by Keith Locke
We don’t often get to see a big pageant and tonight many New Zealanders will be enjoying watching the Royal Wedding. It is unfortunate, therefore, that in trying to make the event go smoothly British authorities have exceeded their mandate in a couple of ways.
Firstly, it is reported that the Police have conducted “pre-emptive” arrests of people they think might be engaged in protests today. One man is being held “on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance.” If British democracy can’t handle a few protests something is wrong.
Secondly, Clarence House prevented the Chaser Group from getting TV footage for a satirical commentary for the Australian TV. Democracy is not Clarence House’s strong point. It has invited to the wedding a motley bunch of Middle Eastern Sheikhs and Emirs whose monarchies are far from “constitutional”. Some of these monarchs, like those from Oman and Saudi Arabia, are currently responsible for shooting and arresting demonstrators. Perhaps Clarence House thinks the fellowship of monarchs, those who inherit their positions, is more important than democracy.
Published in Environment & Resource Management by Keith Locke on Fri, April 29th, 2011
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Prince Charles appears to have lost his sense of humour, he used to be a great fan of the Goons. Perhaps they didn’t want the best man’s speech to be upstaged….?
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Most uncommon and overt.
Obviously we live in interesting times!
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I wish Kate and William well and hope their marriage is happier than royal ones in the past.
Having said that I am wondering who is paying for all that palava?
And as for police with sub-machine guns!!!!! That’s sad really sad!!!!!
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The majority of the police appeared not to be armed, but it was unfortunate that one armed officer got a lot of telly time.
You just dont what to know what sort of firepower was in the Range Rovers that some of the trnasport vehicles had behind them…
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bah..!..humbug..!..i couldn’t give a flying fuck how their marriage ‘works out’…
..poxy fucken royals/class-system…
..the greatest con-job ever..that one….
phil(whoar.co.nz)
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