5 Feet of Fury

Dear Luftwaffe: come back, all is forgiven

UK to import 5000 halal butchers from Pakistan. How can that go wrong?

PLUS: Dalyrimple on the extinct British stiff upper lip, which I’m not convinced is an entirely bad thing. I’ve written before, to the annoyance of some, that the legendary British “bravery” during the Blitz was more like simple stoicism, which at base is a kind of cynical laziness and complacency. Ideal during wartime, not always helpful in peace.

Obviously, the sea change that revealed itself during Princess Diana’s funeral showed a nation too far gone in the other direction. England is doomed, though, so there is no point talking about it all…