Thus reader John Poole unearthed Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell’s speech upon dissolving the UK Parliament in 1653, which could be recycled as and when the current smelly rump parliament is dissolved – in a vat of Draino, perhaps?
“…It is high time for me to put an end to your sitting in this place, which [...]
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Epitaph for a rump parliament
June 21, 2009 – 10:41 pm