Well if you are an athiest republican and British then the British National Anthem is pretty much the worst song ever written. So I can understand someone like that refusing to sing a song that does not in any way reflect his/her vision for what Britain should be.
Politically though, if you harbour aspirations of prime ministership then it's probably a good idea to suck it up and sing the damned thing, even if you look like you've just sucked a lemon.
“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” - Bertrand Russell
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