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Class War issue 81: The University Of Life
In September Prince William is expected to start his studies at St Andrews University in Scotland, one of Britain's oldest and poshest educational establishments. Whilst the media circus around William serves to reinforce the view that the royals realise he is their last good chance of maintaining a constitutional monarchy in the UK, they are not exactly attempting to convince us that William is just another student, or just another teenager.
Firstly the principal of St Andrews is actually moving house so as William can be accommodated more securely! Dr Brian Lang is moving out of his baronial mansion close to St Andrews golf course so that the School of Art History can be located in the mansion. Here William will take his studies, when not murdering local wildlife with the various blood sports societies based at the university. Should William tire of the atmosphere around St Andrews and his rooms in snooty St Salvator's College, the Queen Mother has thankfully given him use of a hunting lodge she owns on the Birkhall estate in Balmoral. How many homes does the old bag have? Given the lack of affordable homes in rural areas for working class people, and rural Scotland's long history as a playground for the rich, the message from the royals is the same as ever.
We have a message for the royal spin-doctors. You may be able to convince some people that William is Britain's most eligible bachellor and that he is the best thing since sliced bread. It will be a lot easier for us to convince people he's just another idle royal parasite.
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