Word: britain
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ease extradition procedures. But there is a growing realization that new laws alone are not the answer: the social grievances that provide the breeding grounds for terrorists must also be assuaged. Above all, say government officials, it is essential for the state to keep public opinion on its side. Britain, for example, was forced to abandon its policy of internment in Northern Ireland because its violation of basic human rights alienated the population...
...sister, Princess Margaret, wound up British royalty's longest romantic melodrama since the days of Edward VIII and Wallis ("the woman I love") Simpson by dropping her hopes of marrying Group Captain Peter Townsend. For all of his qualifications as a royal spouse, the dashing Battle of Britain hero had that fatal divorce in his background. So Britons were doubly cheered when, five years later at 29, the willful Meg finally made it to the altar, this time with Antony Armstrong-Jones, the arty son of a Welsh barrister and a promising photographer. But alas, even among royalty, ideas...
Margaret's advisers would have preferred to postpone legal proceedings, but Snowdon insisted on acting now, in view of mounting public criticism of the princess's friendship with Rock Singer Roderick Llewellyn, 30, which has titillated and scandalized Britain for four years. The divorce will be the first in Britain's immediate royal family since Henry VIII dissolved his marriage to Anne of Cleves in 1540. Surprisingly, Margaret's divorce has been treated compassionately by the press. A Daily Express editorial, headlined COME LET US KISS AND PART, gave Snowdon high marks for "honorable and dignified...
...England, with its unwritten constitution, these sorts of difficulties do not exist. You can't imagine having a Watergate affair in Britain. Most certainly, you cannot imagine the Queen herself being involved in anything of that sort. Nor can you imagine any Prime Minister who had done something crooked or unconstitutional getting away during his weekly audiences with the Queen without having his tail screwed right...
...each. Even having a guard dog requires a major investment: a trained German shepherd sells for $5,740, and last year Italians bought $7 million worth of them. Though kidnaping insurance is banned by law, many industrialists carry "K" risk policies written in Britain and West Germany (premium: $40,000 a year for $1 million coverage...