There's something of a medieval coronation about this. The king who held the south has lost the support of his courtiers and the usurper will ride into London heralded as a saviour by the city.
I suggest northern France for Keir Starmer to recruit mercenaries and prime his heir who's sure to return with Macron's backing.
Radio 4's election programme taking a 12 minute break at 12.48am for the Shipping Forecast is one of the many reasons why it's the jewel in the BBC's crown.
Ironically, most penguins don't know that today is World Penguin Day and think it's just a regular Saturday. The reason, of course, is that they refused to adopt the new Gregorian calendar in 1582, and still adhere to the old Julian one, for tax purposes.
"Give up Hanover? You must be mad! It's been ours for 123 years!"
“Well you see, Minister, we’ve received an advisory opinion on Salic Law, and believe a binding judgment is imminent in favour of the German Confederation.”
Sensational that the last vestiges of duty to the British Empire means going out into your garden to check whether a large, geriatric reptile is dead or not,
The front of the talentless minnow who followed this, to criticise the speech before embarking on her own where she stumbled through reading a single page of utter mediocrity, tells us everything we need to know about the intellect and the attitude of today’s political class.
The Government would do well to recall that The King himself sits in Parliament by the hereditary principle they now seek to disparage. These are the arguments of those who hold our history and heritage in contempt.
This is the real scandal. 1 ship could be ordered per year, nothing extravagant. It keeps your shipyard busy, local suppliers busy, long term skilled jobs, all of which means more tax revenue, and you get a rolling program of replacement.