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Ross Lydall: Queen's Speech will give king of Fife a chance to stand tall

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Published Date: 03 December 2008
I AM looking forward to today. Black Rod has allocated 18 tickets to the media to watch the Queen's Speech, and I've got one. Like the Prime Minister, I'll watch proceedings from the opposite end of the House of Lords to the throne. Unlike Mr Brown, I get a seat. But he's got the trump card. He gets to decide what the Queen says.
Let's hope it's better than his usual speeches. Somehow I doubt it, constitutional niceties being what they are. Expect plenty of warm words about "fair rules" and "strong communities".

Forget a sudden and pointed outburst from Her Maj about the ...



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  • Last Updated: 03 December 2008 1:29 AM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Queen's speech , Ross Lydall
 
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Rev. S. Campbell,

Bath 03/12/2008 08:52:45
"James Purnell, the Work and Pensions Secretary, won't be too popular with people whose toughest task of the day is searching for the TV remote while waiting for their next benefit cheque."

What a nasty, snide little piece of commentary that is. Shouldn't you be working for the Express?

 

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