An extraordinary day really, as the State Opening of Parliament was carried out amid a swirl of political intrigue and following the longest session of parliament since the Civil War. In high winds and lashing rain, I headed to London on my motorbike, getting there in one piece, thankfully. The Queen's Speech was a good one, concentrating, as it did, on important domestic issues like leaving the EU, the NHS, crime and justice, education, improved infrastructure, the environment and the Armed Forces. As protocol dictates on these occasions, two Backbench MPs proposed and seconded the Queen's Speech. Lee Rowley and Sarah Newton both gave excellent speeches, after which Corbyn droned on and on, before the PM rose to his feet and gave us his normal enthusiastic and optimistic vision for the UK. The SNP's contribution was the normal whinge and whine that was have to put up with on a daily basis. I don't recall hearing one note of optimism from this lot, who spend their time blaming others for their failures in Scotland. Their continuous calls for independence are disingenuous and would be catastrophic for Scotland. And it would not be long before the EU stamped on Scotland's so-called independence, leaving Scots baffled as to why they had been so misled by their politicians. With a different topic planned for each day, the speeches are due to go on until next week. It's possible that the Queen's Speech will be voted down, but let's wait and see. It was reported to me during the day that the fishing vessel I'd written about in my weekly column last Friday was in Weymouth Harbour. Talk about timing! I tracked down minister George Eustice to see if there was anything I could do. There was not. The vessel is perfectly legal. This is why we must regain control of our waters. The House dropped to one line mid afternoon and I headed home at about 1800.