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The Kings Speech

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vegansrock Wed 08-Nov-23 05:32:19

What was the point of this pantomime? Unelected man in fancy clothes and stolen jewels reading out a list written by an unelected man outlining a load of stuff that won’t get done - why doesn’t the PM read his own bloody speech? What’s the point of all this made up ceremony ? The government has had 13 years to do all this stuff and have done bugger all except wreck the country. Nothing about the NHS or education. It’s all a complete farce.

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DaisyAnneReturns Fri 10-Nov-23 14:24:06

Don't worry about it Maisie. I often think that with posts. It all tends to make sense eventually.

I wasn't sure about the teaching. Mainly because educationdoesnt always equate with knowledge but that's a different topic. What did hit the spot was your sentence:

We have had governments for the last few years who have been transferring the powers of the Legislature (Parliament) to the Executive (the monarch in parliament), going so far as to sideline Cabinet government and collective responsibility, to concentrate power in the hands of the PM. This is just as bad as allowing the monarch into parliament. It's just replacing a dictator monarch with a dictator PM.

My thoughts about how we run what we have, in a way which encourages democracy.

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