Recently I had the misfortune to catch part of the State Opening of Parliament on BBC America. I call it a misfortune because it hammered home the utter venality and vulgarity of Britain’s governing classes. As the pomp and circumstance of the occasion unfolded, it was punctuated by the sort of howling and heckling from amongst the ranks of the elected Members of Parliament that one usually associates with a riotous mob of adolescent schoolboys. The motivation for much of this heckling seemed to be a disdain for tradition in general and for the monarchy in particular. The queen, as ever, seemed unperturbed by the immature babble emanating from the disordered ranks of her ostensible subjects. For my part, I felt a renewed sense of nausea at the depths to which my nation has fallen. The fact that this tawdry rabble could be governing the country was bad enough, but the thought that they had just been elected by the British people was far worse. It is a sad and sobering fact that the present denizens of the “sceptred isle” get exactly what they deserve. If Shakespeare were in his grave, he’d be turning in it!
The Colonies can no longer look to the Mother Country to set an example of civility.
We traveled on the Dover-Victoria Station train last summer, and shared our railcar with football fans- where’s Theodore Dalrymple when you need him?
Joseph, your native land (and my ancestral homeland) lost her soul long ago. The body remained and thrived on the fat of worldly power and wealth for a time, giving the English the illusion that they had made a good trade. So many martyrs, so many chances for turning back were given them, but they refused every one. Anything placed above fidelity to God and truth becomes an idol, including “patriotism”. And all idols die. We are not seeing the death of England but the inevitable corruption of a body long dead.
In the British House of Commons, members of the House elected at a by-election must be formally introduced to the House. Members elected at a general election are not introduced.
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