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Dissolve Parliament
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The Queen is reported to have voiced her concern to GB that Parliament has been brought into disrepute and the electorate have lost all faith in the system. Is it time for her to do what most of us would have thought as unthinkable - dissolve this Parliament?
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It would be good if we had a head of state that was capable of doing so (� la the German president)
As the monarchy stands, however, it would kick up a constitutional hornets' nest about the role of the monarch in contemporary British politics akin to the abdication crisis (which nearly brought the monarchy down.)
As the monarchy stands, however, it would kick up a constitutional hornets' nest about the role of the monarch in contemporary British politics akin to the abdication crisis (which nearly brought the monarchy down.)
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Or you can look on it from the other perspective.
Cameron thinks this is the Governments lowest ebb and is desperate for a general election now.
While everybody is concentrating on MPs expenses they are forgetting that he has few if any credible policies on which to actually fight one.
Of course the Irony is that the world recession and publication of MP's expenses are beyond the control of any PM but would have badly damaged whoever was in the hot seat at the time.
If The Tories had won the last election we would be watching everybody call for Howard to resign over the same issues
Cameron thinks this is the Governments lowest ebb and is desperate for a general election now.
While everybody is concentrating on MPs expenses they are forgetting that he has few if any credible policies on which to actually fight one.
Of course the Irony is that the world recession and publication of MP's expenses are beyond the control of any PM but would have badly damaged whoever was in the hot seat at the time.
If The Tories had won the last election we would be watching everybody call for Howard to resign over the same issues
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Hi Jake- it was a news item earlier this week - I think it was the BBC on line news. They were reporting on the weekly meeting the Queen has with the PM. Of course this is confidential so the report is speculative. Elizabeth is very proper and will not act, but I wonder what would happen if Phillip was king?
Now that the speaker has resigned work is already underway to select a new speaker. Deputy speaker Alan Haselhurst's name has been put forward. But only last week he was accused of fiddling the system by employing a gardener at his palacial house costing up to �12,000pa and using public funds for it.
The Queen must be under the impression all MPs are maggots from the same rotten apples.
The Queen must be under the impression all MPs are maggots from the same rotten apples.
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