Bristol University axes the National Anthem from graduation ceremonies
by Matt Strudwick, Mailonline:
Students’ claim it is ‘old-fashioned’ and ‘offensive to some’.
Bristol University has axed the National Anthem from its graduation ceremonies with some students claiming it is ‘old-fashioned’ and ‘offensive to some’.
The anthem has not been played since last year’s ceremony with the university saying it regularly updates its graduation ceremonies.
God Save The King will now only be played when a member of the Royal Family is present.
Some students at the 147-year-old university have suggested the National Anthem was culled because it is ‘irrelevant’, ‘old-fashioned’ or might even be ‘offensive to some’.
It comes just weeks after the university vowed to remove slave trader Edward Colston’s emblem from its logo, after his statue was toppled during a Black Lives Matter protest in the city in June 2020.
Layla Daynes, 21, told The Sun: ‘The monarchy isn’t really relevant to my generation, so it wouldn’t be missed.’
Free Speech Union director Toby Young asked: ‘Why are Britain’s most prestigious universities openly contemptuous of the country’s history and heritage?’
MailOnline has contacted Bristol University for further comment.
It comes after a former Labour councillor and Emeritus Professor Harriet Bradley, who used to work at the university, called for ‘someone to blow up the venue’ where the Jewish Labour Movement is hosting its annual conference.
The 78-year-old has since deleted the tweet.
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