We have a monarch crowned in an abbey by the top priest of the national church, and Anglican bishops with automatic places in the upper chamber of parliament, but the lunatics think their king is a traitor:
These stories are in turn part of a ferocious and increasingly unhinged attack upon the Labour government and, more fundamentally, upon the nature of contemporary Britain. It’s not unusual for Labour governments to face hostility from the right-wing media and, goodness knows, this government has done plenty of things which warrant criticism, but I don’t think that it has ever been on this scale before. What is certainly distinctive is the way that it is now taking the form of an almost psychotic frenzy of hatred directed at almost everything about Britain. That has been developing for a while, but has been especially striking over the holiday period, including an outpouring of social media fury about the
Link to tweet" target="_blank">King’s Speech having been ‘traitorous’ (specifically for referring to diversity as a strength, but his supposed treachery is a recurring far-right claim), and about
London’s New Year firework display showing the stars of the EU flag at one stage.
https://chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/enemies-within-and-without.htmlThe first link goes to a Twitter thread, in which the participants aren't even bothering to explain why they're calling their king a traitor - they've been doing it so much that they think everyone has accepted it as a truth (the 2nd is someone from GB News ranting about the European flag - which was displayed because of the Ryder Cup win). Seeing that thread I can understand why people say Twitter is now a cesspit of RW fanaticism - it makes the old Free Britannia site look like a vicar's tea party. I expect half of them are also outraged that the next Archbishop of Canterbury will be a woman, and not Bear Grylls. Or Tommy Robinson, now that's he's declared himself the True Christian.
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