(click on image to enlarge)Pomp and circumstance but no prisoners votes
I went to bed last night wondering why the Queen's Speech did not refer to a Bill to allow convicted prisoners their human right to vote? The reason I ask is because political commentators have mentioned that it is unusual for the Queen's Speech to be so thin on Bills. Therefore, there was room to have included it if the government had been so inclined. Another reason why it is at the front of my mind is the Galley/Green affair. I keep hearing references to democracy and conventions and constitutional issues, all of these apply in the Prisoners Votes Case and yet it is not on the political agenda. I feel all the pomp and circumstance of the State Opening of Parliament is totally unnecessary in this day and age and detracts from the need to address serious issues.
