Exactly what I was going to post ; the emphasis on huge parades is really a holdover from imperial times, when it was a necessary show to adversaries. I think that the future of these ceremonies shou… (View Post)

Dura Ace may be able to help there, I think, with the view from a cockpit veteran. (View Post)

Certainly an upholder of something. (View Post)

Aaargh ! Can't escape this wonderful image ! ;,) (View Post)

Indeed. And it may only be the first, with the appallingly wide new laws about being able to stop and search "disruptive" protestors in advance. I genuinely think that this could become a m… (View Post)