In the summer, the king's favourite moderniser, Bassam Aawadallah, an ardent liberal economist, was forced out as finance minister, partly for being too abrasive.For all the talk of modernisation and political pluralism, Jordan is still a politely authoritarian state run by a king whose near-absolute power is underpinned by a ruthless and watchful security service.
And so, seeing an opportunity to help tackle it, Dewey set up a Twitter bot "to quietly, politely correct misgendering errors".
When they take to the stage that evening, to a politely rapturous crowd, there is already a sense of absence – a space where the very particular talents of Ferrer, González, Segundo, Cachaíto and the others once stood.
It started politely but became more and more threatening as her clothes were reduced to rags and she kneeled in her underwear.
So one of our concerns was what many politely call 'climate justice' but can be put more bluntly as the easy privilege of the developed world in calling for an end to fossil fuel use after we have used them for centuries to ensure the supply of our basic needs and power our economic growth.
(The relationship started after the film was done, he says, adding that it would have been "very awkward" if it had been otherwise – then politely declaring that he will say no more about it).
It was something that did not appeal to public school-educated male cabinet, who were mostly brought up to defer politely to ladies.
"He asked politely, but made it clear that if we did not accede, he would come back," said one of the election officials.
But his later efforts, while tackling ambitious subjects like humility and forgiveness, were politely, though unenthusiastically, received.
Persistent, detailed, passionate and sometimes politely menacing, the missives the Prince of Wales sends to Whitehall often coat strident demands for government action in self-deprecation and flashes of humour.
