John Pilger - David Stoddard - Christopher Hitchens -
The quaint ritual takes place here at Buckingham Palace. The public never sees it. Parliament is merely told about it. John Pilger, Stealing a Nation
Lords in Council – they go through with their discussion. They’re read in title only. No reason is given for them. No contents are spoken. The Privy Council never even sits down. They all stand around; the clerk of the council reads the title – there were two orders – and the Queen says, Agreed. And that’s it. That is it. It’s a decree. Professor David Stoddard, Berkeley University, California
What if, I never tire of asking, we said Secret Council instead of the archaic and therefore cuddly Privy Council? Christopher Hitchens