Modern History

British schoolchildren are a little unclear about the roles of authority figures in their lives. Children interviewed for a documentary on BBC television believe Queen Elizabeth “sits around drinking wine all day,” while others confuse Prime Minister Tony Blair with God. Blair “has got grey long hair, curly with a grey beard, a grey-like dressy thing and he does miracles,” a young girl explained. (Reuters) ...Politicians don’t perform miracles, they just take credit for them.