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Queen's Speech 3 Sep 2019 [ cancelled ]
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One party. One idea... put all the blame for every ill on one group/organisation/race ( ie not on where it really lies).

Vote for it at your peril.

Silly,silly me.

I only clicked on here, expecting it to be about Mein Kampf which is, incidentally, available in it's entirety, free, on-line.

I have two copies, one translation and an original as issued to all Germans, (or were they obliged to buy it?) I have tried to read it, (the translation, that is), but it is a bit of a struggle. (See what I did there? Struggle, kampf.)

You need to bear in mind that it caused immense misery or you would find that book remarkably amusing.

Nor sure how the Queens speeches are a struggle.

...or anything to do with Hitler's 'Struggle'.

Some people have little idea of the importance of the Queen's Speech in UK politics. That includes the lack of one.
The nearest thing to a contemporary version of M. K. is "Britannia Unchained" which is thrilling reading for the poster fans of Dominiq Raab, Liz Truss et. al.

Next: Night of the Long Knives Ernst Rohm ( Rees-Mogg) and the SA ( ERG) eliminated.

Don't think she writes her speeches from in prison.

Surely Sharron realises that the Queen does not do politics.

These two should be in jail though, lazy.

https://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/politics/2012/09/factual-errors-and-slipshod-research-britannia-unchained-tories-must-try-hard

If this is the best that the BoJo crowd can manage they wil have to rely on extra parliamentary means.

Sharron realizes that the queen does not write her own speech as well.

Sharron realizes that the queen does not write her own speech as well.

Her Majesty doesn't do politics but a wise PM will always at least listen to any advice given with the wisdom of experience.

Some politicians don’t always appreciate advice they haven’t asked for.

Some politicians choose not to see what's right in front of their faces! :-|

Experienced politicians are good at answering questions without actually answering them - if that makes sense & can even proceed further by answering another question not yet raised.

Old news :-D

With the current state of play, I am not really surprised that there will be no Queens speech in September.

There is no certainty as to who will be running the country or even where we will stand in Europe. There would not be much to tell as to what the government intended to do.

Quite the opposite. Boris Johnson expects to be PM and has a long list of stuff he intends to do at a brisk pace starting of course with a death defying leap from the EU at Beachy Head 31 October.

In order to do that there are a few inconveniences. Parliament can pass legislation blocking a no deal brexit or even something more radical such as a vote of no confidence.

As to the rest of Boris' to do list he must submit it to Parliament in the form of the Queen's Speech or there is no mandate. May managed to skip one by stating in advance that she needed 2 years to pass brexit law in which of course she failed.

A convenient way around these problems would be to suspend parliament sine dine aka prorogue. The last two times this happened for any length of time were after the fire of 1837 and of course 1642.

Then of course there is the small matter that before the Queen appoints a PM she has to ask him / her if they have a firm majority in the House. May took around a week to stitch something up with the DUP last time around by means of a £ 1 bn bribe. This time the DUP will be front of the queue. Unfortunately given the likely loss of Radnor on 1 Aug the govt maj will no longer exist.

So there you go , why not just dump the inconvenience of Parliament and its archaic requirements such as a Queen's Speech ? "Britannia Unchained"

Isn't it wonderful how much information you can find on Google?

It truly is Sharron :-)

When I was a child I used to think how great it would be if there was one huge library where you could find out everything you wanted to know on any subject in the universe.

I love Google, everyday there is an opportunity to learn more about subjects you would otherwise struggle to have access to, and all in the comfort of your own home. :-)