A new old anthem

I must agree in part with Sandy Macpherson's comment about the English team playing God Save the King (Scotswrecking man, 1 December), as it now is, as their national anthem.

As he says, it is the British national anthem and, to my mind, all the different British teams should use it, as we used to. Flower of Scotland is a total dirge, as most agree and, in common with Scots Wha Hae is fundamentally not a celebration of Scotland so much as a battle hymn against King Edward I of England who, by all accounts, has been dead for rather a long time.

What better statement of our decision to remain part of the United Kingdom could there be than such an affirmation of our proud, collective identity?

ANDREW HN GRAY

Edinburgh