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The first Elizabethan era ended on March 24, 1603, when 69-year-old Queen Elizabeth I died in her sleep at Richmond Palace.
The second Elizabethan era ended on September 8, 2022, when 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
‘At home and on the world stage, the Queen served with grace and unfailing duty. Now her son must rise to the challenge.
‘The UK is struggling to understand its place in the modern world at a time of great global instability and after the hugely consequential decision to leave the European Union. The very integrity of the United Kingdom remains in question as the campaign for Scottish independence continues to press for another referendum.
‘It is a difficult time for Britons to lose a Queen who was loved and cherished by people of all generations and it is a difficult time for her eldest son to assume her mantle. It is only right to wish him strength, courage and good fortune for the years of public duty that lie ahead.’- Observer editorial
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Yet once again, a minuscule percentage of our nation has selected a new prime minister for all of us. To my mind, this should lead us to memories of Harold Macmillan’s great remark: “Here we are, and the question is: where do we go from here?”
Illustration by R Fresson/ Via The Guardian
Today, the Pertinent Question Must Surely Be:
Have neoliberalism and pseudo-nationalism, implemented by the ‘Little Englanders’ swerved our country toward the edge of the precipice, the tragedy that has been unfolding since 4 May 1979 when Thatcher came to power?
Dear newly-selected Prime Minister Truss,
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Resigns on 7 July 2022. Photo: Financial Times
Dear Boris,
September 5th is looming fast and time to say goodbye.
So, you are leaving us. Although, not surprised, nonetheless, I am saddened and disappointed.
I am sad that you failed so spectacularly. You lied through Brexit. You told us Brexit is done. You told us you were going to level up with us, milk and honey for everyone. At the time, I recall, you were predicting a ’ Golden Future’ for our country, a prediction that as we now know well was nothing but a mirage and loads of hot air.
I am sad that things could have been very different. People had given you a landslide victory, an 80 seat majority, to enable you to do good, but you blew it.
And now you are leaving us, you broken and us broken too.