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Gary Gibbon
Did the Queen give Jack Straw a Paddington Bear stare?
The Mail on Sunday suggested that the Queen was unhappy with Lord Chancellor Jack Straw at last week’s state opening of parliament. Here’s a video of the moment he handed her the speech.
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Jon Snow
A Mad Hatter rule that flouts human rights
I awaken to the amazing reminder from my radio that Britain still bans the heir to the throne from marrying a Catholic. I turn over in bed to check the calendar. Yes, it really is 2009. Evan Harris MP will try to change the law in parliament today. He will almost certainly fail. What does…