"It is a strange fact, but it is unquestionably true, that almost any English intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during ‘God save the King’ than of stealing from a poor box." -George Orwell, England Your England
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I'm researching political values in universities. Interesting that UK has been more left-wing for longer than US but also that fewer people seem to care. First impressions anyway. US: Universities controlled by crazy lefties! Armageddon! UK: Bloody loony lefty academics. Tut.
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I stand for God Save the Queen, btw, but I do so ironically, so that's OK. XD I do quite like the queen, actually. Save her as long as poss, please. I'll have a rethink when Charles inherits. It will probably depend on whether he's said anything ludicrous about homeopathy lately
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he thinks old-timey architecture is cool, so he's alright with me
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I like him when he's in eccentric but genial old duffer mode but less so when he meddles politically.
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