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NOW FROM LONDON, THE STATE OPENING OF BRITISH PARLIAMENT. ON FIRST DAY OF THE NEW PARLIAMENTY SESSION... |
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TO BE DELIVERED FROM THE THRONE OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS IN A SHORT WHILE. WHAT ARE THE GOVERNMENT'S... |
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HELLO. A VERY GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO COMMITTEE ROOM G. WE ARE DEEP INSIDE THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER.... |
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GOOD MORNING. |
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ANDREW, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. |
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GOOD MORNING. |
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AND FROM THE CABINET LABOR, THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR |
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GOOD MORNING. |
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AND WITH US TO HELP US DECIPHER WHAT'S GOING ON, POINT US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. GOOD MORNING, NICK.... |
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GOOD MORNING. |
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LET ME REITERATE WHAT I SAY AT THIS STAGE EVERY YEAR WHICH IS THAT YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND YOUR COMMENTS... |
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WELL WHAT ARE WE EXPECTING? |
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IN A SENSE, I THINK WE'RE EXPECTING NO, SIR STALL GENTLEMAN. WE SEE THOSE EXTRAORDINARY TITLES ON... |
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GENTLEMEN, A QUICK COMMENT FROM YOU JUST AT THE START HERE. JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHAT YOU'RE... |
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I THINK WE'RE EXPECTING A CUTDOWN VERSION OF WHAT WAS IN THE DRAFT. SO EFFECTIVELY IT LOOKS FAZ THE... |
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ANDREW? |
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I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE -- I DON'T THINK IT'S ACTUALLY BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO CREATE... |
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JEFF, YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN THE SPEECH. WHAT SHOULD WE BE LOOKING FORWARD TO? |
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IF I COULD PICK UP ON NICK'S POINT. THE DRAFT QUEEN'S SPEECH PUBLICATION WAS A CONSTITUTIONAL INNOVATION.... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MENTIONING THAT THE TURBULENT EVENTS OF THE PAST YEAR. JOHN HAS BEEN LOOKING... |
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OK. SO WHAT AM I DOING UP HERE? APART FROM THE LOVELY VIEW, IT'S ABOUT AS UNSUBTLE A VISUAL MET FOR... |
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PRIME MINISTER, AN EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT INCOME TAX THIS MORNING. REPRESENTS A MASSIVE LOSS... |
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MORNING GOOD TO SEE YOU. |
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CONSERVATIVES AFTER THEIR VICTORY. |
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LOSING THE CRUDE WAS A DISASTER AND NOT EVEN HANDING OUT 2.5 BILLION POUNDS IN TAX REBATES MADE A... |
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115-106. THE AYES HAVE IT. |
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A TRIUMPHANT AND NEWEST M.P. SAY THAT VICTORY TODAY IN WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF LABOR'S SAFEST... |
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IF IT WAS BAD FOR LABOR, LOSING GLASS GO YOU GO EAST WAS WORSE -- GLASGOW EAST WAS WORSE. LOYALISTS... |
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IT'S BEEN ANOTHER SHATTERING DAY. IT WAS AN EMERGENCY TALK TO BRING HBOS -- |
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THE FEDERAL RESERVE ANNOUNCE IT HAD WOULD BAIL OUT THE INSURANCE GIANT A.I.G. AT A COST OF $85 BILLION.... |
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CONFIDENCE IN THE MARKET WAS AT ROCK BOTTOM. AND DAVID CAMERON, WELL, HE WAS HAVING TO RETHINK CONSERVATIVES'... |
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GORDON BROWN CALLED FOR AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS THE SHADOW CHANCELLOR SOUGHT FROM... |
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WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED? |
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THE VERY SPECIFIC ALLEGATION HAS BEEN MADE THAT WE SOLICITED A DONATION. I WANT TO MAKE IT ABSOLUTELY... |
