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In praise of - the counterfeit queen.

I DON'T know where you stand on the Royal Family.

I suppose they're an affront to democracy and all that rot but, really, who cares? The voters are an affront to democracy.

The RF are symbolic of privilege, which isn't good, and of duty, which is, so you pays your taxes and you takes your choice. Unfortunately, The Firm is made up of identifiable individuals, and I'm happier generalising about whole countries and even, given the chance, entire continents.

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