Top university goes woke and quietly axes National Anthem from graduation ceremonies
A TOP university has gone woke and quietly axed the National Anthem from graduation ceremonies.
A student used to lead a rendition after certificates had been handed out at Bristol University.
But since last year graduates at the institution — ranked ninth in the UK — have not sung it. God Save the King will now be played only when a representative of the Royal Family is present.
University bosses have been accused of hating British culture and pandering to wokes.
Free Speech Union director Toby Young said: “Why are Britain’s most prestigious universities openly contemptuous of the country’s history and heritage?”
The 147-year-old university was given a Royal Charter in 1909. But current students said God Save The King is “irrelevant”, “old-fashioned” and even “offensive to some”.
Layla Daynes, 21, said: “The monarchy isn’t really relevant to my generation, so it wouldn’t be missed.”
Computer science student Suki Yuan, 22, added: “Students come here from all sections of society and the university probably thinks that the National Anthem may be offensive to some of them.”
Annie Lawlor, 23, studying law, said: “It’s a bit old-fashioned to have it played at a ceremony supposed to be celebrating the achievements of the individual student.”
A university spokesman said it routinely updated aspects of its graduation ceremonies.