Lance Braddon

“You put the small thief in prison, but the big thief lives in a palace.”
― Graham Greene, Orient Express

“I'm so patriotic, I think every British kid should have a chance to grow up to be our head of state.”
― Johann Hari

“The monarchy is finished. It was finished a while ago, but they're still making the corpses dance.”
― Sue Townsend

“Five hundred years ago the notoriously savvy Henry VIII discovered an elegant way to solve both his theological problems and his personal liquidity crisis - he dissolved the monasteries and nicked all their land. Since the principle of any rich person who wants to stay rich is, never give anything away unless you absolutely have to, the land has stayed with Crown ever since.”
― Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho