also fail the fairness test of being compelled to pay for a service youre not interested in. I will be setting out in a few blogs what a Conservative King's Speech could look like. Conradi, The King's Speech:How One Man Saved the British Empire (London:Quercus, 2010),p.36. Overview The King's Speech is a 2010 non-fiction book about King George VI and how he was treated for a speech impediment by the Australian Lionel Logue. [citation needed], In 2005, Joan Lane of Wilde Thyme, a production company in London, received the script. You didnt mention himor Churchill, or Julius Caesar. yes we need more Virtue Signalling, promises to break as there is nothing else that matters, Comments in the Media, highlighting what everyone knows. With Logue's help and friendship, Bertie gives a killer speech, and people all over England are inspired by his words. What about halving the House of Frauds .. as a precursor to abolition/reform. The King's Speech is a 2012 play written by David Seidler and based on the 2010 Academy Award-winning film of the same name. 5. The King's Speech was a major box office and critical success. Seidler read about George VI's life after learning to manage a stuttering condition he developed during his own youth. has helped to turn Ukraine (2021 3.2%?) It's amazing," he said. Alcaraz defeated seven-time champion Djokovic 1-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 to claim his first Wimbledon title and second at the majors. I believe all speech should be Free, provided it is accompanied by name and address. Perhaps even let the people keep more of their own money. [26] The final cut of the film was completed on 31 August 2010. You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. [94] Hooper won the Directors Guild of America Awards 2010 for Best Director. To give them each 1m they would have to pay 2.67m in IHT. I seem to recall something similar said by the then Shadow Chancellor George Osbourne back in 2008, when he promised to make an allowance of 1,000,000 each if elected, 15 years later nothing has changed, other than increasing thousands of families are now paying the price, mainly due to house price inflation. During the late 1970s and 1980s he voraciously researched the King, but found a dearth of information on Logue. "[36] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave four stars out of five, stating, "Tom Hooper's richly enjoyable and handsomely produced movie is a massively confident crowd-pleaser. 18. "The scene serves a purpose", Firth states. Finally. WW1 all over again! As a child, David Seidler developed a stammer, which he believes was caused by the emotional trauma of World War II and the murder of his grandparents during the Holocaust. Sunak has NO intention of doing any of the things proposed here, despite the fact that they are actually much LESS ambitious than I would want anyway. It is an absolute disgrace that the country that receives more foreign aid from us (Pakistan) than any other country is sentencing to death or imprisoning those criticising or dishonouring Islam. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/07/15/tax-cuts-tory-party-election-rishi-sunak-inflation/. [90], At the 83rd Academy Awards, The King's Speech won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director (Hooper), Best Actor (Firth), and Best Original Screenplay (Seidler). The King's Speech 2010 R 1h 58m IMDb RATING 8.0 /10 694K YOUR RATING Rate POPULARITY 2,400 165 Play trailer 2:11 12 Videos 99+ Photos Biography Drama History The story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer. A commitment to remove the current planning obstacles to onshore and offshore renewable energy infrastructure. They dont pay their way already. Cuibono called our governments role just about right, in my view. The score also won a Grammy at the 54th Grammy Awards. [18] In his DVD commentary, Hooper said he liked Portland Place as a set because it felt "lived in", unlike other period houses in London. 14. King George VI: fuckity, shit, shit, fuck and willy. He showed the finished screenplay to his wife, who liked it, but pronounced it too "seduced by cinematic technique". Last time I checked, it had some 50 channels. The co-winner of the 2022 Nobel Physics prize, Dr. John Clauser, has described the climate emergency narrative, as a dangerous corruption of science that threatens the worlds economy and the well-being of billions of people. Nato is needed by the UK as it has no defence capability of its own. Import coal when we have our own. I think what they both share is a desperate wish to be invisible. Its impossible for us to be expect much from them, because they have all too often turned on the people to make them subject to petty rules, grinding taxation, immoral decisions, oppression and many other foul things a government should never do to its own people. [50] Hitchens attributes this treatment to the "cult" surrounding Churchill's legacy. (1) The government needs to take a look at the WEFs agenda, and make a clean break from it. Lets start with the Foreign and Home offices. Colin Firth plays the future King George VI who, to cope with a stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language therapist played by Geoffrey Rush. Just read the last few Conservative manifestos lies, broken promises