Jon Cruddas: A populist Queen's Speech will fuel extremism
15th Nov 2006, 02:57 GMT
Today's Queen's Speech is best seen through the prism of political positioning. For the Government, the preoccupation is to define itself as tough on security issues while portraying David Cameron as weak and liberal. Conversely, the Tory leadership will welcome the liberal tag as part of their own redefinition away from being seen as the nasty party.
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