Pomp and Circumstance

Good morning, folks. As you are aware - great excitement - today is the day when a game old bird in lots of twinklers delivers a speech written for her by someone else whilst some bloke with a big rod (arf!) bangs on the door of the Commons. Ah, modernity, eh? So let's start with the Queen's Speech: Nick Robinson gives us a run-down of what we can expect (nothing exciting, apparently), Ben Brogan speculates on how Davy should respond to it, and the Guardian holds that homes and party funding reform are at the heart of the Gord's plans.
A Populus poll shows a slight LibDem recovery (up four at 16), and puts the comrades at 37, and the Tories at 36. Apparently Populus tends to produce better results for Labour so it actually also shows a relative advance for the Conservatives.
Peter Riddell on the good and bad news for the two main party leaders: the Gord has been hit hard by the Election that Wasn't, and the public are still none too sure what Davy's about apart from his lovely shiny hair.
Mick Hume has an alternative take on the Nigel Hastilow fiasco.

James Purnell becomes latest Minister to use the once unfashionable word "citizen." Westmonster thinks that this is indicative of a gradual understanding within Government that politics is not a consumer sport and that viewing it as such is a key factor in disillusionment ... but that's just her.
Chicken Yoghurt on Brown's liberty-stylings.
Breasts. Is there anything they can't do, asks the Times? On a similar topic, the Telegraph (heh) uncovers the real culprits behind the culture of ASBO dodging yoofs: mums who have fun.