I remember thinking that there was a certain elegiac quality to “God Save the Queen” at the opening of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - and wondered for how much longer we would be singing it… (View Post)

As someone remarked over one of the Platinum Jubilee events, when the late Queen was involved “nothing happens by accident”. (View Post)

Apart from Nicholas Witchell wittering on, the thing that’s set my teeth on edge has been journalists pontificating about how this comes at a time of great uncertainty for the country with its immine… (View Post)

In protocol terms Truss and Ardern are equals - the late Queen was their head of State. (View Post)

I’ll take an “outdated” article in the Guardian (trans. A well established and long prepared plan which has been around for decades”) over stuff you are making up because you think you know better…. (View Post)