Liverpool jeer the national anthem because its emblematic of the Establishment and class structure. I love it.
It was the Establishment which shafted the fans through corruption and deceit. All overseen by the then Prime Minister, Maggie Thatcher. She had long established a culture whereby any attack on the working class, especially northern working class, was fair game - the recasting of the working class from salt of the earth to scum of the earth.
And she openly despised Liverpool, the hotbed of anti-Tory sentiment, and resistance.
When she died, it was natural that the people whose lives she ruined would have their voice heard. The days of silent obedience are well over, and the once-silenced ensured that the Wicked Witch is Dead song got to number one and it was fantastic. It was right.
And when we play in Tory heartlands, and hear anti-Liverpool songs, it is understandable that Maggie's in a Box gets a defiant airing.
The queen is most certainly part of the Establishment, and there is a clear correlation between Conservatism and support for the monarchy.
But to be honest, I just don't go along with the Lizzie's in a Box chants. They are rich, and privileged, and I am totally against the idea of supporting a monarchical structure, but I just don't see the logic of celebrating her death. Thatcher literally destroyed people's lives.
I don't think it reflects well on us. The Maggie one, however unpalatable some might find it, I will get behind and justify all day long.
[awaits being called a Tory]