Petition · past parliament
Give the English a referendum to decide on a song to be our national anthem.
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152 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently, we use God Save the Queen at sporting events. However, it is not the popular choice according to some opinion polls. I believe that the English by-and-large want to use Jerusalem as their anthem.
With demand this high, we should at least have a right to a democratic say in what our anthem should be.
https://web.archive.org/web/20100615152120/http://www.weareengland.org/news.asp?itemid=327&itemTitle=England+announce+victory+anthem+for+Delhi+chosen+by+the+public%21§ion=115§ionTitle=News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-35296296
A Bill about this was given its first reading, yet hasn't received a second reading: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jan/13/mps-debate-replacing-god-save-the-queen-england-anthem
https://web.archive.org/web/20100615152120/http://www.weareengland.org/news.asp?itemid=327&itemTitle=England+announce+victory+anthem+for+Delhi+chosen+by+the+public%21§ion=115§ionTitle=News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-35296296
A Bill about this was given its first reading, yet hasn't received a second reading: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jan/13/mps-debate-replacing-god-save-the-queen-england-anthem
Timeline
| 25 May 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Nov 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
152
Status
Closed
Opened
25 May 2018
Closed
25 Nov 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.