‘What a stupid thing to do!’

‘What’s that?’

Butch threw down his copy of the Daily Mail down onto the bar. Linda Welch picked it up to read the headline. 

‘I’m no Royalist, but it is kinda sick’.

Welch passed the rag to Joan Wilberforce who read the article out loud.

‘Broadcaster Danny Baker has been fired from BBC Radio 5 Live after tweeting a "royal baby" image of a chimpanzee’.

Wilberforce laughed out loud.

‘You know, Joan, when I was in Australia, there was a movement to become a republic. I supported it; still do. It’s old hat is this monarchy stuff. They’re no better than we are; worse, in fact, with their holier than thou attitude. Just because of an accident...

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