Peter Rhodes on muesli, horses' heads and the drama missing from the Covid inquiry
In Tuesday's missive I mentioned a man who was fined for urinating in a layby. A reader writes: “Should he be tried by his peers?” I had to read that a couple of times.
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The war in Gaza has taught us something about the history and culture of Palestine, including the fact that it is one of the many nations that has a better national anthem than ours. God Save the King is a tuneless dirge.
In total contrast, the Palestine anthem, Fida'i (Fedayeen warrior) is jaunty, optimistic and hummable. In a fairer world the Palestinians would have a proper state in which to perform it. But you can't create a proper state when the chief aim of your leaders is to annihilate the people next door.