God Save the Queen

One of the few things you can rely on in life has been the dedication of Her Majesty the Queen.

For 60 years on the throne she has been an instrument of blessing to all her peoples.

I hope and pray she will remain on the throne for many more years.

The contrast with the current crop of self serving politicians and self appointed spokespeople and peoples champions could not be more stark.

Remember in 1997 when Labour wondered if the Queen should be allowed to open parliament ?

Remember the modernising musings of 1997 when Blair and Co wondered via the media if the Queen should even open parliament ? Blair and Cherie walking to the state opening, to help show up the monarch and milk political advantage from it.

What a difference 12 years makes. She's the sole representative of the state from prime minister, through governing party and even the former speaker to emerge with any integrity and honour at all. She is popular and respected, Labour is tired and rejected.

That's why the monarch opens Parliament as the embodiment of our nation, and why our Queen does it so well.

God save the Queen !

from

• the BBC,
• Gordon Brown,
• Cherie Blair,
• and Channel 4.

(Channel 4 haven't done anything yet - but its good to get your condemnation in early ).

May we also have the head of the controller of BBC 1 on a spike on Tower Bridge please.

Why:

Because even if the story had been true he should never have used to promote his TV schedule ( and of course the significance of what he was saying and its damage to the monarchy is so obvious that he must have thought of it and approved of those ends ).

The Queen is our head of state, when you bring her down you bring us all down.

I sometime think this country doesn't realise how lucky with have been the Queen Elizabeth II. I have no doubt she is far from perfect but she has served her country well, with honour and distinction. In doing so she has also shown that leadership that seems to escape some of our politicians so much - setting and example.

May her reign be long and may the republican maggots who seek to do her down be shown for what they are. ( By this I mean those who push their republican agenda by stealth. Gradually reducing the monarch, but without having the courage to admit to what they are doing in the light of day.)

Update Simon Heffer gets it ! See here.