{"id":88797,"date":"2016-05-19T16:08:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T16:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=88797"},"modified":"2017-07-21T10:12:40","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T10:12:40","slug":"twitters-reaction-to-the-queens-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/twitters-reaction-to-the-queens-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter’s reaction to the Queen’s speech"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dennis Skinner made the biggest impact on social media this year<\/strong>, after he upheld tradition and interrupted proceedings to protest the Government\u2019s changes to the BBC. In terms of new legislation, the Government\u2019s wide sweeping prison reform quickly started gaining traction.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0British Bill of Rights also made an impact, reflecting the controversial nature of the proposal. Meanwhile, neither the Government\u2019s new hot phrase \u2018\u2019life chances\u2019\u2019 or changes to the adoption and foster care system seemed to have any major impact on social media users.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is a round of the top journalist Tweets in response to the Queen’s Speech.<\/p>\n

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Skinner resumes his constitutional role. Tells Black Rod: “Hands off the BBC!”<\/p>\n

#QueensSpeech<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) 18 May 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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IDS attacks Queens Speech for “jettisoning or watering down” key legislation in “helter skelter” effort to win EU referendum<\/p>\n

\u2014 norman smith (@BBCNormanS) 18 May 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Today’s Queen’s Speech measures not exactly small beer, but probably a few pints rather than the full keg<\/p>\n

\u2014 Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) 18 May 2016<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ending the War on Drugs would do far more to cut crime and reduce social problems than prison reform. #QueensSpeech<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Richard Wellings (@RichardWellings) May 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Plans to make every school an academy are still going ahead btw – it’s just happening in a roundabout way #QueensSpeech<\/a> \u2014 Jonathan Walker (@jonwalker121) May 18, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n

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Bus Services Bill suggests only mayoral combined authorities will get “London-style powers to franchise local services”. #QueensSpeech<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 David Paine (@DavidAPaine) May 18, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n

“Academies” not mentioned directly by the Queen, unlike past two years<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) 18 May 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n