Labour votes for 'The Red Flag' as its new anthem

The Labour Party has voted to accept the song known as "The Red Flag" as its new anthem.

Labour votes for 'The Red Flag' as its new anthem
Sat, 17 Nov, 2007 - 16:45

The Labour Party has voted to accept the song known as "The Red Flag" as its new anthem.

The global socialist ballad was written by Jim Connell who was born in Kilskyre, Co Meath, in 1852.

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