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1. jamessweet says

   July 23, 2013 at 5:48 pm

   Heh… I posted the following to Facebook today, along with a link to BBC’s extensive coverage:

   Fellow progressives,

   The next time you get sad about how silly Americans can be, and are tempted to think that Europe is way ahead of us or some other such nonsense, remember this: Currently, the most venerated news outlet in the United Kingdom is basically wetting its collective pants over the fact that, um, some crusty inbred people, who earned a position of tremendous privilege and power simply by virtue of their birth, managed to have a baby.

2. slc1 says

   July 23, 2013 at 5:54 pm

   Who gives a f**k.

3. richardelguru says

   July 23, 2013 at 7:37 pm

   Trust Private Eye to get to the heart of the matter!

4. lpetrich says

   July 23, 2013 at 9:57 pm

   When I think about this “news”, I think: was the American Revolutionary War fought in vain?

5. Tyrant says

   July 24, 2013 at 6:04 am

   Oh if only Tom Paine were still alive …