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I think I speak for the majority of Scots when I say not a hope in hell!

The Black Saltire

Most Rev Stephen Cottrell, who is the Church of England’s second most senior clergyman after the Archbishop of Canterbury, made his controversial suggestion in a column for the Telegraph last week, suggesting it would bring the different nations which make up the Union together. However, pro-independence Twitter page the Black Saltire tweeted: “I think I speak for the majority of Scots when I say not a hope in hell!

“It is strange the archbishop wishes to get involved in such matters while in his role you would think more pressing matters would be a priority.

“It beggars belief he wants Scots and the Welsh to sing a song that originally insulted both nations.”

Another bluntly observed: “Never ever sing that s***!”

A third said: “The Archbishop of York can stick his Mitre and his ideas about that right up his backside.”

Scots regularly sing Flower of Scotland prior to sporting events.

The Welsh national anthem is Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, meaning The Land of My Fathers.

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Diane Samuel said: “I am sure there are more pressing matters for a senior member of the Church to be concerned with than this…”

Writing on Saturday, Rev Cottrell said: “When England played Scotland in the Euros a few weeks ago, we faced a conundrum.

“What to sing before the match?

“Both nations, England and Scotland, belong to one nation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

“We should, surely, have sung one national anthem.

“But the Scots, with impressive zest, sang Flower of Scotland.

“And the English sang God Save the Queen.”

Rev Cottrell added: “The National Anthem of both nations became just the English anthem.

“The question is something more than just coming up with an anthem, it is something about Englishness.”

The UK needed a “tea-break”, he suggested, “to pause, re-set and rediscover who we are: a courageous and compassionate community of communities”.

He added: “Then when the different nations of the United Kingdom find themselves pitched against each other on the sports field we could belt out our individual anthems.

“Then sing our National Anthem together. And love our neighbour.”

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