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DIANA AND THE DUKE
So now we know. Diana, Princess of Wales, and the supposed ‘murderer’, the Duke of Edinburgh, were actually quite close and had a good relationship, with Diana sending letters to him beginning ‘Dearest Pa’.
This revelation at the Diana Inquiry will come as a shock to those who are certain the Duke detested her and is implicated in her death. But it doesn’t come as a shock to me. This is because we often mis-judge those from the ‘old school’.
Yes, they’re posh, outspoken and appear uncompromising. As such, political correctness has little difficulty in making them villains we can do without. But tell me, where do ideas such as free speech, democracy, individuality and human rights initially come from?
I’ll give you a clue. It all began with aristocracy in 1215 …
© Anthony North, December 2007
BASRA PULL-OUT
This Sunday British troops handed over control of Basra to Iraqi forces. After four and a half years, southern Iraq is back under Iraqi control. It is the beginning of the end of one of the most shameful periods of British history …
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BALI IS OVER
So the global warming conference at Bali is over. Agreement has finally been made, following the United States’ agreement to allow green technology for developing countries. But what have they actually agreed …
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