My Lords and Members of the House of Commons,
My government’s programme I lay before thee,
It shall be based on transparency and utmost honesty,
It shall be based on civil liberty.
My government shall respect and recognise love,
Love and commitment in many forms,
It should give equal rights no matter their sexuality,
My government shall respect love.
My government shall stimulate the economy,
Not by savagely severing the rose bush,
But to create new jobs, create new growth,
Strive to create prosperity.
My government shall strive for equality,
To strive to consign poverty to the dustbin of history,
My honorable members, integrity,
Good counsel and empathy I wish to thee!
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Anthony Parker tweets @anthillel
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Alternative Queen’s Speeches on Progress
We asked Labour people to devise what would be in Labour’s Alternative Queen’s Speech to show how Britain would be better under Labour
It should be fiscal responsibility first in Labour’s Alternative Queen’s Speech argues Jacqui Smith
The UK needs a radical tax overhaul. Fabian general secretary Andrew Harrop sets out what this would involve
Strengthening sure start comes first writes David Talbot
Richard Darlington, Tony Dolphin and Graeme Cooke from IPPR present their Alternative Queen’s Speech for jobs and growth
We need an Alternative Queen’s Speech for community empowerment argues Florence Nosegbe
Patrick Diamond wants Labour to create an efficient, muscular state through a ‘too big to fail’ bill and a ‘mutual home-ownership bill’
Jeremy Miles would introduce a ‘transparency in equal pay bill’ and introduce compulsory so that all politicians have to listen to all sections of society
In Steve Van Riel‘s Alternative Queen’s Speech business should be required to publish the salary of its lowest-paid worker, and the OBR should be mandated to work with the opposition on costings
LabourList editor Mark Ferguson would put an end to Crown dependency tax havens, and finally introduce a National Care Service
Former Labour party general secretary Peter Watt would introduce a safety in care bill for all adults in care, and a rule to remove a set number of pieces of legislation from the statute book every year
We must overhaul our taxation system and introduce regional transport authorities argues Gus Baker
Anthony Parker presents his poetic contribution to the series
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