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Hello, this is the Red Box Podcast. I'm Matt Jorley. I've been down in Westminster for the

State Opening of Parliament, although technically not, because there's no head of state. At the

Queen Not didn't make it, Prince Charles did, so did I, so did a lovely panel of guests,

coming up on our big thing today. We've been unpacking the Queen's very first day opening

of Parliament in 1952, taking a look at some of the issues which arose then. That's been

patching with God just a moment before first. Let's start with this.

Meet the Cerberus of Colomists, the Janus of Journalism, and the ultimate political

portmanteau of opinion. Finkelvitch with Daniel Finkelstein and David

Aronovich on Times Radio. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, it's that time of the week where we're

joined by Daniel Finkelstein, morning, Danny. Good morning. And David Aronovich, morning, David.

Good morning. Sleeveless bests on adult men, I'd ban them. It's that one you would include

in the Queen's speech if given that I would. And I would also ban the phrase, the unmistakable sounds

of duolipa. I would ban that phrase. Well, I think we could probably live with, but I don't think

either of those are things that I would die a ditch for. Danny, if you have read in the Queen's speech

today, what law were you trying to sneak in? I would introduce a duolipa repeal bill to repeal

all of David's personal regulations. Typical House of Laws trying to overrule the will of the people.

So, Danny, are you are you beaming into us live from the House of Laws today?

No, I'm not. I'm actually not in the Laws this morning. I have been to the opening of

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