I am surprised that support for changing the national anthem seems to be associated a lot with the expression of English identity, especially as the current national anthem expresses defence of the monarch against the (Scots) rebellion of 1745.
Indeed, the sixth verse of the anthem (which is rarely used nowadays) is as follows:
Quote:
Lord grant that Marshal Wade
May by thy mighty aid
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush,
And like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush.
God save the Queen!
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It sounds perfect for our English nationalist friends and it is acceptable to British monarchists too, thus satisfying two sides of an uneasy alliance.
Jacobites may have a problem with it but I don't see why most of us would not stick with the current anthem.