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Covering up torture, leading us into illegal wars and now state control of the press – the shadowy world of the Privy Council
- Membership of the Council is for life and are appointed by the Queen
- The Privy Council approved the design and specification for new coinage
- It has also amended several Acts of Parliament and altered various laws
By Peter Oborne
Earlier this month, a private ceremony took place at Buckingham Palace. Along with the Queen, four Cabinet ministers were present. All stood, including the 89-year-old monarch.
Nothing was reported in the Press, but this obscure group transacted more business than any Cabinet meeting.
They approved the specification and design for new coinage, including a commemorative £5 coin to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday.
The secretive group also amended several Acts of Parliament, altering the law of the land on crime, terrorism, education and adoption law.
The Privy Council approved the specification and design for new coinage, including a commemorative £5 coin to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday
They changed the statutes of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy and gave notice of the ‘discontinuance of burials’ in certain English churchyards.
It was a routine day in the life of the Privy Council, the government body whose origins are so ancient no historian is certain of when it was founded.
Much of its business — such as the issue of university charters and regulation of churchyards — sounds innocent enough. However, I believe that the Privy Council is one of the most sinister organisations in Britain.
Significantly, it dates back to the days when the monarch and their advisers could do what they liked, untrammelled by Parliament, the rule of law or the indignities of exposure by the Press.
Membership of the Council is for life. Appointments are made by the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.
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