DJ Barry Hammond Posted 18 May 2016 Posted 18 May 2016 As the pageantry goes on, I thought I'd open a thread to discuss the words put into the Queens mouth today, as a vision of what the government aims to achieve over the next 12 months. Weekend prisons, driverless cars and lots more to be discussed... so go!
Guest Sharpe's Fox Posted 18 May 2016 Posted 18 May 2016 No-one cares this years because of EU ref. Even Dennis Skinner's heckle was crap.
DJ Barry Hammond Posted 18 May 2016 Author Posted 18 May 2016 No-one cares this years because of EU ref. Even Dennis Skinner's heckle was crap.Maybe so, but there's 11 months after the vote. It may just be interesting to review over the course of time what was planned and what actually comes to fruition give this governments u-turn record of late.I'll build up some useful links below... The governments background notes: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/524040/Queen_s_Speech_2016_background_notes_.pdf The Beeb: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36320412 The Telegraphs say: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/18/what-to-expect-from-the-queens-speech/ Guardian's Slant: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/18/queens-speech-2016-the-key-points-explained Daily Mails Rant: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3596213/Weekend-jail-educational-iPads-Convicts-live-home-week-gadgets-stay-touch-families-Queen-s-Speech-heralds-biggest-prisons-shake-Victorian-times.html From across the pond: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/05/18/world/europe/ap-eu-britain-queens-speech.html?ref=world&_r=0
Dodgy Bob Posted 18 May 2016 Posted 18 May 2016 So if we have this British Bill of Rights which can overrule the EU then doesn't that make arguments about not being able to make our own laws a bit redundant? If we can just overrule the EU on human rights then why can't we do it on everything else? Also interesting that the UK has committed 0.7% of gross national income to foreign aid. Goes to show that even if we left the EU to save the membership fee we'd probably end up paying a similar sum in aid anyway.
Guest MattP Posted 18 May 2016 Posted 18 May 2016 IDS nailed it. A Queen's speech not for a government, but for the remain campaign. Cameron goes whatever for me after this referendum, if he stays and passes over to Gideon I'd even vote Labour ahead of the Tories in 2020 if it wasn't for the idiot running them.
DJ Barry Hammond Posted 18 May 2016 Author Posted 18 May 2016 This bit on the National Citizens Service seems a good move... Every secondary school will be made to encourage teenagers to take up community service in a major escalation of a government scheme dubbed national service for youngsters. Academies, sixth forms colleges as well as state and private schools will be required to tell hundreds of thousands of 16- and 17-year-olds to take part in the National Citizen Service. Cabinet ministers will also be forced to report on what they have done to promote the scheme ever year while councils will be made to encourage participation. The scheme will see teenagers across the country to help out charities and take part in community services in a scheme championed by David Cameron. More details on the NCS can be found here: http://www.ncsyes.co.uk
DJ Barry Hammond Posted 18 May 2016 Author Posted 18 May 2016 Interesting comment piece from the telegraph... Agrees with the agenda, but suggests the party that presents them won't be unified enough to deliver them! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/18/queens-speech-david-camerons-social-reforms-are-right--but-his-p/
Merging Cultures Posted 18 May 2016 Posted 18 May 2016 In 2005, I was behind the scenes at Parliament for the Queen's speech. Now I sit in my shed and work from home
DJ Barry Hammond Posted 18 May 2016 Author Posted 18 May 2016 In 2005, I was behind the scenes at Parliament for the Queen's speech. Now I sit in my shed and work from home Cool... Well cool to some people like me, who is clearly uncool! Make of that what you will - may I ask what your role was and how you got into it?
Merging Cultures Posted 18 May 2016 Posted 18 May 2016 Cool... Well cool to some people like me, who is clearly uncool! Make of that what you will - may I ask what your role was and how you got into it? I was Communications Clerk in the Permanent Secretary's Private Office at the Department for Constitutional Affairs. It was a temp job I got through Reed (I think). I'd just got back from Tanzania and needed a job, I managed to score that. It was pretty sweet, but paid bugger all. We'd work bloody hard, the Govt. paid for everything, and I got taxi's home for free after 'events'. At that one, I met the Archbishop of London, the Mayor of London and other dignitaries. I was going to be tracked into the Civil Service full time, but ended up running a business in Liberia instead.
DJ Barry Hammond Posted 18 May 2016 Author Posted 18 May 2016 I was Communications Clerk in the Permanent Secretary's Private Office at the Department for Constitutional Affairs. It was a temp job I got through Reed (I think). I'd just got back from Tanzania and needed a job, I managed to score that. It was pretty sweet, but paid bugger all. We'd work bloody hard, the Govt. paid for everything, and I got taxi's home for free after 'events'. At that one, I met the Archbishop of London, the Mayor of London and other dignitaries. I was going to be tracked into the Civil Service full time, but ended up running a business in Liberia instead. WOW! Does that mean your aforementioned shed is in Liberia not Braunston!
Merging Cultures Posted 18 May 2016 Posted 18 May 2016 WOW! Does that mean your aforementioned shed is in Liberia not Braunston! No, it is in Zambia
DJ Barry Hammond Posted 18 May 2016 Author Posted 18 May 2016 No, it is in Zambia So what's the line of business? Might as well give it a plug now - just in case any Zambian's are looking in!
Merging Cultures Posted 18 May 2016 Posted 18 May 2016 So what's the line of business? Might as well give it a plug now - just in case any Zambian's are looking in! Ha. It's dull. I'll PM you if you are really interested. Don't want to hog this space, especially as it has been mentioned on other threads.
DJ Barry Hammond Posted 18 May 2016 Author Posted 18 May 2016 Ha. It's dull. I'll PM you if you are really interested. Don't want to hog this space, especially as it has been mentioned on other threads. Was just about to ask a mod to change the thread title to "What goes on in Merging Cultures Shed". We'll leave that for another time!
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