As a widow, I would point out the tremendous advantage Queen Elizabeth II has had over Victoria in still having a husband thanks to medical advances. As a socialist, I cannot understand why we're impressed by longevity in anyone from this privileged elite when, according to this week's report, there is a huge life expectancy gap between rich and poor (Inequality 'kills more than 200,000 people a year prematurely…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:58PM on September 10, 2015