The times dictated how wealth was accrued, what you're suggesting is that wealth obtained by conquest, or simplyWell yes, except that the Queen receives 10% of the Crown Estate revenues, surely enough to pay for her own decorating. And from where does the crown estate spring? Try looking first at the rape of the north by Williams men.
It's a hugely dangerous road to go down, applying contemporary standards retrospectively and seizing assets off people that they are lawfully entitled to. Who's the arbiter as to what foregoing behaviour was acceptable and unacceptable?The times dictated how wealth was accrued, what you're suggesting is that wealth obtained by conquest, or simply
being more powerful than the next warlord, should somehow be revised and distributed to everyone, as these methods
are no longer employed. Freehold householders would also fall under the same scrutiny.
It's a hugely dangerous road to go down, applying contemporary standards retrospectively and seizing assets off people that they are lawfully entitled to. Who's the arbiter as to what foregoing behaviour was acceptable and unacceptable?
Would people advocating it turn down an unexpected inheritance if they discovered it derived from a grand larceny that occurred a couple of centuries ago? I suspect not.
Wrong. Not a single penny you earn in tax goes to them.
Prince George starts school today. Prepare yourselves for an additional 48 hours of media "gushing".
Absolutely, look where it gets a country (see Zimbabwe in recent past and RSA at present where a civil war in brewing on the horizon).It's a hugely dangerous road to go down, applying contemporary standards retrospectively and seizing assets off people that they are lawfully entitled to. Who's the arbiter as to what foregoing behaviour was acceptable and unacceptable?
Would people advocating it turn down an unexpected inheritance if they discovered it derived from a grand larceny that occurred a couple of centuries ago? I suspect not.
I suggested no such thing. I merely pointed out the source of royal wealth. If I were to develop that theme, I would suggest that, rather than disentangle the warrant, the source carries with it a moral obligation. For example, the Duchy of Cornwall extracts £20m per annum in rents from one of the poorest counties in England and that carries an obligation. You may say that Charles fulfils that with his charities, but farmers struggling on an income of less than 10k p.a. might not agree with you and would prefer some rent relief. It is the lack of awareness by the aristocracy of this moral obligation that needs to be addressed. I'll give you a reverse example. Some of the great estates in Scotland have, in recent years, handed over large parcels of land to newly created bodies to own on behalf on the local people and for income generated to be used for the common benefit. So it can be done. MORE please !It's a hugely dangerous road to go down, applying contemporary standards retrospectively and seizing assets off people that they are lawfully entitled to. Who's the arbiter as to what foregoing behaviour was acceptable and unacceptable?
Would people advocating it turn down an unexpected inheritance if they discovered it derived from a grand larceny that occurred a couple of centuries ago? I suspect not.
Cornwall is one of the poorest counties in the country? Have you been to Padstow during Easter weekend?I suggested no such thing. I merely pointed out the source of royal wealth. If I were to develop that theme, I would suggest that, rather than disentangle the warrant, the source carries with it a moral obligation. For example, the Duchy of Cornwall extracts £20m per annum in rents from one of the poorest counties in England and that carries an obligation. You may say that Charles fulfils that with his charities, but farmers struggling on an income of less than 10k p.a. might not agree with you and would prefer some rent relief. It is the lack of awareness by the aristocracy of this moral obligation that needs to be addressed. I'll give you a reverse example. Some of the great estates in Scotland have, in recent years, handed over large parcels of land to newly created bodies to own on behalf on the local people and for income generated to be used for the common benefit. So it can be done. MORE please !