Its the Trajan Column, in Rome that the new war memorial in London reminds me of. The Trajan column was erected as a sort of pictorial guide to (I think I'm correct here) the Roman invasion and conquest of what is now Romania.
Something changed today. The British establishment communicated something to us, with this ceremony today. I'm not reading too much into it ( I think). Nothing witnessed today was simply due to an oversight or error, such as forgetting to tell or invite all of the widows, or keeping the injured and limbless out of TV sight. It was all very deliberate and I think by modern standards very un-British.
No - that memorial like the Trajan is how our leaders now want us to see this recent past. And its a signpost to the future.
Somehow, I've found today rather difficult. No more from me. Goodnight.
Last edited by Hangarshuffle; 9th Mar 2017 at 18:25.