and yet more lies. Why, when it is clear the majority do not want electric cars and we cant supply the electricity in any case? The Duke of York actually began working with Logue in October 1926, ten years before the abdication crisis, and the improvement in his speech was apparent in months rather than years as suggested by the film. Abolishing inheritance tax is now being mentioned as a possible vote winner. in the future. The TV licence should be abolished and the BBC funded like any other abroadcaster. All very good laws designed at stopping the migrant crisis. KILL NETT ZERO and then, At the official closing of the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Stadium, Prince Albert, Duke of York, the second son of King George V, addresses the crowd with a strong stammer. [1] He initially used a limited chamber orchestra for the score, comparing what Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or Ludwig van Beethoven had approached for. Lionel Logue: Is that the best you can do? We should not be grant aiding rearmament by the back door. Scene-by-scene Breakdown of Hollywood Films", "Lionel Logue 'never swore in front of King George VI', "Unthinkable? This government has been doing so much so badly for so long that voters want to abandon it for something far superior. "[40] Of his speech opening Parliament it was observed that he spoke "resonantly and without stuttering". Agreed Not with an election coming up. We need more Green policies because of the climate crisis! His sister, Kate Firth, also a professional voice coach to actors, proposed exercises the King might have done with Logue, and made suggestions on how to imagine Logue's mix of physical and psychological coaching for the film. Whats the time please? As for Civil Service Final Salary (Index-Linked) Pensions, they should have been abolished years ago, at least for all new staff. They all put the interests of international organisations first before the interests of their own citizens. They are making a big thing of Kahns appalling ULEX expansion but Sunak could easily stop this if he wanted too. Why not STOP all immigration for say 5 years ? World Service and UK News paid for from general taxation home - Kings Speech In a smart, well-made film "would the true story not have been fractionally more interesting for the audience? A former Tory voter, waiting for a Conservative option. [95] The film won the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture at the Producers Guild of America Awards 2010. Win-win for us ! 1) Almost! Once we have put that alternative system in place and it has proved efficient and effective we will propose renegotiation of the present unsustainable arrangements for the province, to fully restore its position within the UK.. I Have a Dream | Date, Quotations, & Facts | Britannica As the Royal Family step onto the palace balcony and are applauded by the crowd, a title card explains that Logue, who received the Royal Victorian Order for service to the Crown, was always present at King George VI's speeches during the war and that they remained friends until the King's death from lung cancer in 1952. In March 2011 Variety estimated that the return could be between fifteen and twenty times that. The King's Speech: How clever sets create a compelling picture of 1930s London. "With their volume turned up, the appealing, impeccably professional Mr. Firth and Mr. This Government is actively supporting the export of our manufacturing, for the same goods to be manufactured in the far East and imported back here on the alter of net zero. Any excuse. Knowing the challenge that lies before him, Lang, Winston Churchill, and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain are present to offer support. A final set of 411 tell us that Bertie and Logue would go on to be friends for the rest of their lives and that Logue would help Bertie with all of his wartime speeches. Given so many promises have already been broken, few will hoodwinked again. a) Lower energy bills, remove all the peurile levies and VAT, which will also lower inflation, hence interest rates can come down sooner for everyone incl Govt debt servicing. Perhaps Mr Hunt could also apply Fiscal Drag to Overseas Aid, as well as banning any country with either a Space Programme and/or Nuclear Weapons. These good ideas that are sought supplement or distract from the no worthwhile progress on the five pledges? 99+ Photos Geoffrey Roy Rush was born on July 6, 1951, in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, to Merle (Bischof), a department store sales assistant, and Roy Baden Rush, an accountant for the Royal Australian Air Force. Reduce the tax book from 7 books to 1 book. The King's speech. For historical sources substantiating Churchill's stance during the abdication crisis, see e.g., Roy Jenkins's biography of Churchill (2001) and Frances Donaldson's biography of Edward VIII (1976). Illegal Immigration is yet another farce, good grief we are an Island surrounded by sea, so security of entry should be a doddle compared to a land border, but no, we actually send out boats to collect illegals to make their Journey/entry easier, and then look after them for months and years when they have deliberately destroyed all records of who they really are. It's full of humanity and wit. Last