It's the Queen's Speech today. Hold tight.

27 May 2015

It's called the Queen's Speech but of course it's written by the Prime Minister (or by his speech writers) and sets out what the government intends to do in the forthcoming parliament.

Here's a  link to a BBC article about previous Queen's speeches.

You might want compare the thoughts and sentiments in the first post-war speech with modern ones ...






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