I have been unable to write anything for the blog recently
as I have, yet again, broken some bones: three ribs. As anyone who has broken
ribs will know, there’s not much one can do about mending them, and must just
put up with rather a lot of pain until they mend themselves. So I felt
justified in taking a holiday.
Today, however, I heard something on BBC World Service News
that cries out for comment. Well, no; a simple relation of the facts will speak
for itself:
In June, there will be a referendum on whether the United
Kingdom should stay in the common market or not. And the BBC tells us, in all
seriousness, that the deciding factor will be the result of a football match a
few days before: if England wins, people will be feeling jolly and friendly
towards other European nations, and will vote to stay in the common market. If
England loses, they will vote to leave. Thus do the British decide what some might consider important matters of state.
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