Cranmer reports that the BBC the Arts Council of England have commissioned a  new national anthem for England by one Sam Dunkley. Is he pulling our leg? It seems not, you can hear it here! Here it is: I am England, England is inside of me. I am England, England is what I want her to be, I am England, I am English, I am England to my core, And wherever you may find me, you'll find England....

I AM ENGLAND? WE ARE ENGLAND Mark Perryman Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, whatever your faith, or none, we are all England. This is the message of the ‘I am England’ campaign launched today on St George’s Day with less than two months to go to the World Cup. The ‘I am England’ campaign celebrates the extraordinary

Currently watching England -v- Croatia via Sopcast from somewhere out in the far east - China or somewhere like that by the looks of the presenters. Few too many adverts but it’s free. Update: England won 4-1, well played. Technorati Tags: England, Croatia, Football

Well, that went will didn’t it?  For the first time ever I got up and walked out before an England game finished.  While England were making a half hearted attempt at trying to claw back a 3 goal deficit I was in the garden getting the BBQ started. I notice that a couple of the part

Both Why England Needs a Parliament and my fellow Fair Flags man Wyrdtimes at the For England blog have picked up on a BBC Radio 4 show entitled Made in England, a series of essays, kicked off by Scotsman Andrew O’Hagan. Mr O’Hagan was very scathing about England, and I can only hope that he followed

Resolute stuff from England today, despite a late order battling collapse, What a nail-biting finish, with England having lost nine wickets, and needing ten runs off the last two overs: Tim Bresnan kept his nerve and did enough. England have now won the series 3:0, with two more left to play. As the BBC point out: This was both

Swathes of England turn blue with a 5.7% swing from Labour to the Conservative Party in parliamentary seats across England.

Well done to all the athletes from Wales, Scotland and England. From the BBC. But note that if the nations were competeing seperately, England would still be soaring in the results table.

ENGLAND has always been a sensitive subject at the heart of the United Kingdom. Most Scots bristle when "England" is used when "Britain" is meant; others find

Inspired by the Twurch of England post and stream by the Church Mouse, find below a sortable list of Bishops and Clergy of the Church of England who tweet. The table calls a live value from the Twitter site to show a completely up-to-date position of which Twurch of England members are the most followed. If