Category Archives: Monarchy

Massive yacht?

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As the idea of the replacing the Queens 44 year old yacht as a present for her diamond jubilee seems to continue to be a matter of debate amongst my friends I find myself wondering a few things. The first is does she actually want a new yacht of any sort, or would this be like getting a very expensive knitted sweater from your granny that will never see the light of day? Though of course as the video above observes who wouldn’t want a massive yacht? The thing I’d be more doubtful about is who’d organize the fund raising, … Continue reading →

Mr Gove And His Amazing Minefield Clog-Dance

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“Mr Gove And His Amazing Minefield Clog-Dance I’d love to be a fly on the wall at Michael Gove’s next performance appraisal. I happen to have met a few of the senior whips at the conservative party and I can imagine one in particular, sitting back, making a steeple of his fingers and asking, with terrifying nonchalance “So Michael, what have we learned about two deeply unpopular ministers exchanging stupid ideas by non-secure memo on a slow news week?”. For a slow news week it is. One capsized cruise liner, a couple of cut and dried murders and the limited … Continue reading →

Small M monarchist

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Having muttered the other day about disliking being turned from a “subject” into a “citizen”. A recent post over at Old Holborns reminded me of a video linked to by Archbishop Cranmer: So the alleged cost of the Monarchy is no reason to get rid of them, as they don’t cost us anything. Mind neither is the loss of income a reason not to get rid of them. I unlike OH and many people I know am not a republican. I quite like the monarchy, I don’t think it’s fair to say they stole their lands any more than accusing … Continue reading →