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IT LOOKS AS IF HE'S SEEN OBVIOUS CRITICS. AND HIS ATTACKS ON THE TAX CUTS AND TAX INCREASES, MASSIVE... |
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NOW THAT JOHN HAS REMINDED US OF SOME OF THE EVENTS OF THE PAST YEAR, WHY DON'T WE ALSO REMIND OURSELVES... |
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MY GOVERNMENT WILL PURSUE POLICIES TO SECURE A STABLE AND STRONG ECONOMY, WITH LOW INFLATION, SOUND... |
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WELL, THAT DIDN'T QUITE WORK OUT AS PLANNED, DID IT? FOR LOTS OF REASONS. |
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WELL, MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE ASTONISHING GLOBAL ECONOMIC EVENTS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT ... |
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THE CONSTANT THEME WE'VE HEARD IS THAT WE ARE NOT AS WELL PREPARED AS SOME OF THE COUNTRIES TO WEATHER... |
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I DON'T ACCEPT THAT. NOT IN THE LEAST BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF UNEMPLOYMENT, AN ECONOMY... |
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ANDREW? |
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I'M AFRAID JEFF'S STILL IN DENIAL. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH, REMEMBER, WAS AFTER NORTH IRAN. IT WASN'T... |
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THE KEY OBVIOUSLY IS THE CREDIT CRUNCH BEGAN IN 2007. SO IT WAS CLEAR THAT WE HAD A CONSIDERABLE PROBLEM.... |
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IT'S ACTUALLY GOVERNMENT DEBT, CONSUMER DEBT. |
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WE HAVE THE LOWEST GOVERNMENT DEBT RELATIVE TO NATIONAL INCOME OF ANY OF THE COUNTRIES. I JUST FIND... |
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THE GOVERNMENT, THE LABOR GOVERNMENT, ARE BORROWING THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR MORE THAN VIRTUALLY ANY... |
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GENTLEMEN, WE'LL PICK UP. WE LEFT COURT BECAUSE SOME OF THE KEY PARTICIPANTS, THE EARLY STAGES OF... |
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LINE THE STAIRCASE FOR THE SOVEREIGN TO OPEN. YOU GO DOWN TO THE PARLIAMENT, HAVE A QUICK RUNTHROUGH,... |
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AND THE MAIN POINT THERE, DESPITE ALL THE CEREMONY AND COLOR, THEY ARE FIGHTING SOLDIERS TAKING PART... |
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I HAD A CONVERSATION THE OTHER DAY WITH A NUMBER OF CAR MANUFACTURERS. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE IN THOSE... |
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WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THAT THIS IS IN A SENSE IT ILLUSTRATES HOW THE QUEEN'S SPEECH CAN'T TELL... |
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MUCH THE MORE SIGNIFICANT EVENT. I THINK SIGNIFICANT ALSO IN THE SENSE THAT IT FAILED TO DO THE JOB.... |
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I THINK IT'S WORTH BRINGING IN SOME OF THE VIEWS OF VOTERS WHO HAVE BEEN TELLING US EXACTLY WHAT THEY... |
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I THINK THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY, THE POLITICIANS, TO HELP US THROUGH TOUGH TIMES. |
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A PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH MY OWN COURT AND PARTY. I WOULDN'T KNOW WHO WAS WHO. |
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THE LOCAL POLITICIAN. |
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REGARDLESS OF WHAT I SAY, WHAT YOU'LL SAY AND WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SAYS, THEY'LL DO WHAT THEY WANT.... |
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PERSONALLY I DON'T FEEL MUCH OF A CONNECTION TO WESTMINSTER. |
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ALL THE DECISIONS ARE MADE, WESTMINSTER IN FACT, ALL OTHERS. |
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IT'S LIKE A BIG -- |
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ROYAL, THE ONLY SORT OF STEADY, STABLE PART OF BRITAIN. YES, I'M ALL FOR IT. |
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WHETHER POLITICIANS SHOULD BASK IN THE GLORY. OFF THEY GO. |
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PARLIAMENT IS IMPORTANT IN MY LIFE IN THE SENSE THAT THEY ARE THERE TO PASS LEGISLATION THAT IS FOR... |
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I DON'T THINK YOU'VE GOT MUCH FAITH IN THEM, REALLY. WE HAVEN'T GOT FAITH IN THEM. WELL, I HAVEN'T,... |
