Her Majesty

BY SIMON EVANS I first heard news of the Death of HM the Queen while sitting at The Oval, watching rain see off any chance of the first day’s play against South Africa. Mid-morning, someone who knew someone got one of those curt text messages that don’t make eye contact, but are rather pleased with themselves. Word is. Hearing that. Sounds like. The sort of … Continue reading Her Majesty

Disgusted of Clarence House

BY STEWART SLATER “Appalling” the newspapers screamed, reporting the Prince of Wales’ opinion on the government’s plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda, a story deemed important enough to make the front pages and lead the news bulletins. With Clarence House failing to deny the leak, what followed was one of those inversions which the Culture War occasionally throws up – the less than … Continue reading Disgusted of Clarence House