We Shall Grovel on the Beaches

Such is Team Starmer's reverence for Britain's plucky little servicepersons that it is dispatching the head of state for a rah-and-blah with the Trumpster and his head-tribble. Leaving aside the intense relaxation of His Majesty's Government about war crimes, the Tangerine Emperor has been known to proclaim that America's allies prefer to stay away from the frontlines, and has even referred to the Royal Navy's boats as something less than jolly big; even so, the less special side of the relationship will be sending king and consort to help America celebrate its return to autocracy after that quarter-millennial blip into republicanism. In a pleasant demonstration that a healthy sense of humour still remains on at least one side of the Atlantic, the last day of the visit will be the anniversary of Hitler's death.