The Queen’s Speech today

I think if I were the Queen I would have a diplomatic cold. She must be cringing thinking about our so called government.

It's a minor miracle that she manages to keep a straight face. I suppose it's years of practice, but really this is worse than a stage farce.

None of it will be enacted.

Party political broadcast. They just as well make use of it to advertise what they say they are going to do if they are elected.

Of course all of it is questionable, given the parlous state of the economy and the worsening situation after Brexit.

We all know that there is an easy solution?

Unfortunately the opposition parties are cowards and are frightened of a General Election.

An election before brexit would be ridiculous, as it would be all about Brexit.

We need brexit done and dusted one way or the other, then we can concentrate on a proper GE- remember those?

Focus on what needs doing to our neglected country.

As my news feed said,A rich old woman in amillion pound hat reading text from a goatskin parchment is about to tell us to pull in our belts again and that her government is about to take away most of the freedoms our families have grown up with.
I wont affect her overprivileged bunch of benefit scroungers though! They'll still carry on as normal ..and put their greedy paws out for more cash every year

The opposition are not afraid of a GE. They simply don't see why Boris should be the one to set the date and don't want a No-deal Brexit. Once an extension is sorted they are ready.

Agree with Whitewave and Trisher - what a farce.

The opposition parties are wise to be the ones who determine when the next election will be and show that the Prime Minister and his Government are accountable to Parliament where they do not have a majority.

But Boris Johnson and co. are not the least bit interested in democracy.

Didn't the Leave campaign urge that taking back control of Parliament is what is needed!?!

Last time, the Queen wore the EU colours and not the Crown.

I wonder what she will do today to make her feelings felt.

Where do you get your newsfeed from * paddyann*? That's not the bbc is it?

Oh there we have it!!

Not wearing the crown

Just a party political broadcast on behalf of the Conservative party. No chance of doing any of it. So they can promise the moon on a stick.

You are talking to those who have been brainwashed with nothing put back, trisher. They will just keep chiming out what they are told. They are certainly not put out by the act of gaining knowledge and understanding.

Apparently the crown is too heavy for her now ( she is 93!)
So wore a royal diadem instead.
No EU hat today.?

So pushing the Queen into making a party political broadcast to attract votes from the "hang 'm and flog 'm brigade. How low can they sink? (Don't answer that -I don't want to know).

Well that's that then. It won't make a scrap of difference.

I wish that lady would retire she looks such a little old soul now at 93 her little body is falling in on itself and she looked very pale Charles by contrast looked over ruddy
It’s all a farce a huge farce none of that will be accomplished she has been wheeled out to make the ‘government’ look bone fide, horrible that she should be brought in to prop up his lying contriving. act

He is so untrustworthy that assuming this will find its way onto his manifesto, we won’t be able to guarantee a thing he says.

No wonder it was delivered in such a monotone.

She knew she was being used by that smug b....d.

The Queen must have had access to Kingfisher and yellowhammer plus countless other documents outlining the risks to her country.

She must feel so powerless

I hadn’t appreciated how much the Queen distrusts Johnson.

She had her lawyers go over the speech.

As it was I think the 31st October bit is dodgy considering the Queen upholds the law of the land and the Benn Act is law.

I’m glad the Queen was able to ride in the State Coach to open Parliament. It was said that she might have to use an armoured car because of the crusty mob making a nuisance of themselves. I bet the Queen said "No. I go in the State Coach as usual".

It was said that she might have to use an armoured car

Good God, Ug, what strange things you read.

Did you expect her to walk ug

I hadn’t realised that she was in such danger. You sound like part of Priti Patel’s mob.

‘Crusty mob’ are you using the ‘unwise’ ones words
There seem to be as many elderly and professional people worrying about the state of the planet as ‘crusties’