Tuesday 23 April 2013

Happy Saint George's Day

God Save The Queen.

Although I take Ed West's point, and have myself made it in print, nevertheless today ought to be a public holiday throughout the United Kingdom.

As should Saint Andrew's Day, Saint David's Day and Saint Patrick's Day. Away with pointless celebrations of the mere fact that the banks are on holiday.

It is because, uniquely in the world, most of our public holidays are not for or about anything that, uniquely in the world, they do not in practice apply below a certain socio-economic level.

2 comments:

  1. "It is because, uniquely in the world, most of our public holidays are not for or about anything that, uniquely in the world, they do not in practice apply below a certain socio-economic level."

    Ha! I know middle class professionals in the City who frequently have to work bank holidays!

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