I thought the square belonged to the Duke of Westminster, which reminds me of a joke my grandfather told me. A man was on a soapbox in parliament square making a speech advocating socialism when the Duke of Westminster walked by. The Duke, affronted, asked the man whether ..
.. he was aware he was speaking on the Duke’s land.
‘Where did you get it?’ asked the speaker
‘My father gave it to me’.
‘Where did he get it?’
‘His father gave it to him’.
‘And where did HE get it?’
and this went on until the Duke eventually answered ‘he fought for it’ ..
‘Where did you get it?’ asked the speaker
‘My father gave it to me’.
‘Where did he get it?’
‘His father gave it to him’.
‘And where did HE get it?’
and this went on until the Duke eventually answered ‘he fought for it’ ..
.. ‘Right’ said the socialist, removing his jacket ‘I’ll fight you for it’.
