Once we had anarchy in the UK. Now all we have is monarchy in the UK | Julie Burchill

The Queen's diamond jubilee points up just how divided socially the country still isPeople often yearn back to more innocent times, but more and more, as I get older, I find myself hankering after more jaded days. Surveying the simpering smorgasbord of crooning cretins queuing up to play the Queen's diamond jubilee concert in June, I long for the relative scepticism and sophistication of the mop-top Beatles.It was back in 1963, at the start of their ascent, performing at the Royal Variety Perfor...

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