Magna Carta, the PM, British Values and 1066 And All That

Magna Carta, the PM, British Values and 1066 And All That

Here are a few of the comments of Sellar and Yeatman, from their 1930 classic, on Magna Charter (‘on account of the Latin Magna (great) and Charter (a Charter)’):

1.     That no one was to be put to death, save for some reason – (except the Common People).

2.     That everyone should be free - (except the Common People).

3.     That everything should be of the same weight and measure throughout the Realm - (except the Common People).

4.     That the Barons should not be tried except by a special group of other Barons who would understand.

Magna Charter was therefore the chief cause of Democracy in England, and thus a Good Thing for everyone (except the Common People).

Gentle readers, this inter-war parody should be dated, dry and dust. Did anyone imagine that it would become a satire on a prime minister in the 21^st century?