but not least, Brexit, the Government has now negotiated, at great expense, the worst of both Worlds. All this will do is push up rents and increase the number of landlords selling up. Thats not a ploy to curry favour with the grey vote is it? 7 Return more foreign prisoners to their own countries. Stop all overseas aid to any country with a nuclear weapons programme or with a defence budget greater than 2.5% of GDP. Anatomical and scatological terms (willies, balls, tits) Although the Downing Street transcription of the hour-long meeting made no mention of the membership action plan, Ukraines foreign secretary, Dmytro Kuleba, said the precondition had been removed. So the Tories are actually for ULEZ. The problem is not finding good policies, its a PCP thats too wet (socialist) to put them into action. Along with his climate envoy, John Kerry, and the UK energy secretary, Grant Shapps, Biden met executives and philanthropists for a private discussion on climate finance for the worlds poorest countries. Trees that only survive and grow due to atmospheric CO2. I hear the government is seeking good ideas for next years legislative programme surely they are just waiting for their instruction from the now none existent collective Blob and the masters they have signed up to that run WEF. How about dismissal of civil servants and teachers who promote critical race theory and transgenderism? the electorate are just serfs, Rather better would be all the above plus:-. The Reform Party presents a good option. [33][35] Hooper also discussed using the 18mm lens, one he likes "because it puts human beings in their context". [31] Old microphones extracted from the EMI archives, specially made for the royal family, had been used to record the score, to create a dated sound.[31]. Then how about just looking back at your last few manifestoes, maybe some good ideas there that your government never acted on? The list above states that it is for the FCO. Youd only have to do it ONCE. The King's Speech - review | The King's Speech | The Guardian [18] The 1936 Accession Council at St. James's Palace, where George VI swore an oath, was filmed in the Livery Hall of Drapers' Hall. They filled the terraces with inflatable dummies and over 250 extras dressed in period costumes. It's a good example of a film that started out in the independent cinemas and then spread to the mainstream cinemas. Ben Wallace is apparently stepping down before the next election King George VI: [like an elocution lesson] Well bloody bugger to you, you beastly bastard. King Charles III's great-grandfather, King George V, addressed the UK and British Empire in a radio broadcast . King George VI's success in overcoming his stammer inspired the young Seidler, "Here was a stutterer who was a king and had to give radio speeches where everyone was listening to every syllable he uttered, and yet did so with passion and intensity." At my BtL, which is currently empty and unfurnished, I have received 4 letters from the Biased Broadcasting Corps bullying Poll Tax Enforcement Organisation .. demanding I pay the TV Tax or contact them to explain why I havent. If nothing else it's an insight into what it feels like. N.I. The King's Speech - bethinking.org In Great Britain and Ireland, the film was the highest earning film on its opening weekend. 3) Implement net zero immigration and immediately tow back into French waters any illegal immigrants who attempt to enter the UK without ID. So he should not be seeking good ideas for legislation this side of a General Election. It is the first time that the monarch has ever delivered a televised speech on television, as he looked . Development The score was recorded at the Abbey Road Studios in London, with Terry Davies conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. "Bertie", as he is called by his family, believes the first session is not going well, but Lionel, who insists that all his patients address him as such, has his potential client recite Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" soliloquy while hearing classical music played on a pair of headphones. In the first consultation scene, the Duke is squeezed against the end of a long couch framed against a large wall, "as if to use the arm of the sofa as a kind of friend, as a security blanket? 9) No more immigration at all. The rich avoid it with their trust funds and clever accountants. THE KING'S SPEECH proudly pronounces itself a classic with an eloquence worthy of Great Britain's royal family. King George VI: What is it about you that bloody well makes you want to go on about it the whole bloody time? The King's speech | UK News | Sky News The top of your list should have been free speech and opinion free from abuse and sanction if it does not fit in with the perceived group think on a subject at the time. Your information is not shared. 