“[re Princess Diana's death] I wondered at the time, what had happened to the moral fibre of the island race - the stiff upper lip, if you like - to make them behave like professional mourners howling for hire. The Prime Minister was proud. I was ashamed.”

—  George MacDonald Fraser

Dumbing Down, Down, Down... p. 251-252.
The Light's On At Signpost (2002)

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