The budget speech and the legal year

Two high profile public acts were staged this week; the budget speech and the opening of the legal year. The budget speech is all about how our national life will be financed in the coming year.

The opening of the legal year is practically about nothing. I have been in this business for 18 years now, and I have attended almost all legal year opening ceremonies. The BDF bring the same feathered helmets, their Lordships and Ladyships wear the same red gowns, unsmiling faces, and horsehair wigs.

The lawyers wear the same gowns, the chief justice brings the same speech with the paragraphs reordered and the lamentations of the Law Society President remain comfortably the same. The only two things that ever significantly changed in the 18 years were the venue and the Law Society presidents.

Editor's Comment
Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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