Orang Utan
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King Charles III's time is up
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danny la rouge
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There’s a number of books on Westminster etiquette and tradition. Most of the ones I know are decades old, but many of ridiculous rituals remain in place.
One that I believe is gone now is the storage of pop up collapsible top hats at the end of each bench in the Commons, as a member was required to wear a top hat to make a point of order.
Really.
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
A houseplant would make a better PM than Truss.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
Mention of it here: The House of Commons opera hat
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
That's a historical romance
danny la rouge
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It is, but the collapsible top hat research for it is true.That's a historical romance
danny la rouge
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To be clear: the dusty old books I read for my degree in the 80s are probably no longer in print. I did a quick Google for “collapsible top hat point of order House of Commons” to help ska out.
Feel free to do your own.
Feel free to do your own.
Are you funded by Big Millinery?
danny la rouge
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No. Pay attention. Small Millinery that turns into Big Millinery.
Yossarian
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The top hats were around until 1998, according to a Parliament factsheet.
To increase their appearance during debates and to be seen more easily, a Member wishing to raise a point of order during a division was, until 1998, required to speak with his hat on. Collapsible top hats were kept for the purpose. This requirement was abolished following recommendations from the Modernisation Select Committee, which stated: “At present, if a Member seeks to raise a point of order during a division, he or she must speak "seated and covered". In practice this means that an opera hat which is kept at each end of the Chamber has to be produced and passed to the Member concerned. This inevitably takes some time, during which the Member frequently seeks to use some other form of covering such as an Order Paper. This particular practice has almost certainly brought the House into greater ridicule than almost any other, particularly since the advent of television. We do not believe that it can be allowed to continue.”
The only remaining problem was what to do with the two hats that are kept in the Commons for members who use them to draw attention to themselves in order to raise a point of order during the hurly burly of divisions.
Ms Taylor suggested one could be kept on display for visitors, while the second could, perhaps, be sold off to raise money for charity.
Sir George responded that selling the hat off, even for charity, would amount to privatisation.
To increase their appearance during debates and to be seen more easily, a Member wishing to raise a point of order during a division was, until 1998, required to speak with his hat on. Collapsible top hats were kept for the purpose. This requirement was abolished following recommendations from the Modernisation Select Committee, which stated: “At present, if a Member seeks to raise a point of order during a division, he or she must speak "seated and covered". In practice this means that an opera hat which is kept at each end of the Chamber has to be produced and passed to the Member concerned. This inevitably takes some time, during which the Member frequently seeks to use some other form of covering such as an Order Paper. This particular practice has almost certainly brought the House into greater ridicule than almost any other, particularly since the advent of television. We do not believe that it can be allowed to continue.”
The only remaining problem was what to do with the two hats that are kept in the Commons for members who use them to draw attention to themselves in order to raise a point of order during the hurly burly of divisions.
Ms Taylor suggested one could be kept on display for visitors, while the second could, perhaps, be sold off to raise money for charity.
Sir George responded that selling the hat off, even for charity, would amount to privatisation.
Fez909
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It is, but the collapsible top hat research for it is true.
Are you a Hat Truther?Yeh it was in a historical romance first though wasn't it - that's where they got it from it says so at the top of that page. Historical romances aren't real you know
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
Have we had this?
danny la rouge
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Yes, many, many times. But it is funny.
8ball
Decolonise colons!
The lip synching is so perfect it's hard to imagine him saying anything else in reality.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
I really wondering how many times I'd have to watch that to find it anything other than funny as...
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
Well they won't need them all for the coronation will they? There are apparently 7 sovereign crowns and 6 consort crowns so they are only going to need one of each unless they swap them every few minutes like panto costumes.
Haven't India said they will get all mardy about a trade deal if Camilla gets to stick the one with the Koh-i-Nor in it on her bonce (which is apparently the plan)
Haven't India said they will get all mardy about a trade deal if Camilla gets to stick the one with the Koh-i-Nor in it on her bonce (which is apparently the plan)
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
Democracy faces being put on hold due to the vanity of sausage fingers - if they move the BH to Friday it’s the planned local election counting day
Coronation bank holiday faces local elections clash in England
To me it seems incredible that no one thought of this or discussed it before announcing the date. Isn’t that what these courtiers are for? But I suppose it’s another example of the whims of the royal family being put ahead of everything else
Coronation bank holiday faces local elections clash in England
To me it seems incredible that no one thought of this or discussed it before announcing the date. Isn’t that what these courtiers are for? But I suppose it’s another example of the whims of the royal family being put ahead of everything else
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Some of the more minor counts were already scheduled for what is now coronation day.
Nah plans are afoot to palm India off with the Elgin Marbles.
not-bono-ever
meh
Mountbatten child abuse allegation to be heard in Belfast court on Tuesday
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