British MP Jeremy Hunt, whose surname is as perfect an example of Cockney rhyming slang as you could find.
British MP Jeremy Hunt, whose surname is as perfect an example of Cockney rhyming slang as you could find.
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A bad month for the Iron Lady and the suffragette
There is never a good time to be a statue in England. You are out in all weathers, for a start, and on the rare days the Sun does shine pigeons seize the opportunity to take a dump on your head. But you do usually get to hang around on your pedestal or plinth for a few decades, or even centuries, before you are abused by humans. That, like much in the old country, is changing, and 2020 shall henceforth be known as the year of the great toppling. But the last month has seen attacks on statues of two famous English women, proving equality is alive and well. (more…)