Letter: An English anthem - not a British anthem - is needed for England's game against France

A letter from Gerald Morgan:

England will be taking on France at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturdayplaceholder image
England will be taking on France at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday

It is England v France in Paris on Saturday. It is not Scotland, Wales nor Ireland.

It is not GB and not the UK.

We, the English, have lost a sense of our own history as a nation. We no longer know who we are and what we are.

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We have been both arrogant and ignorant at the same time.

We need an English anthem not a British anthem. For we are playing for England not for Britain.

Gerald Morgan, Dublin 4

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