The King's Speech at State Opening of Parliament 2024

Safiel · 2024-07-17T19:44:56.339Z

TheRedComet:

I guess they finally decided to do it huh. They’ve been talking about expelling the remainder of the peerage for like 20 years now.

It was just waiting on a Labour Government.

TheRedComet · 2024-07-17T19:46:36.627Z

It’s something the Tories could never do.

Nemesis · 2024-07-17T20:15:47.909Z

They did not want to do.

I am hoping the super injunction on Bojos love child, whoops I mean political aide, who he made the youngest peer ever is soon lifted.

the Guardian – 18 Jun 23

Honours row grows after claim Charlotte Owen ‘worked as maternity cover’

The youngest life peer in UK history at the age of 29, the former assistant to Boris Johnson was covering maternity leave in his office

TheRedComet · 2024-07-17T20:26:53.307Z

I remember people talking about this when I was kid. Took long enough I guess.

Safiel · 2024-07-17T20:27:27.122Z

They need to abolish the House of Lords altogether, but that won’t happen until a second Labour term.

When they do so, they should abolish life peerages and end hereditary peerages with their current holder, with the exception of Royal life peerages.

TheRedComet · 2024-07-17T20:28:59.219Z

Just abolish it and replace it with a Senate.

They could copy the French Directory and call it a Council of Ancients or something. That way it still sounds medieval and dignified.

Safiel · 2024-07-17T20:34:32.882Z

I would use the old European Union constituencies to apportion a British Senate. The seat numbers would change from time to time due to census population changes. Based on the last European Union apportionment and tripled would give the following Senate seat numbers.

London - 24 seats
South West England - 18 seats
South East England - 30 seats
East of England - 21 seats
West Midlands - 21 seats
East Midlands - 15 seats
North West England - 24 seats
North East England - 9 seats
Yorkshire and the Humber - 18 seats
Wales - 12 seats
Scotland - 18 seats
Northern Ireland - 9 seats

Total - 219 seats

Each region would elect its members by party list proportional representation.

Nemesis · 2024-07-17T20:44:49.137Z

Its embarassing that @Safiel knows more about this than me

Supreme_War_Pig · 2024-07-18T00:42:47.748Z

Holy cow. He even wears his cute little costume? I am so glad that I’m not English. British. Whatever.

mot1man · 2024-07-18T00:56:14.546Z

So in ignorant American terms, this means what exactly?

GWH · 2024-07-18T01:15:55.837Z

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Supreme_War_Pig · 2024-07-18T01:42:59.417Z

GWH:

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The British versions are wrong. English.
Whatever.

Safiel · 2024-07-18T01:49:43.353Z

At least the British can drive in a roundabout without ■■■■■■■ it up. Americans just can’t seem to figure it out.

RTchoke · 2024-07-18T02:06:40.409Z

The shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line. Why the heck would you go around in circles?

mccoyfan · 2024-07-18T02:44:57.837Z

Cigarettes still called cigarettes across the big pond

SixFoot · 2024-07-18T12:38:58.834Z

Did King Chuck ban everyone from sucking a ■■■■■■■■ ass yet?

Safiel · 2024-07-18T16:37:51.140Z

mot1man:

So in ignorant American terms, this means what exactly?

It basically signals the beginning of the real work. As soon as the King got up and left after the speech, the House of Commons returned to their chamber and began debating the government program.

TheRedComet · 2024-07-18T17:40:29.160Z

I like how they copy Charles I busting into parliament and demanding to arrest the Parliamentarians he didn’t like. The ceremony is great and a relic of history.

TheRedComet · 2024-07-18T18:12:01.422Z

That costume is only used for these occasions.

There’s been times when the monarch didn’t wear it. During Covid Elizabeth didn’t.

Safiel · 2024-07-18T18:28:48.690Z

TheRedComet:

I like how they copy Charles I busting into parliament and demanding to arrest the Parliamentarians he didn’t like. The ceremony is great and a relic of history.

The slamming of the door in Blackrod’s face represents an event in 1642 that really changed the course of history. In response to Charles I intrusion, Speaker Lenthall uttered the following:

“May it please your majesty, I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place but as this House is pleased to direct me whose servant I am here; and I humbly beg your majesty’s pardon that I cannot give any other answer than this to what your majesty is pleased to demand of me.”

With that sentence, Lenthall established the independence of the House of Commons and set in motion the events that would ultimately lead to Charles I execution and the end of the absolute monarchy in England.