The British Monarchy

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

As opposed to the people of such fine calibre the Windsor family puts up?

They’re powerless though whereas, electing a President, would be entirely different. I suppose they are the classic definition of using ‘soft power’ similarly to the BBC.
That being said, I’ve no idea why they need to own 19 houses, why they need to fly everywhere (especially whilst lecturing everyone else about climate change) plus much of all the other nonsense that accompanies them.

 

[blueparrot]

So we're not ruled over by Charles III, but remove him as head of state and insert an elected head of state and we'd be ruled over by that person.

There's zero logic to that argument.

There's every logic, anyone standing for an election will have a manifesto and probably a political background though not necessarily, to be fair, so they would need some powers to implemnt that manifesto. An unelected , lifetime, head of state in more a ceremonial position that needs no powers and have very few powers. Either way though neither would rule and neither would have authority above Parliament, so to say we are ruled by Charles III is just nonsense.

 

[domalino]

They’re powerless though whereas, electing a President, would be entirely different. I suppose they are the classic definition of using ‘soft power’ similarly to the BBC.
That being said, I’ve no idea why they need to own 19 houses, why they need to fly everywhere (especially whilst lecturing everyone else about climate change) plus much of all the other nonsense that accompanies them.

If you believe they are powerless to intervene in runing the country, and that's why the Queen did things like Ok-ing Johnson making Lebedev a lord, or not using the constitutional powers she had when Johnson illegally prorogued parliament, then all their powers already belong to the PM and we are already being ruled over by someone like Liz Truss or Boris Johnson.

So by having a proper head of state you'd actually be removing power from the PM and putting it back into the hands of 2 people as was the intent when the constitutional monarchy was invented.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Odd because in the post Hysel ban on UK teams I seem to recall European football managed well enough without us. Never learns does he?

 

[blueparrot]

If you believe they are powerless to intervene in runing the country, and that's why the Queen did things like Ok-ing Johnson making Lebedev a lord, or not using the constitutional powers she had when Johnson illegally prorogued parliament, then all their powers already belong to the PM and we are already being ruled over by someone like Liz Truss or Boris Johnson.

So by having a proper head of state you'd actually be removing power from the PM and putting it back into the hands of 2 people as was the intent when the constitutional monarchy was invented.

That's fair enough if you want a president that has political powers, I get that view, I think though the majority and my veiw is we don't want another elected political head of state. Waht you have posted there confirms the manarchy don't rule us.

 

[Corky]

Odd because in the post Hysel ban on UK teams I seem to recall European football managed well enough without us. Never learns does he?

Yeah and on return we had been left behind.

 

[domalino]

That's fair enough if you want a president that has political powers, I get that view, I think though the majority and my veiw is we don't want another elected political head of state. Waht you have posted there confirms the manarchy don't rule us.

You keep writing majority, 46% is not a majority.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

President Thatcher, President Blair, President Johnson ;-(, i'd sooner get a season ticket in the Stretford End.

I hear you, but yourself and KB seem to be using the American model of presidency.
We have a constitutional President that fulfils the same role as your monarch and most European countries that have one operate the same.
You would merely be changing the personnel not the function.

Just clarification. It’s your own business at the end of the day.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Ha ha

They have changed their mind - now they are going into full house arrest mode

 

[Blue and true]

What a melt.