Archive for May, 2010
As if my opinion of the British Royal Family could sink no lower, this weekend’s Fergie sting reaffirmed all of my republican sympathies and reignited my rampant enthusiasm for slashing the civil list. Literally days after Sarah Ferguson was filmed accepting a princely sum for hiring out her ex husband, our sovereign is trotting out [...]
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Tags: ceremony, civil list, Cromwell, custom, dated, economy, Fergie, government, hangers on, Labour, Liberal Democrats, parliament, Prince Andrew, privy purse, Queen, republican, state opening, the Queen, tradition, treasury
I’ve covered in some detail what to wear on Election Night, which is all well and good for feeling good on the outside, however, Election Night is a long, veritable marathon of polls, percentages and very dull talking heads – and sensible people such as myself aren’t likely to make it to the first announcements [...]
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Tags: Conservatives, Election 2010, election night, Food, Green party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Pizza, Politics, voting
