IF Scotland is serious about becoming an independent state, we need to be serious about adopting some of the key trappings of one – such as a…
Scotland players stand for the national anthem ahead of the Summer Nations Series match at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
People can often tell you the flag of a country, its language and some of its national symbols, and in many cases – particularly if they’re a follower of spectator sports – its national anthem. By officially adopting a national anthem, Scotland would – in a purely symbolic way – increase its legitimacy as a distinct actor from the rest of the UK.movement both at home and internationally is to clearly build and exhibit the icons of Scotland and Scottishness and demonstrate their distinctiveness from the rest of the UK. this includes the more superficial aspects of statehood – such as a national anthem.
I’ll indulge myself further and say the national anthem adopted should be Flower of Scotland. Personally, I don’t particularly like Flower of Scotland as a national anthem. I think the historic, radical and international connection of Burns’s Scots Wha Hae or the modern and international lyrics of Hamish Henderson’s Freedom Come Aw ye would both be better.
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