The British Monarchy

bluenova said:
The vast majority of people can be uninterested, and it still leaves millions.

It probably is a small minority that are "annoyed the fuck out", but the majority will just be uninterested. Which is hardly a surprise.
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To some people the royal pomp will always be a red flag and cause their veins to pop, just allow the rest of the population to have a day on the lash and a cream cake or two.
 
mexico1970 said:
To some people the royal pomp will always be a red flag and cause their veins to pop, just allow the rest of the population to have a day on the lash and a cream cake or two.
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True - but I thought you were questioning the poll that said most people weren't that bothered.
 
mexico1970 said:
The streets will be hammered mate, all these polls and reports mean the sum total of nothing. London will have its finery on and it'll annoy the fuck out of a small minority who are very interested in anything negative about the monarchy.

The other folk will eat cake and be merry.
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Let them eat cake.
 
mexico1970 said:
The streets will be hammered mate, all these polls and reports mean the sum total of nothing. London will have its finery on and it'll annoy the fuck out of a small minority who are very interested in anything negative about the monarchy.

The other folk will eat cake and be merry.
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And most folk in Scotland won’t give 2 shits.
 
mexico1970 said:
Most celebrations are the same, we will have people flooding from overseas for the event and that's a good thing.

The "Nobody cares" nonsense is just that, nonsense.
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I can agree to an extent

On the day, thousands will be lining up, will be huge coverage everywhere globally.

Do think the RF haven't come across great these last few years though and support is dwindling.
 
BlueHammer85 said:
I can agree to an extent

On the day, thousands will be lining up, will be huge coverage everywhere globally.

Do think the RF haven't come across great these last few years though and support is dwindling.
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I think it's dwindling yes but it's not at the stage where people want rid, I would genuinely like a referendum on it to put the matter to bed either way mate.

IMHO Queenie was one thing and Charlie is another.
 
bluenova said:
True - but I thought you were questioning the poll that said most people weren't that bothered.
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Most people have never been really "Bothered" but it's a good bit of pomp that we excel at and it will be well attended and watched.

The Eurovision song contest is shit but that gets a good viewing number, we can't all like everything that would be boring mate.
 
mexico1970 said:
Good for you, everyone is entitled to an opinion. But I will guarantee that the people who hate it will comment on it and be loudly as nonplussed as they can be.
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I’ve no time for it. If it gets you through your day have at it, good for you all. I’ll not comment on it, won’t watch, don’t know anyone who will. I’m am however delighted to be paying for it.
 
mexico1970 said:
I think it's dwindling yes but it's not at the stage where people want rid, I would genuinely like a referendum on it to put the matter to bed either way mate.

IMHO Queenie was one thing and Charlie is another.
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If referendums have taught us one thing recently it is that it doesn't put the matter to bed.

They had one on the future of the monarchy in Australia a few years ago and voted to stick with the Queen, mainly because they weren't that keen on their own politicians as the alternative (which is probably one of the arguments here as well), but it hasn't stopped the republican movement over there carrying on.
 
The monarchy is dying on its feet. The traditional reason to have a monarch (in modern times) was that they 'united the nation.' That is no longer true*, and in fact, I would say they actively divide it.

* It probably was in the 1950s. Maybe as late as the 80s.

Sure there will be crowds watching. There are crowds wherever Flying Scotsman is put on a train. So what? Most people are at best, indifferent. I honestly could not give a shit, I just think the so-called royals are a complete waste of resources. They're just a random family, picked by chance to be treated as demigods. It might have made sense in 1323, but it definitely doesn't in 2023.

BTW one of the polls that I saw today said that 70% of blokes are not interested. 70%!
 
BrianW said:
The monarchy is dying on its feet. The traditional reason to have a monarch (in modern times) was that they 'united the nation.' That is no longer true*, and in fact, I would say they actively divide it.

* It probably was in the 1950s. Maybe as late as the 80s.

Sure there will be crowds watching. There are crowds wherever Flying Scotsman is put on a train. So what? Most people are at best, indifferent. I honestly could not give a shit, I just think the so-called royals are a complete waste of resources. They're just a random family, picked by chance to be treated as demigods. It might have made sense in 1323, but it definitely doesn't in 2023.

BTW one of the polls that I saw today said that 70% of blokes are not interested. 70%!
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National debt would be cleared if we subcontracted them to the states.

Despite being "free" of them they have an obsession with them which would single handedly re finance this country.
 
BrianW said:
The monarchy is dying on its feet. The traditional reason to have a monarch (in modern times) was that they 'united the nation.' That is no longer true*, and in fact, I would say they actively divide it.

* It probably was in the 1950s. Maybe as late as the 80s.

Sure there will be crowds watching. There are crowds wherever Flying Scotsman is put on a train. So what? Most people are at best, indifferent. I honestly could not give a shit, I just think the so-called royals are a complete waste of resources. They're just a random family, picked by chance to be treated as demigods. It might have made sense in 1323, but it definitely doesn't in 2023.

BTW one of the polls that I saw today said that 70% of blokes are not interested. 70%!
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The queen speech to the nation during covid calmed a lot of nerves and that is what she excelled at and the gov were all over the place whilst she was calm and radiated reassurance

I could spit on the king and that bag we have to call queen so i wont be watching the coronation , will pick up the interest if william gets in in my lifetime
 
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kaz7 said:
The queen speech to the nation during covid calmed a lot of nerves and that is what she excelled at and the gov were all over the place whilst she was calm and radiated reassurance

I could spit on the king and that bag we have to call queen so i wont be watching the coronation , will pick up the interest if william gets in in my lifetime
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I won't be calling her Queen anytime soon

Diana was our Queen if anyone was.
 
kaz7 said:
The queen speech to the nation during covid calmed a lot of nerves and that is what she excelled at and the gov were all over the place whilst she was calm and radiated reassurance

I could spit on the king and that bag we have to call queen so i wont be watching the coronation , will pick up the interest if william gets in in my lifetime
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William isn’t any better than his father tbf.
 
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