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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