Do the British like queues?
Our son has just been around for lunch and made a very sensible suggestion about the queue to see the Queen's coffin lying in state.
Instead of the stupidly long queue why not allocate people timed slots which could have been obtained at ticket offices or online? Some people queued for many cold hours overnight!
Looking back, the queues were totally unnecessary. Instead, they could have been told. "your slot is Friday at 2145" or similar. They could have then gone away and come back at their appointed time.
In this modern age this was so stupid.
Being cynical about it, the powers that be possibly like the visual aspect/impact of the long queue.
ReplyDeleteTrue!! Aren't all in the UK real royalists. I think the Queen was a hard act to follow. She was well respected around the world.
ReplyDeleteI have no doubt that this idea was considered and rejected as part of the incredibly detailed planning that went on over many years for "Operation London Bridge". None of the last week's activities are spontaneous or thrown together; they are the result of years of planning and rehearsal.
ReplyDeleteEverything is performative and intentional, including the queue.
Mike - I am sure this has been planned for years and years. I am puzzled that not a single person has suggested this in the media though. On the face of it this seems a "good idea". How can a long queue in the cold be better? I am puzzled that such an idea has not been aired. They must have had a very good reason for rejecting it.
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