillaise.

Don't particularly like Billy Connolly. Each to their own though

The Welsh anthem is the best I've heard, I'd adopt that for Britain tbh. Cracking tune and probably about sheep or something so pretty hard to be offended by.

Flower of Scotland is a good'un too.

That England had to use Jerusalem in the 2005 ashes tells its own story.

Rule Brittannia is better, but then it's a British song. And a wee bit in yer face.

Or how about Land of Hope and Glory !

Yes, that's probably the best. An anthem should be uplifting.

And soccer hooligans always struggle with God Save the Queen- the second verse starting an octave higher always sees them running out of gas.

As a very proud Scot, and an equaly proud Brit, 'Land of Hope and Glory' works for me. Also a proud Canadian now but 'Oh Canada? Forget about it! ☺

I remember something sung by Welsh rugby fans that always sounding intimidating and then one day I heard it allegedly translated to something like Johnny's finger is-a-hurting.

Mandelson is right but I suspect it could be some time...

Mandelson: it’s too early to force Jeremy Corbyn out | Politics | The Guardian

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Jeremy who?

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I can't see me wanting to vote for someone who has to ask who the leader of the opposition is.

Im not sure how true this is, as i am a little out of touch, living here now, but a friend of mine in the UK says that there is a theory that some Tory MPs purposely defected to the labour party so that they could vote Jeremny Corbyn in as labour leader, thus making labour totally unelectable in the next election.

Sounds like the plot to a political movie, but who knows these days?

I cant see him lasting until then though, it political suicide for labour.

To be fair, I don't think there's any doubt the tory MP knew who Corbyn was. He was supplying the punchline to the joke Corbyn couldn't have set up better if he was a paid straight-man... "I spent a few days in Brussels talking to European socialist leaders and they asked me:" - and then a pause just long enough for the question to be inserted by a heckler. I'd like to think Andy Burnham's smirk was in appreciation of a good joke well played, but in his case it's more likely that he was smiling at his own party leader's ineptitude.

Corbyn is good at many things, but repartee in the cut & thrust of the Commons has never been a strength. A quick-witted boor will, sadly, always outplay an intellectually rigorous but considered response.

I didn't think there was any doubt that I was joking but it seems I was wrong.

Oops

In a pathetic attempt to defend myself, allow me to point out that I'd recently been commenting on another forum where it was clear that almost all the posters were passing judgement on titles and headlines without actually having read the content. Far be it from me to think that as honourable a member as the Hon. Member from Moncton would stoop to such a level.