Royalty greater than this scandal
THE King has rightly said that the law must take its course over the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
about the monarchy’s full and wholehearted support and co-operation.
Shamed Andrew’s arrest is a great scandal – but the royal institution is greaterCredit: AFP
But as the events of these momentous last few days begin to sink in, it is clear that the long term consequences of the investigation will be out of the King’s hands.
As we reveal today the Tory MP is calling for a full parliamentary committee inquiry into the constitutional implications of the Epstein scandal.
Mr Tugendhat is no anti-royalist republican, but an ex-Cabinet Security Minister who also served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He wants judges, MPs and Lords from across all parties to consider the big future questions about the role of the monarchy.
Because as he points out, this goes beyond the role of any government of the day, let alone the remit of a police inquiry. The questions he asks will not go away. Change and greater royal transparency will be vital
But whatever the fallout of this shocking scandal, we must never forget the pivotal role of the monarchy in British society and the vital work it continues to do.
Like his mother Queen Elizabeth before him, the King has proved himself a crucial influence on the world stage, not least in America where he will make a key royal visit later this year.
Only last month, his diplomatic intervention after Donald Trump’s slur on British troops produced a rare climbdown by the US President.
We must remember that this is a great scandal. But the royal institution is greater.
Making a meal of it
DECIDING school funding by the number of children who receive free meals is a sensible way of organising budgets.
But not to the rabid lefties at Bridget Phillipson’s bonkers .
Fresh from their barmy trans guidance last week, officials there now want to allocate resources based on the earnings of school parents.
The enormous technical difficulties involved in such a vast inquiry into parental pay packets are bad enough.
But this Marxist madness shows Labour red in tooth and claw.
All the Corbynite shake-up will do is punish parents for working hard and level down the entire system.
describes this plan as a “blueprint for opportunity”.
It is better summed up as a charter for class war.
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