Queen's Speech: Another One (GEDDIT!!?)

The Prime Minister and I were born within 48 hours of each other. For the avoidance of doubt, he is the older of the two, but I can see from this vantage point that genetics have been kinder to him than they have to me, particularly in the tonsorial department, both in colour and cover. While our family and school circumstances were quite different, we must have had similar cultural reference points and experiences during the 1970s and ’80s. I believe that he was a fan of The Smiths—though I understand that the feeling is not entirely mutual—while I preferred Duran Duran and ABBA, with my favourite song being “Dancing Queen”, which will not come as much of a surprise to many of my colleagues.

That leads me, almost neatly, into one of the great social reforms of this Parliament, and that is of course gay marriage. The right of same-sex couples to demonstrate their love and commitment to each other before their family and friends will be a lasting social reform of this Parliament. The legislation is brought forward by this coalition Government but supported by Members from all parties around the House. Bristol West has three Quaker meeting houses, a Unitarian chapel and a reform synagogue, so the country’s first same-sex marriage may well be in my own constituency—but, personally, I am still waiting for my own Prince Charming so that I may be able to take advantage of this new legal right.

Stephen Williams (Bristol West) (LD), quoted in Hansard 8 May 2013 : Column 9, "seconding the motion" okaying the otherwise rollickingly right-wing, reactionary and racist Queen's Speech.
With his rugged good looks, plus the fact he's one of those much admired Lib Dem coalition MPs, this dude's quite a catch, so best form an orderly queue, boys!

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab) promptly tweeted...

 
PS Fagburn is quite impressed Hansard records ABBA correctly, in caps.