Being the Queen sure has its ups and downs…
by David Mitchell from on (#5K0P3)
The media reaction to students voting to remove a portrait of the Queen has been cynically exploited by the Tories
Some good news at last! The middle common room of Magdalen College, Oxford has voted to remove its portrait of the Queen because of her association with colonialism. Don't you think that's really great news? There certainly seemed to be a consensus across the political spectrum that it was.
To be clear, I'm not saying there was a consensus that it was right to remove the picture. Far from it. That wouldn't have been good news - that would have been exceptionally boring news. Everyone agreeing isn't entertaining. This was great news because of the hysterical divergence of opinion about it.
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