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Another annus horribilis

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jura2 Fri 20-Sept-19 10:22:40

Exactly- how ridiculous the whole thing is. She said 'think carefully' - how is that biased or improper. She did say 'think carefully and I believe you should come to the conclusion to Remain part of the Union, or else ...'

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gallusquine Fri 20-Sept-19 10:22:32

Yes the Queen did involve herself in political matters in 2014 whether at the behest of David Cameron or not I dont know.

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Anniebach Fri 20-Sept-19 10:16:31

What involvement in 2014 ? ‘Think carefully’ is political
involvement ?

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Pantglas2 Fri 20-Sept-19 10:08:11

Not sure that one comment that “people should think very carefully about the future” constitutes improperly involving herself in the referendum. Sort of the thing her generation comes out with all the time. My dad is 85 and has spent his whole life telling me the same thing!

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gallusquine Fri 20-Sept-19 10:07:21

Reading my post back I was disappointed that I hadn't made that point clearer and I can't see a way of editing posts.
What I meant is that I was displeased at the media condemnation about involving the Queen in political matters re proroguing compared to virtually no media condemnation of her involvement in political matters in 2014

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Anniebach Fri 20-Sept-19 10:01:02

Why are you displeased by the outrage felt towards Johnson?

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gallusquine Fri 20-Sept-19 09:49:06

David Cameron has let the cat out of the bag about the Queen improperly involving herself in the Scottish Independence Referendum. Buckingham Palace has said that there is an amount of displeasure at David Camerons indiscretion. I remember experiencing an amount of displeasure at the time and I felt some displeasure again recently at the outrage felt towards BJ for involving the Queen in political goings on re the proroguing of parliament.
I dont think the Queen was a naive player in all of this and even if she was she is well schooled in matters of her constitutional boundaries by her many advisors.
No one will be purring about these matters but I feel a level of gravitas and decorum has been lost.

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