Come off it Kanishk, it's Jerusalem we need not God Save the Queen

Anthony Barnett, 11 June 2010

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Anthony Barnett is the founder of openDemocracy and the Co-Editor of its UK section, Our Kingdom.

Maybe Kanishk Tharoor is just missing London, but he has gone soft for a commercial version of God Save the Queen. Gareth Young reported on the real choice:

"As you may have heard England's victory anthem at the Commonwealth Games will be Jerusalem, thanks to a public vote which ended like this."

Survey by YouGov of 1,896 entrants
Jerusalem	52.5%
Land of Hope and Glory	32.5%
God Save the Queen	12%

I'm looking for the best world cup football video of it. How about this (hat tip Gareth):

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