The Queen’s Speech

Or......hold the front page! Do some posters think she would have been grinning happily if Corbyn had been the new PM?
If so, how hilarious is that ?
The Queen is very old and has never been laugh a minute in public ( possibly never in private either.)

Urmstongran
www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/19/johnson-revises-eu-bill-to-limit-parliaments-role-in-brexit-talks?CMP=share_btn_tw

protection of standards and workers rights will be gone.

Really??
As some posters used to say - evidence please!
?

The Queen’s default mode is to look grumpy, it always has been.I think it’s her ‘serious’ face for state occasions.What a fuss about nothing!

I thought she was showing disapproval too - nothing to do with blackening the government!

But I discovered she did the same thing in 2017 so it wasn't a one off.

And I agree Grany . Totally. But that's another depressing topic

Do you live anywhere near Durham by any chance Grany?
Just wondering....

Oh please! yeahbut......it’s as others say, it was announced that there would be less ceremony, it’s the second Queen’s speech in a short space of time.
Really....how desperate are you to blacken the new government that this is the best you can come up with, it’s laughable.

Guy Fawkes
@blunted_james
There isn’t going to be 40 new hospitals. There won’t be 50,000 more nurses. The minimum wage won’t rise to £10.50 and protection of standards and workers rights will be gone.

But everyone knew this anyway surely?
People just voted to get Brexit done.
Got bad news there too..

No, didn’t want to divert security forces and police away from their usual, much needed posts for the second time in a few weeks. Plus the expense. As kitty says it had already been decided.

Due to time of year! Ha ha. Didn’t want to get the horses out in the rain?

Nice try but it was announced previously that, if the Tories won the election, the State Opening would be held with less ceremony due to the time of year.

So not the Queen showing her disapproval at all. As if she would!

She might have been her ‘usual’ (grumpy) self ladymuck but she certainly made her point coming in mufti and no State Coach.

She was her usual dignified self. If she went home and changed into slacks and headscarf and headed off for the Christmas break, that's her affair.

I listened to it, rather than watched. She was dour. Who can blame her? Christmas delayed. Had to do this repeatedly due to the mess government is in.

She'll be handing over to Charles soon, and although NOT a monarchist, I don't blame her.

She always looks like that at State Opening of Parliament. You don’t see her grinning and waving as she reads her speech.