You would imagine that a song about ‘never, never, never’ being slaves would make the Black Lives Matter movement happy. 

Aside from the violent Marxist uprising fine print, anti-slavery is practically their thesis. Don’t panic, ‘logic’ and ‘political correctness’ are not ideas you’ll find sharing a bed any time soon. 

What started as low-key Maoism has taken a Stalinist turn with Rule Britannia on the chopping block at the BBC.