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Guy Bailey's avatar

As the Triad's British correspondent I feel obliged to let you all know that the mood here is ominous.

Not just for Her Majesty and her health but as the Guardian's article JVL has linked to hints at, this is a leap into the unknown.

Literally the most famous person in the world and a constant in virtually all of our lives - what can come next?

Procedurally we know but there are so many other intangibles. Her first Prime Minister was Sir Winston Churchill, born in 1874. Her latest the 15th, Liz Truss, who she met this week was born 101 years later - she straddles the pre-atomic age and the early stages of the singularity, food rationing and NFT's, the rise and fall of the third Reich, the Soviet Union and the British Empire itself.

The BBC has suspended normal programming and all newscasters are in black tie.

We hope for the best but fear for the worst.

Postscript - The Queen Is Dead.

Long Live The King.

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EnderAK08's avatar

There's not enough hay made of Trump's admiration for dictators. In particular, he seemed to take Xi's word at the time COVID was contained to Wuhan. Then it spread everywhere and Trump started belatedly blaming China for letting it loose.

As much as Trump styles himself a con man, he's apparently an easy play for the strongmen he admires.

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