Nick on the other hand has played a blinder and got lots of our stuff in and here is his letter
Dear Ian,
The Queen’s Speech was unlike any we have seen for years. It was not
simply another list of bills from a government determined to rule from
the centre. It was not simply a speech from another one-party
Government able to push through measures without the support of a
majority of the country.
Instead, the speech marked the beginning of a radical move to
rebalance the relationship between people and their government, making
life better for everyone.
It was the first time the Queen has ever delivered a speech listing
the Bills to be introduced by a coalition government.
It is a testament to the hard work of Liberal Democrat campaigners and
supporters across the country that crucial policies we fought the
election on will now be enacted in Government. It is these policies
that, although times are tough and savings will have to be made, will
ensure that our country is made a fairer place.
I am looking forward to overseeing a radical programme of political
reform that will result in an House of Lords elected on a proportional
basis, the right to sack corrupt MPs and a referendum to finally
change our outdated voting system.
A Great Repeal Bill will roll back Labour’s surveillance state,
scrapping ID cards, the children’s database and restoring civil
liberties.
In areas like education, health and policing people are going to get
much greater powers over the services in their area. And we are going
to hand more powers to communities and councils.
This will have a real impact for people, not just giving them control,
but also making Britain a better place to live with good schools, a
stronger economy, support for businesses and real action on the
environment.
For too long the Queen’s Speech has been used by the government to
explain how it is going to hoard more power in Whitehall. We have now
explained how we will start giving that power back.
Best wishes,
Nick Clegg
Leader of the Liberal Democrats
