Queen's Speech

As if proof were needed that this government has lost its grip, the centrepiece of today's Not The Queen's Speech is a plan to lure thousands of low-paid workers into state-sponsored negative equity.

Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2008

As if proof were needed that this government has lost its grip, the centrepiece of today's Not The Queen's Speech is a plan to lure thousands of low-paid workers into state-sponsored negative equity.

Is this how to help low-income earners? 2008

Burstow said a white paper outlining the "funding and framework" of social care would be included in next year's Queen's Speech, and would tackle the politically charged issue of long-term funding, which is being examined by an independent commission, chaired by Oxford academic Andrew Dilnot.

Ministers plan to give personal care budgets to 1m elderly people Randeep Ramesh 2010

Parliamentary copyright The Queen sits on this throne in the House of Lords at the State Opening of Parliament to deliver the Queen's Speech, which sets out Parliament's business for the coming year.

Britain's Houses of Parliament 2009

The Queen's Speech is delivered by the Queen from the Throne in the House of Lords.

Archive 2007-07-01 Peter Troy 2007

Yesterday's Queen's Speech - trailed by Brown months before - confirmed this willingness to create that which they claim to despise.

Archive 2007-11-01 2007

Yesterday's Queen's Speech - trailed by Brown months before - confirmed this willingness to create that which they claim to despise.

The second-class assault victim 2007

The government want it on the statute books before the next Queen's Speech in November.

Archive 2004-10-01 James 2004

The government want it on the statute books before the next Queen's Speech in November.

Is Britain headed for dictatorship? James 2004

In the Queen's Speech there had been some very lukewarm allusion to remission of direct taxation.

Can You Forgive Her? 1993