And he then gets accused of queue jumping. He should have just said he used private medical care and had nothing to apologise for. (View Post)

I would very much dispute the idea that the ECML service is unusable. It is a very good service. I think the problem with Sunak in both these instances is more fundamental. Basically he wouldn't… (View Post)

One other point I like is that the British military swear allegiance to the monarch (and through them to the people) not the Government of the day. (View Post)

Not so. They embody the nation separated from politics. Any elected head of state is inevitably an overtly political figure and as such is a source of division rather than unity. This is a powerful f… (View Post)

Oh I agree it is by no means a given. Each new Monarch has to work to reaffirm their position. We were very lucky with the last two Monarchs and only time will tell how things work out for Charles an… (View Post)