Society

God Save The King, and other things it'll take a while to get used to

WITH Charles becoming King, lots of previously unquestioned aspects of British life will change. These five will take some getting used to.

Republicans to keep their f**king heads down

REPUBLICANS have announced plans to keep their f**king heads down for the next couple of weeks until this shitstorm blows itself out.

Six strange British reactions to the death of a famous person

IT’S said Britain does pomp and ceremony well, but we’re even better at being weird when the famous pass on. These are the typically abnormal responses.

Last thing that can go wrong does go wrong

THE nation is likely to lose its shit in a variety of expected and unexpected ways over the next few days, experts have confirmed.

I have totally smashed back-to-school, by an unbearably smug mum

THE start of the school year is a competition and I am winning. Follow my example but do not expect to live up to it.

How to brace yourself for checking your bank balance

THINKING of checking how little money you have? Prepare yourself for the shock, trauma and grief with these tips.

Five ways the first day back at school was always a total doss

A NEW school year has begun, but it will be weeks before anyone learns anything because the first day in the classroom does not count.

The top ten accents you shouldn't mock but it's just not possible

IN the modern age, we should be better than mocking accents. But whose fault is it? Ours, or regional simpletons with funny voices? Here’s a top ten rundown.

The middle class guide to melodramatically wondering if you're going to survive the crisis

ARE you too affluent to be genuinely worried about energy costs, but want to join in the drama? Here middle class mum Charlotte Phelps explains how to pretend to worry.

25 years since Diana: is Britain ready to talk about going mad for a week?

A QUARTER-CENTURY on from the death of the Princess of Wales, the UK is still coughing and avoiding the subject when asked about its behaviour that week.