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Monday 26 October 2009

One isn't impressed

Loved this Hoonish bit from Black Dog...

In his first public speech since quitting as Black Rod, Lieutenant-General Sir Michael Willcocks recalled how ex-Lord Chancellor Charlie Falconer apologised to the Queen at the 2005 State Opening of Parliament for the over-long Queen's Speech written for her by No10.

Geoff Hoon, Commons Leader at the time, chipped in limply: "We tried to take as much out as we could, Ma'am."

HM snapped: "Well you didn't do a very good job, did you?"

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think Her Majesty was making a general comment there.

Oldrightie said...

Anon, you are wasted behind your handle!

Tory Aardvark said...

Any wonder why HOON is now a political insult like being a Mandelson "chump"

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