3. Fuck! Why would they? My government will ditch the Windsor Framework, have a bonfire of red tape, halve the size of the largely parasitic state sector, hugely cut and simplify taxes, cut public spending to circa 25% of GDP rather than nearly 50%. Its size allowed them to build sets showing not just the coronation, but the preparations before it. A commitment to upgrade the national grid by approving the desperately needed high-tech HVDC cable network to transport Scottish renewable electricity south to where it is needed. Profanity Moderate 82 of 169 found this moderate There are about 12 uses of "fuck". I hope they do waste their time and money coming to knock on the door in the hope they can bully and intimidate a poor and possibly elderly woman. Bertie is frustrated at the experiment but Lionel gives him the acetate recording that he has made of the reading as a souvenir. The modern Conservative Party cannot be trusted to deliver anything it says. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Show more. Biden, on a brief stopover in the UK before the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, hailed the rock-solid friendship between the UK and the US. A repressed, innocent that comes out as a total weirdo but we know better. Summaries The story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer. [76] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film a full four stars, commenting that "what we have here is a superior historical drama and a powerful personal one. the last few Conservative manifestoes were ok, the problem of course being that they have done hardly any of what they said they would do. Are you saying we are not ? "[75] Lisa Kennedy of The Denver Post gave the film full marks for its humane qualities and craftsmanship: "It is an intelligent, winning drama fit for a king and the rest of us", she said. With heat pumps derided because of efficiency, far more costly than they would admit and inappropriate for millions of properties, EVs more costly, damaging roads, not particularly green nose to tail they are frankly in an utter mess. c) reinstate CPI increases to tax allowances, reinstate Capital Gains Tax allowances (shoudnt need stating). There are 30 countries in NATO and Ben Wallace thinks he sould be the next secretary general so where does this OTT sense of entitlement come from I would love to know also we now hear hes talking about leaving government why? Blatant discrimination against renters and single people with no children ! A commitment to legislate private landlords to force them to insulate their properties to the standard necessary to achieve the governments net zero target. 21. Yup. Unfortunately, I dont see any attractive alternatives in any forth coming elections. If the people want them and the firms supplying can make a profit they will be funded by the firms concerned. In a left field view but related. The idea that the French are doing anything to try to prevent the crossings is risible. (screenplay) Cast (in credits order) verified as complete Produced by Music by Alexandre Desplat Cinematography by Danny Cohen . The King's Speech - Rotten Tomatoes Then we have Nursing/Care home fees, another shambles that will not go away. Id support that 100% - Lionel Logue: you see, not a hesitation! It was interesting to see even our own Defence Minister may not pass adverse comment on the great showman of Ukraine. This without fear of being arrested or talked to by deluded police officers or teachers. [45] Stanley's grandson, Earl Baldwin, was particularly unhappy with this film due to its factual distortions and portrayal of his grandfather as a dithering fool who misunderstood Hitler's intentions. H.M. King George VI from Buckingham Palace September3rd 1939, supreme governor of the Church of England, The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy, L'cole Internationale de Thtre Jacques Lecoq, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, List of accolades received by The King's Speech, Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematogrficas de Espaa, "Paramount and Transmission renew pact in Australia", "Oscars 2011: Film Council basks in King's Speech glory", "Never mind the Baftas who will get The King's Speech riches? They at best can only have air defence for themselves no ability to projetc. This all happens in one scene where Colin Firth is raging in his therapists office, and he says fuck exactly 12 times. At the same time, she stated, "heartwarming though the movie The King's Speech is, as someone who married a stutterer and is the mother of a stutterer, I'm not sure it does anything to put myths about stuttering to rest. The King's Speech is book-ended by two speeches. 2010 | Maturity Rating: 16+ | 1h 58m | Drama. You dont have to be a political analyst to see that the country is now run by influences which are not controlled by the silent majority through its elected Government. Not a sigle mention of slashing spending, just about borrowing more and more as the tax take falls due to their deliberate destruction of the economy. The Real King's Speech - King George VI - September 3, 1939 Double our defence spending. Unless they have changed that recently! (modern). b) Stimulate growth by repealing much of IR35 legislation and increase VAT thresholds for SMEs Then we have the un-costed Net Zero fiasco. Why is nothing expected of Housing Associations, they took ownership of thousands of homes, often at less than 8000 per home, they have been collecting good rents for 20 years, yet havent expanded their homes, in fact they have lost homes, you dont see them expanding homes to add on more rooms for bigger families as private landlords and private home owners do.
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