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Monarchy rules

The Monarchy, according to opinion polls, has rarely been more popular. Affection for the Queen, seldom stronger.

Some attribute this to the Jubilee. Others to the "Kate factor". I am sure that is all true.

But perhaps greater support for the Monarchy is also partly a measure of the lack of confidence we have in politics and public officials.

Maybe people look at the SW1 tribe; the ministers and the mandarins. The officials who presided over the boom-bust financial crisis. The made today, broken tomorrow promises. A bloated state, which at times seem incapable of fulfilling its most basic functions.

And then they think thank goodness we at least have the Queen on the throne.

In my Clacton constituency, we're gearing up for lots of Jubilee celebrations in a couple of weeks. In doing so, we have something really worth celebrating.

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