Primrose Day

When I was out and about yesterday it was pointed out to me that 19th April is  Primrose Day.  Here in Suffolk the primroses have now emerged right on cue after the cold weather and are looking wonderful.

Primrose Day marks the anniversary of the death in 1881 of the great Conservative, Benjamin Disraeli, First Earl of  Beaconsfield.

Primroses were his favourite flower.  He often received posies of them from Queen Victoria and on this day it is customary to place them on his grave and on his statue in Parliament Square.

So let's pause for a moment and remember the man who never let political ideology get in the way of common sense.