politics

[superstarsmi]

when is the only time it is permitted to drink alcohol in the chamber of the house of commons

[scotman]

I believe that there is a custom in which the Chancellor, when delivering the Budget speech, may have a glass of something alcoholic.
It is not the Queen's speech asthat is delivered in the House of Lords

[R1Geezer]

It's the budget speech. This came up on WWTBAM recently and the bloke asked the audience and 81% were wrong!

[andy-hughes]

It's tradition that the Chancellor has a small scotch and water on hand to wet his whistle while he depresses the nation for an hour or two.