Today (23 April) is St. George’s Day! Let the pageantry begin. Let the joy be unconfined. Get the dragon down from the loft!
No. That’s not happening. The English take little pride in St. George.
In fact, I suspect the majority of English people could not tell you the exact date of the day of their patron saint. But no one seems to mind. The English take great pride in how little pride we take in our national saint.
The execution of Archbishop William Laud
On 28 January at St Paul's Cathedral, Sarah Mullally will be confirmed, officially making her the Archbishop of Canterbury. The …