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What would be in your King’s Speech?

By Caron Lindsay | Tue 7th November 2023 - 8:29 am

Today we have the first King’s Speech in 70-ish years.

The spectacle, with all its eccentric and ancient traditions, opens the new session of Parliament. The speech sets out the legislation the Government hopes to introduce this year.

Those of liberal and progressive heart are not going to hear much that they like in today’s measure which is likely to be a horrible parade of culture war nasties and sops to the most right wing base.

So let’s talk about what we think a decent Government should be doing. What measures would you like to see to improve life in this country.

You aren’t allowed to choose PR, or, as I prefer to describe it, giving people the Parliament they ask for, or the regulation of letterboxes to make leafletting easier because they are so obvious.

Off the top of my head, I’d do the following:

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