<![CDATA[It's The King's Speech today where the monarch will bring before Parliament the government's intentions for forthcoming bills]]>It's The King's Speech today where the monarch will bring before Parliament the government's intentions for forthcoming bills

In other words, a brocaded threadbare anachronism reads out the words of a government that has lost authority

How does this square with democracy ?

Xx

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/c715c313-02ea-42c5-89eb-45cfa1e6b462/it-s-the-king-s-speech-today-where-the-monarch-will-bring-before-parliament-the-government-s-intentions-for-forthcoming-billsRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 02:46:14 GMTWed, 13 May 2026 06:11:43 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to It's The King's Speech today where the monarch will bring before Parliament the government's intentions for forthcoming bills on Wed, 13 May 2026 10:09:32 GMT]]>@spanghero brilliant xxx

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://veganism.social/ap/users/116515958099907101/statuses/116566718701534592https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://veganism.social/ap/users/116515958099907101/statuses/116566718701534592Wed, 13 May 2026 10:09:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's The King's Speech today where the monarch will bring before Parliament the government's intentions for forthcoming bills on Wed, 13 May 2026 09:38:40 GMT]]>@Geri I'm in the republic of France on holiday wondering why we ever restored the monarchy in the 17th century. I know our republic was a bit of a shambles held together by one ruthless dictator, not unlike early French republics a century later, but they persevered with the idea and finally got it pretty much right whereas our ancestors just gave up and invited Charles II to take over.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.wales/users/pthane/statuses/116566597309411101https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.wales/users/pthane/statuses/116566597309411101Wed, 13 May 2026 09:38:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's The King's Speech today where the monarch will bring before Parliament the government's intentions for forthcoming bills on Wed, 13 May 2026 07:26:45 GMT]]>@Geri “My Government aim to continue aimlessly until at least a week Thursday before ‘Change’
“Bless.”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/spanghero/statuses/116566078617833032https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/spanghero/statuses/116566078617833032Wed, 13 May 2026 07:26:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's The King's Speech today where the monarch will bring before Parliament the government's intentions for forthcoming bills on Wed, 13 May 2026 07:14:26 GMT]]>@benjamincox

Half measures of vodka help

- seriously I am listening out for the SEND bill. Xx

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://veganism.social/ap/users/116515958099907101/statuses/116566030181451224https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://veganism.social/ap/users/116515958099907101/statuses/116566030181451224Wed, 13 May 2026 07:14:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's The King's Speech today where the monarch will bring before Parliament the government's intentions for forthcoming bills on Wed, 13 May 2026 07:10:04 GMT]]>@Geri Don’t blow too many gaskets! I find stuff like that too triggering for me these days.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://writing.exchange/users/benjamincox/statuses/116566012993964127https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://writing.exchange/users/benjamincox/statuses/116566012993964127Wed, 13 May 2026 07:10:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's The King's Speech today where the monarch will bring before Parliament the government's intentions for forthcoming bills on Wed, 13 May 2026 07:02:19 GMT]]>@benjamincox I shall be at work in my living room with perhaps one ear listening out xxx

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://veganism.social/ap/users/116515958099907101/statuses/116565982515493903https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://veganism.social/ap/users/116515958099907101/statuses/116565982515493903Wed, 13 May 2026 07:02:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's The King's Speech today where the monarch will bring before Parliament the government's intentions for forthcoming bills on Wed, 13 May 2026 06:26:13 GMT]]>@Geri isn’t it for the tiny section of the population that likes to go “oh Britain does this so much better than anywhere else”?

I’m sure Britain does Royal funerals best too. But we should do more. So we don’t get out of practice.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/OneInterestingFact/statuses/116565840583972245https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/OneInterestingFact/statuses/116565840583972245Wed, 13 May 2026 06:26:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's The King's Speech today where the monarch will bring before Parliament the government's intentions for forthcoming bills on Wed, 13 May 2026 06:20:40 GMT]]>@Geri I shall be celebrating by not watching any of it and probably playing Marvel Strike Force on my phone. 🫤

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://writing.exchange/users/benjamincox/statuses/116565818761873765https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://writing.exchange/users/benjamincox/statuses/116565818761873765Wed, 13 May 2026 06:20:40 GMT