The British Monarchy

[remember arthur mann]

Liz will be fine. She has access to the best medical facilities in the country should they be needed.

Totally agree, but when your number is up.

 

[shemnel]

Let them have one palace, any of their choice, but surround it with a massive wire fence. Provide a modest income from the tax payer, upkeep of the building from the state, and if any of them want to leave the Royal Zoo, they immediately lose all access to the free state income. That'll do, next issue?

 

[Bill Walker]

Let them have one palace, any of their choice, but surround it with a massive wire fence. Provide a modest income from the tax payer, upkeep of the building from the state, and if any of them want to leave the Royal Zoo, they immediately lose all access to the free state income. That'll do, next issue?

Haha but no, just scrap it mate.
There was a time for fancy dress, servants to dress you, titles, fake medals, deference, but that time has gone, along with privilege castles and palaces. As you say, many, many people are sleeping under bridges in cardboard boxes, dying of cold, malnutrition and various ailments, they need help.
Throwing hundreds of millions at a dysfunctional family, the upholders of the class system and snobbery in this day and age is ludicrous.
When Liz goes, that should be it. Go out on a high so to speak. Avoid the actual fuckfest that will happen once she goes.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

I'm certainly no Royalist, on tyye last big wedding I was on a cruise and as it was being shown on the big screen by the pool we found a spot north of the screen, put headphones on and relaxed while laughing at the bun fight for red/white and blue cakes and similar cocktails on an AI cruse!!!!.... highlight of the trip.

I would happily scrap the lot of them but, the alternative also worries me, we could end up with the equivalent of President Johnson or similar.

I'm really not sure what the answer is.

 

[kaz7]

I'm certainly no Royalist, on tyye last big wedding I was on a cruise and as it was being shown on the big screen by the pool we found a spot north of the screen, put headphones on and relaxed while laughing at the bun fight for red/white and blue cakes and similar cocktails on an AI cruse!!!!.... highlight of the trip.

I would happily scrap the lot of them but, the alternative also worries me, we could end up with the equivalent of President Johnson or similar.

I'm really not sure what the answer is.

You have answered it , without them we would get presidents like boris or whoever the next **** that gets voted in , boris already copied trump and got his own plane and that waste of money room with the flags at downing street and tried to bring in daily news updates via his spokesman , leave that shit for the yanks

 

[Bill Walker]

You have answered it , without them we would get presidents like boris or whoever the next **** that gets voted in , boris already copied trump and got his own plane and that waste of money room with the flags at downing street and tried to bring in daily news updates via his spokesman , leave that shit for the yanks

It always amuses me how Royalists use someone who's unpopular as an example :)
And anyway Boris already is running the country, so what if his title changes from Prime Minister tp President, he'll get voted out soon enough. And speaking of cunts look no further than Prince Charles.
The Queen's role is purely ceremonial and meaningless really, she has zero power.
There are many, many Republics in the world like Ireland and France who seem not to need a Monarchy.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

It always amuses me how Royalists use someone who's unpopular as an example :)
And anyway Boris already is running the country, so what if his title changes from Prime Minister tp President, he'll get voted out soon enough. And speaking of cunts look no further than Prince Charles.
The Queen's role is purely ceremonial and meaningless really, she has zero power.
There are many, many Republics in the world like Ireland and France who seem not to need a Monarchy.

To be fair it was me that brought bj into the thread and like the royal family I'm not in his camp either.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

It always amuses me how Royalists use someone who's unpopular as an example :)
And anyway Boris already is running the country, so what if his title changes from Prime Minister tp President, he'll get voted out soon enough. And speaking of cunts look no further than Prince Charles.
The Queen's role is purely ceremonial and meaningless really, she has zero power.
There are many, many Republics in the world like Ireland and France who seem not to need a Monarchy.

Exactly. What is the difference between a PM and a President?
At least the people have a choice....

 

[Don Karleone]

Is it time to abolish it now?

 

[Bill Walker]

Is it time to abolish it now?

That would surely require a referendum.
Personally I feel it would be a good time after all the mourning of her Majesty to abolish all titles, Earl's, Duke's, Marquis, etc etc.
Also the House of Lords which the UK taxpayer is funding.