To many, it is a stirring patriotic anthem conjuring up images of Britain's long and proud history. But Rule, Britannia! can feel 'alienating' to others, according to Labour culture spokesman ...

Thangam Debbonaire described the patriotic anthem as “not my favourite bit ... Critics have long said that Rule, Britannia! has uncomfortable associations with slavery and colonialism.

Edward Elgar’s ‘Land of Hope and Glory’, Hubert Parry’s ‘Jerusalem’, the National Anthem and ‘Auld ... who gave a rousing rendition of ‘Rule, Britannia!’. But surely the greatest ...