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WE HAD SOME SCOTTISH PERSPECTIVES THERE. LET'S WELCOME STEWART, THE SNP M.P. WHO JOINS US IN THE DEBATE... |
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I SUSPECT THE BILLS WE'VE SEEN ALL OVER THE NIPS THE LAST FEW DAYS ARE GOING TO BE IT. IT LOOKS PRETTY... |
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I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE CROWN IS ARRIVING AT THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER. THE IMPERIAL STATE CROWN. ... |
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ABSOLUTELY NOT. IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE HAD THE BATTLE. BUT, OF COURSE... |
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THE STATE CROWN. LET ME TELL YOU, IT'S ON ITS WAY INTO THE ARE A GALA -- REGALA ROOM WHERE IT WILL... |
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YEAH. IT WAS A DONE DEAL FROM THE START. NOT THE LEAST BECAUSE IT REFUSED FROM THE OUTSET THAT YOU... |
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THANK YOU. |
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THANK YOU. |
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STEWART HOSIE, THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY. HAS THE DYNAMIC CHANGED, IN TERMS OF THE PROGRESSION?... |
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THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THERE ARE TENSIONS BETWEEN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATIONS. I ACTUALLY... |
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WE'RE JUST WATCHING IMAGES THERE OF THE IMPERIAL STATE CROWN BEING CARRIED UP THE NORMAN STAIRCASE,... |
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YES, I'M THE MAJOR GENERAL AND ALSO COMMANDING THE LOP DONE DISTRICT SO I'M IN CHARGE OF THE MILITARY... |
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FIRST BATTALION GUARDS WAITING TO GREET HER MAJESTY WHEN SHE ARRIVES HERE AT THE PALACE WESTMINSTER.... |
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AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN ANOTHER PART, AS THE QUEEN LEAVES BUCKINGHAM PALACE. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,... |
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I THINK WHAT YOU SEE HERE TODAY IS OUR CONSTITUTION, THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION, ON DISPLAY. WE HAVE... |
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HERE'S ONE OTHER L. OF COURSE, THIS IS THE LORD'S SPEAKER, WHICH IS A RELATIVELY NEW APPOINTMENT.... |
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I JUST REMINDED THE DISTINCTION THAT WALTER BADGERS, A VERY GREAT CONSTITUTIONALIST AMONGST OTHER... |
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I THINK MANY PEOPLE WILL SAY THERE'S ADDED SIGNIFICANCE TODAY ABOUT THE DOOR BEING SLAMMED. |
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IT'S INTERESTING. THAT'S ON THE LEFT. THE INDEPENDENCE OF PARLIAMENT, AND THE REST OF IT. THE MAN... |
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I'M IN CHARGE OF THE -- THE STATE OCCASION IS THE STATE OPENING. FIRST YEAR I DID IT, I HAD TO WALK... |
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THE LORD CHANCELLOR IS ON HIS WAY TO THE NORMAN PORCH TO JOIN HIS OTHER DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES THERE.... |
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FIRST OF ALL, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE SPEAKER HAS TO WEIGH THE INTERESTS OF PARLIAMENT EQUALLY.... |
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ANDREW? |
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I DON'T THINK WE KNOW HOW THESE DECISIONS WERE MADE. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK IS BEING... |
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THE QUEEN IS ALMOST AT THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER. WE HAVE THE SOVEREIGN'S ESCORTS. THE FIRST AND SECOND... |
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THE QUEEN WHO FIRST OPENED PARLIAMENT IN 1952. THIS IS THE 57TH STATE OFFERING. AS THE QUEEN SETS... |
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LORD CHAMBERLAIN AND THE DUKE. THE DUKE IN HIS UNIFORM, AS ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET. HE'S 87 THIS YEAR.... |
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THEY WILL NOW TURN TO THE RIGHT TO GO INTO THE ROBING ROOM WHERE HER MAJESTY WILL TAKE A FEW MINUTES... |
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I SHALL BE NERVOUS. I'LL PROBABLY LOOK QUITE CONFIDENT ON THE OUTSIDE. BUT INSIDE I SHALL BE APPREHENSIVE... |
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THERE'S A VERY DRAMATIC PART WHERE BLACK ROD IS TURNED AWAY. |
