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To: MSPs and MPs
Call for a new National Anthem for Scotland
We the undersigned ask that the Scottish Government hold a competition and referendum to find a new National Anthem of Scotland so that the people of Scotland can decide how best to truly represent their nation.
Why is this important?
For too long we have sung "Flower of Scotland" in official capacities despite it not being our national anthem. While the song had a relevance in the late '70s and '80s, we now have a devolved parliament and a collective push to build a better Scotland.
What does it say about us that we sing Flower of Scotland?
Why then do we consider it appropriate to sing a song which mentions our nearest neighbours, as if to define ourselves, we can only do so by exclaiming what we are not?
Why do we sing about an indecisive victory from 700 years ago and not the wealth of ideas, inventions and progresses we have given to the world?
Why do we choose not to sing about the wonderful things that make Scotland such a great nation?
Why do we choose to sing a slow, backward-looking dirge in an attempt to energise and inspire our sporting teams?
It is time for the people of Scotland to have a national anthem that energises and inspires them and their sporting teams.
It is time for the people of this proud nation to think about their national anthem and choose a song which better represents them
How it will be delivered
This petition will be sent to Holyrood electronically.
