Summary
Richard Younger-Ross the Liberal Democrat MP for Teignbridge, reflects on the Queen's Speech -- and he's not impressed. He describes it as a poor collection of half-thought-out ideas aimed at winning votes for the next election THE pageant of the Queen's Speech is spectacular. The ride in a carriage from Buckingham Palace, escorted by the Household Cavalry, their plumes blowing in the wind and the sun glinting off their silver breast plates, sets the scene for a big event.
The address by the Queen is formally called 'Her Majesty's Most Gracious Speech' but of course it is not written by Her Majesty but by the Government.See the full content of this document
Extract
What About Solving Our Economic Ills?
The speech this year was not a big event; it was a poor collection of half-thought-out ideas aimed at winning votes for the next election, rather than solving the nation's economic ills.
It is the worst type of political posturing; the real issue about the deficit...See the full content of this document
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