So a Mr Peter White, a diehard republican and wannabe Labour MP, has written on facebook that the Queen is a "parasite " and that celebrating Her Diamond Jubilee would be akin to celebrating "vermin." This is not only untrue but it is an outrageous slur upon someone who constrained by the conventions of Her position cannot publicly defend Herself. Most people of sense know very well that the Queen is not a parasite but a first rate ambassador for Britain, hard working Head of State, and a good servant of both this country and Commonwealth. Most of her wealth is private and is not provided courtesy of the taxpayer. The substantial Civil List allowances she has are largely spent on maintaining Royal Palaces which are public buildings and would have to be maintained regardless of whether or not they were used, the payment of essential staff and the entertainment of important foreign dignitaries - something she does on behalf of the Government of the day. It is people like Mr White who attack their Sovereign, not on any constitutional grounds, but for reasons which are clearly only to do with old fashioned socialist class warfare, who are the real parasites. Great Britain and the Commonwealth would be better off without such individuals.
As if that wasn't bad enough, today marked the 40th birthday of the Sun newspaper. It is a moot point though whether we should congratulate the Sun on it's 40th birthday or express amazement that it has reached this landmark. Not by any means an avid reader of the paper in question, I decided to steel myself today and part company with 20p in recognition of this remarkable event. After all, something deep within me told me that it was time I made a modest contribution to Mr Murdoch's pension fund. By the time I'd read about Jordan's latest exploits on "I'm a Celebrity" I was beginning to lose the will to live! Somehow I think it will be a while before I purchase another copy of that particular paper.
As if that wasn't bad enough, today marked the 40th birthday of the Sun newspaper. It is a moot point though whether we should congratulate the Sun on it's 40th birthday or express amazement that it has reached this landmark. Not by any means an avid reader of the paper in question, I decided to steel myself today and part company with 20p in recognition of this remarkable event. After all, something deep within me told me that it was time I made a modest contribution to Mr Murdoch's pension fund. By the time I'd read about Jordan's latest exploits on "I'm a Celebrity" I was beginning to lose the will to live! Somehow I think it will be a while before I purchase another copy of that particular paper.