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John Hemming MP swears in

At about 3.30pm today I swore allegiance to the crown and to adhere to the law. I personally have no great problem with the system of constitutional monarchy.

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Bob Piper said…
Oh, that's OK then. We'll probably have it keep it now it passes muster with you.
John Hemming said…
Thank you for that message of support :-)
Ian Ridley said…
I know our Head of State doesn't have much real power, but it's enough to make me want the person wielding that power to have been democratically elected.

I know that I am in a minority amongst Liberal Democrats!
PoliticalHackUK said…
Most Liberal Democrats are in a minority.

This is a good thing.
Bob Piper said…
Christ! That makes Ian a tiny minority of a tiny minority. You rebel you!

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