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YES. |
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WHAT IS YOUR ROLE IN THAT? |
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WELL, I GIVE THE ORDER TO CLOSE THE DOOR IN HIS FACE. HE WILL THEN DOT CEREMONIAL -- DO THE CEREMONIAL... |
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HOW CONSCIENCE ARE YOU OF THE FACT THAT YOU'RE IN A POST WHICH IN THE HISTORY OF AT LEAST 500 YEARS... |
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OH, VERY. YES. THE FIRST SERGEANT AND IT HAS BEEN A MAN EVER SINCE UNTIL JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. BUT... |
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MILLIONS OF VIEWERS WILL SEE YOU IN THE CEREMONIAL ROLE WHEN THE STATE OPENING HAPPENS. THEY WON'T... |
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YES. MY BIGGEST RESPONSIBILITY IS SECURITY. A COUPLE OF DECISIONS IZ CAN'T TALK ABOUT. BUT I CAN... |
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THE SERGEANT OF ARMS TAKING PART IN THIS FIRST STATE OPENING FOR HER. SHE'S THE FIRST WOMAN IN THE... |
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I ENTIRELY AGREE WITH THE SENTIMENT THERE. I WOULD GO FURTHER IT ACTUALLY DEALS WITH A BROADER ISSUE.... |
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THAT'S THE SCENE OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS WHY ARE YOU LOOKING SO EXASPERATED? |
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I THINK WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE CARRIED AWAY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DAYS IN WHICH WUFER ONE OF THE... |
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IT'S AN ENTIRE INDEX SENSE WHAT DAMIAN GREEN WAS DOING HERE WAS REVEALING TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION... |
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LET'S WAIT. WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE MAN HIMSELF. IT'S THE SPEAKER. THIS IS THE SCENE RIGHT NOW. POLICEMEN... |
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ALL STRANGERS! |
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THE SPEAKER'S PROCESSION. THERE'S THE SERGEANT IN ARMS, FIRST STATE OPENING, MICHAEL MARTIN, SPEAKER... |
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CLEARLY THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE DEBT. I'M NOT SURE A DEMONSTRATION IS WHAT I WOULD EXPECT. WHAT I... |
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THE MACE IS LAID. WE HAVE TO LEAVE THERE. I'LL TELL YOU WHY. BECAUSE AFTER THE BELL IS SOUNDED, THERE... |
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STATE TRUMPETERS SIGNALED THAT THIS PROCESSION IS UNDERWAY FOR THE STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT 2008.... |
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MY LORDS MAY BE SEATED. |
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THE SIGNAL HAS BEEN GIVEN. THE LORD CHAPEL BETTER LAN, TELLS BLACK ROD TO START HIS WALK. TO SUMMON... |
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CLOSE THE DOOR. |
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OPEN THE DOOR. |
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MR. SPEAKER, THE QUEEN COMMANDS ITS HONORABLE HOUSE TO ATTEND HER MAJESTY IMMEDIATELY IN THE HOUSE... |
| 01:01:21 |
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THERE'S SOME LAUGHTER AFTER THE EXPECTED COMMENTS FROM THE M.P. BLACK ROD WALKING OUT WITH THE SPEAKER,... |
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EXTRAORDINARY. WE WERE SPECULATING WHETHER THEY WOULD FIND ANYTHING TO TALK ABOUT. THERE'S RARELY... |
| 01:03:08 |
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WHAT HE HAS TO DISCUSS HERE IS NOT JUST THE CONSTITUTIONAL POSITION BUT THE CONSTITUTIONAL POSITION... |
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THE M.P.'S TAKE THEIR PLACE. ONCE THEY'RE IN, THE SIGNAL WILL BE GIVEN AND HER MAJESTY WILL BE READY... |
| 01:04:11 |
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THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S RETURN TO MAKE HIS WAY, APPROACH THE THRONE, PRESENT THE SPEECH. |
| 01:04:34 |
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AS HE DID LAST YEAR, THE TRADITIONAL WAY. |
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MY LORDS AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, MY GOVERNMENT'S PRIORITY IS TO ENSURE THE STABILITY... |
| 01:12:34 |
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WITH THAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURG LEAVE THE CHAMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS... |
