10th April 2020 An estimated 24 million Britons – 80% of the TV audience – watched the Queen deliver a four-minute special message on the 5th of April. This is even though what she was going to say could have been predicted almost literally. The Queen’s speeches are noted for bland carefulness; when you have… Continue reading
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Corona Humours
La Peste, as seen from Lincolnshire 30th March, 2020 Excited birds, glossy rabbits, bee queens in quest of nests, marsh marigolds divulging gold, spawn bulging in ponds, clear skies and sunshine, new leaves on trees, white bloom on blackthorn, clean sands and crisp seas unfurling to illimitable distance… …and bitter winds from the east, freezing… Continue reading