Archive: Queens Speech 2012

The Week in Politics: Misery in the omnishambles

Fear and loathing: The government's misery in the omnishambles

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NUT comment on Queen's Speech

Commenting on the legislative programme announced today, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:

Queen’s Speech shows deluded government devoid of ideas says Unite

Britain’s largest union, Unite branded today’s (Wednesday, 9 May) Queen’s Speech, as devoid of ideas and accused the government of being delusional if it thinks that making it easier to fire people will kick start the economy back into life.

TACT: Legislate at haste, repent at leisure

TACT (The Adolescent and Children's Trust) have commented on the government's adoption scorecards as mentioned in the Queen's Speech, and suggested they might be pandering to headlines instead of focusing on vital post adoption support.

IET: Electricity Market Reform: Action needed to ensure sufficient generation gets built

If the UK is to keep to its environmental commitments then electricity market reform (EMR) needs to quickly facilitate investment in new large scale generation, whilst enabling transition to a low carbon energy system over the next ten years, say the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

politics.co.uk podcast: Coalition relaunched?

David Cameron and Ed Miliband lead the Commons to hear the Queen's Speech

David Cameron and Nick Clegg have reloaded the coalition's legislative agenda with a Queen's Speech dominated by Lords reform this week.

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Sketch: Miliband grins when he's winning

Ed Miliband has an unusually gleeful grin, the kind of gloating silent chuckle that must make him an insufferable Monopoly winner.

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The Queen's Speech 2012 in full

The future laws of England and Wales: Queen's Speech 2012

The Queen's Speech in full on politics.co.uk

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Cameron and Clegg come out fighting as Europe turns against austerity

Not so funny anymore: Relations have cooled since the rose garden press conference two years ago

David Cameron and Nick Clegg delivered a rare joint speech today, as they reaffirmed their commitment to deficit reduction amid an anti-austerity mood in Europe.

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Cameron presses the 'mute' button on coalition politics

Cameron downplays coalition politics. Using a mixing desk.

David Cameron is seeking to downplay the significance of coalition politics ahead of this week's Queen's Speech.

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Drug-driving to become specific offence

Car drivers will face roadside saliva tests for drug-driving

Drug-driving is to be made an offence with its own fines and sentencing guidelines.

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Queen's Speech to focus on crime and family

The Queen will open parliament's new session on Wednesday

The coalition's legislative agenda is set to concentrate on core Conservative policy areas, reassuring Tory MPs after last week's damaging elections.

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Osborne ready for relaunch after admitting Budget 2012 'regrets'

George Osborne says the Budget was mis-spun this year

Chancellor George Osborne says the government will be "100%" focused on the economy after last week's bruising election results.

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A clash of loyalties: PM faces balancing act after elections setback

David Cameron among his party members, who want a shift to the right

David Cameron faces a major test of his premiership this weekend, as Conservative backbenchers put pressure on him to retreat on Lords reform and gay marriage.

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Double-dip: Britain back in recession

The double-dip recession is now a reality

The UK economy shrunk by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2012, meaning the much-feared double-dip recession is now a reality.

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Dorries lashes out at "posh boys" Cameron and Osborne

Dorries: Controversial outbursts have defined her time as an MP

Nadine Dorries failed to improve her prospects for career advancement today when she branded David Cameron and George Osborne "two arrogant posh boys".

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Tories signal massive revolt over Lords reform

Reforming the Lords could trigger massive Tory revolt

The coalition's Queen's Speech relaunch appears under threat after Conservative MPs threatened to rebel en masse against its centrepiece, Lords reform.

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