For reasons which aren't important I've been reading Bagehot on the English constitution recently and today's events have relevance in that context. The operation of the state is dependent on both the dignified and the efficient manifestations of government. Today we saw the dignified at its stately best. And you may well cry that this is absolute bollocks but just answer me this: could the United States put on a show remotely as impressive as this? Of course it couldn't. Which is not an unanswerable point but is one that should make one think. Bagehot was out of date almost as soon as he was published but, here's the rub, he had a point you know. God save the Queen.
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