THEY FOUGHT A WAR FOR THIS?

John Major was ridiculed - rightly - for suggesting that the most appropriate way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of VE Day was spam fritter making competitions. On the other hand, we're not sure that would have been any worse than the plans for the 60th: Will Young and Katie Melua doing some songs in Trafalgar Square. Not since the blitz will there have been such a desperate rush as Londoners hurry to get down the nearest Underground station.

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