Bizarre spectacle of Queen's speech reflects broken system & out of touch government
So, last week the Conservative government's plans were officially
rolled out, rubber stamped, by way of the Queen's customary speech,
following the formation of David Cameron's government.
Thousands of people are expected to attend numerous protests in
the capital on Saturday to demonstrate against further planned
cuts to welfare and the scrapping of the Human Rights Act.
The sobering reality of David Cameron's plan only feels
compounded, like a slap in the face, by the surreal and insane
spectacle, of watching the actual head of state (the Queen),
articulate the other so-called head of state's (the prime
minister) pre-election promises, which are to be continued for
another five years. Five more years of cuts and slashes to public
services that is, with ever increasing powers of surveillance for the state and its
agencies. Great news!