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THE ONLY TIME APART FROM THE CORONATION, THIS IS THE ONLY OCCASION. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME WE SEE ... |
| 01:14:54 |
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CERTAINLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT. WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS LEARN THE LESSONS FROM THE TERRIBLE EVENTS... |
| 01:15:18 |
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ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSINGING, PROBABLY THINKING OF HOW THE DEBATE WILL GO THIS AFTERNOON... |
| 01:15:43 |
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I DON'T THINK THE LEGISLATION ANNOUNCED TODAY WILL DO THAT. I THINK IT'S INTENDED TO TRY TO PENALIZE... |
| 01:16:21 |
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IT SOUNDED LIKE ONE OF OUR OTHER E-MAILERS, ELAINE, THANK YOU. CHRIS, WHY DON'T YOU DEAL WITH THIS.... |
| 01:16:43 |
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I GUESS UP TO THE ESSENTIAL, I'VE BEEN HORRIFIED LIKE MANY M.P.'S OF THE TALES OF HE WOULD THAT I'VE... |
| 01:17:50 |
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THE GOVERNOR'S EYE BEFORE YOU HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE SCENES IN GOVERNMENT BY THE BARONESS'S FINGER.... |
| 01:18:43 |
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ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THAT HAPPENS, THE SAME IN EVERY SESSION -- RECESSION, BUSINESSES HAVE A CERTAIN... |
| 01:19:32 |
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THE QUEEN WILL BE LEAVING THE PALACE IN A FEW MOMENTS TIME. MAKING HER WAY FROM THE ROBING ROOM. ... |
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A BILL WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO REFORM THE WELFARE SYSTEM, TO IMPROVE INCENTIVES FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE... |
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WELL, OF COURSE, THE WHOLE AREA OF WELFARE -- WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND CHILDREN... |
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WHAT'S THERING, WE JUST HEARD HER IMAGINE IS I I -- MAJESTY SAY, A CHILD WELFARE BILL, ELIMINATING... |
| 01:21:08 |
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ALTERNATIVELY YOU COULD SAY THIS IS THE GOVERNMENT, AS THEY ARE IN A NUMBER OF INSTANCES IN THE QUEEN'S... |
| 01:21:40 |
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THE QUEEN THANKING THE BARONESS AND THE LORD CHANCELLOR. SOME EXPLANATION GOING ON THERE. THE DUKE... |
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THAT'S THE SPEAKER FOR YOU. |
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SO AS THEY DESCEND THE NORMAN SCARE CASE -- STAIRCASE ACCOMPANIED BY THE LADIES IN WAITING, THEY'LL... |
| 01:23:41 |
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THE IRISH STATE COACH WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT BY THE LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN. THIS ISN'T PRECISE ONE.... |
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THEY EMERGE FROM THE SOVEREIGN'S ENTRANCE UNDER THE VAST VICTORIA TOWER WHICH HOUSES ALL THE PARLIAMENTARY... |
| 01:25:26 |
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SO THE QUEEN HAS LEFT. NOW THE REGALA WILL BE RETURNED TO THE TOWER OF LONDON. THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S... |
| 01:28:46 |
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WELL, I THINK FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW WE'VE BEEN MAKING THE ARGUMENT THAT I THINK THE GOVERNMENT IS... |
| 01:29:23 |
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GEOFF, HOW IS IT GOING TO WORK? |
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VERY SIMILAR TO THE ARRANGEMENT WE ALREADY HAVE, JOB SEEKERS ALLOWANCE. GIVE PEOPLE INCENTIVES, SUPPORT,... |
| 01:29:56 |
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I THINK WE'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT THE DETAIL IS WHEN IT COMES FORWARD, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S BEEN... |
| 01:31:58 |
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I THINK THAT WHAT IT ILLUSTRATES IN A WAY IS THAT PARTY HAS BECOME VERY CLOSE ON THIS ISSUE BUT NOT... |
| 01:32:51 |
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GIVEN THAT WE HAVE MENTIONED THE 13 BILLS, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SAY THAT IS NOT EXACTLY ON THE HEAVY... |
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THERE WERE 18 BILLS IN THE DRAFT. THE ONES THAT I CAN SEE THAT ARE BEING DROPPED ON COMMUNICATIONS... |
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IS THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE PREPARING FOR -- |
