UPDATE 30 January 2015 Confusion Reigns: who will do the honours for Sir Phil? Apparently, Tony hasn’t yet told the Queen whether she can dub her hubby personally, or Tony will do it, or it can be a Selfie. A spokesman at Buckingham Palace says: “The Queen acts on the advice of the Australian government […]
A Rousing National Anthem
Sometimes we can take nationalism too seriously. There comes a time when it might be fun to poke the ribs of the doctrinaire. This is from Susan Butler’s new book, The Aitch Factor (Pan Macmillan, 2014)