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FOREIGNERS WILL GO INTO THE -- |
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YES. |
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MERGERS GOING ON HERE. |
| 01:33:45 |
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IS THAT WHAT WE ARE PREPARED FOR IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP? WHEN YOU INTRODUCE JEFFREY, THEY WOULD LOVE... |
| 01:34:14 |
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A GOOD POINT. THE IMPORTANT FOCUS ON THE QUEEN'S SPEECH WAS HELPING PEOPLE TO ECONOMIC TIMES. WE... |
| 01:34:57 |
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A VERY SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED PROGRAM, EVEN WHEN TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SHORTNESS OF THE SESSION. ... |
| 01:35:39 |
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EXACTLY, THEY HAVE GONE FOR WHAT THEY THINK IS SHORT-TERM AND A NEGLECTED THE LONGER TERM. IT IS TERRIBLY... |
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SKILLS AND THE LONGER TERM. |
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IT IS ABOUT PUTTING IN MORE MUSICAL PLACES. IT IS ALL BITS AND PIECES. |
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I DO NOT THINK SO. THE BIG CHALLENGE IN THE LABOUR MARKET IS MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN MEET THE VACANCIES.... |
| 01:36:52 |
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WHY ON EARTH DO WE ALL NEED 26 CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILLS AND AT AN 8TH IMMIGRATION BILL? THIS IS RIDICULOUS.... |
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INTO YOUR FIELD, HEALTH, A REMINDER. |
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BECAUSE THE HEALTH OF THE NATION IS VITAL TO SUCCESS AND WELL-BEING, A BILL WILL BE BROUGHT FORTH... |
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WHAT IS THE BILL MEANT TO DO? |
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IT IS ABOUT IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HEALTH SERVICE CARE BY LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURE AND RECOGNIZING... |
| 01:38:14 |
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IT SOUNDS VAGUE. |
| 01:38:16 |
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IT IS NOT, IT IS ABOUT CONTINUING THE PROCESS OF REFORM AND CHANGE THAT WE HAVE CARRIED SINCE 1997.... |
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YOU DO NOT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE IN THIS COUNTRY BY CHANGING STRUCTURES. YOU IMPROVE... |
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I AGREE. |
| 01:39:02 |
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LET ME TELL YOU WHY STRUCTURES MATTER. CONSERVATIVES ABANDON REGIONAL AUTHORITY AND BRING IN LOCAL... |
| 01:39:19 |
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IF YOU WANT THE PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO DO THEIR JOB PROPERLY YOU HAVE TO TAKE AWAY THE... |
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MY ROLE IN THIS PROGRAM IS TO SAY WHAT ABOUT THE RECESSION? [LAUGHTER] BOEING KNOWS THAT WE HAVE HAD... |
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THE LAST THING THAT PEOPLE WANT IN THE MIDST OF A RECESSION IS TO THINK THAT THE NHS MAY NOT BE THERE.... |
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ABSOLUTELY. CHANGING THE DECK CHAIRS AND STRUCTURES IS OFTEN A POOR SUBSTITUTE FOR IMPROVING DELIVERY.... |
| 01:41:18 |
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WE HAVE GOT A FEW MINUTES LEFT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SPEAKER WILL MAKE A STATEMENT AT 2:30 ABOUT... |
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IT DEPENDS ON HOW IT IS TAKEN. THERE WAS A MOVE YESTERDAY FOR THE UNDERSECRETARY TO MAKE A STATEMENT... |
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ONE SENTENCE EACH. |
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THERE ARE PROCEDURAL WAYS IN WHICH THE COMMONS CAN MAKE CLEAR HOW UNHAPPY IT IS THAT POLICE -- BEHAVED... |
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THE SPEAKER WILL NOT EXPLAIN WHAT THE GOVERNMENT DID, WHO KNEW, AND WHY THE GOVERNMENT BEHAVE THE... |
| 01:43:04 |
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THE REAL ISSUE IS THE TRUST OF CONFIDENCE BETWEEN MINISTERS AND CIVIL SERVANTS WHO HAVE SIGNED THE... |
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GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US. THANK YOU MUCH INDEED FOR BEING SUCH TALKATIVE AND CONCISE GUESTS AS WELL.... |
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