huncamunca Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Seems that despots & long serving royal parasites are so last century judging by current events. Time to sort out the Royal once & for all ? No crude executions though - just the stripping of all their stolen assets and then being cast out into the cold world of benefits and Local authority housing.I personally would like to drown each one of them in a bucket of their own urine for the pain & suffering their ancestors have caused the world, but maybe I shouldnt blame the offspring for the sins of their fathers.Present me with arguments why they should be retained.If your proposed response contains lines like " Tourism" and "only 18p a year from each of us to fund them", then you are excluded from entering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 It's 19p, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Palaeologus Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Without the Royals as head of state we would have some political tosser as head of state."President Blair"? No thanks. Our current position means that we have an entirely powerless Head of State, which is an entirely satisfactory situation.Who else has a President? France, USA, Syria, Italy and a bunch of other basket case economies and bad sorts. Do we wish to join that club? No.God Save the Queen and all who sail in her!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliviaDee Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Recession - what happens when my friends lose their jobs.Depression - what happens when i lose mine.Recovery - what happens when bankers and the royal family lose theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmora Man Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 The pain and suffering caused by the ancestors of the current monarchy is minimal when compared to the pain and suffering caused by political / religious zealots in the last 100 years alone. The current system of a friendly figure head with no political power and a parliament that is, gradually, cleaning up its act seems infinitely preferable to most other arrangements across the world.As to their alleged parasitic nature - they have their own inherited wealth and are thus no better / worse than many other wealthy Britons, the hypothetical 18p a day is the cost of the Civil List paid from the Exchequer in return for the Exchequer receiving the proceeds from the Crown Estate - a system that has been in place for (I think) over two centuries and which works massively in favour of the Exchequer and thus the country and its subjects (or citizens if you prefer).Finally a desire to drown anyone in a bucket of their own urine is bizarre and suggests a need to go away, lie down and think of something peaceful - or to get back on the medication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 In answer to MM and Mike P, why do we need a head of state, or token figurehead at all? What's the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jah Lush Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Indeed. Pointless parasites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 My grandfather wanted to se the royal family hanging in the ruins of Buckingham Palace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 More so than the captains of industry that go out of their way - via loopholes and tax havens - to avoid paying billions of pounds in tax to HMRC, yet benefit from the services the taxpayers pay for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jah Lush Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 That's a whole other thread Scribe and you're welcome to start it but the subject is the royals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee quinnie Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Of course they should be put out of their misery. The idea that we should curtsey to the Queen is repulsive. Really p!isses me off.Yes and the whole lack of democracy aspect and all the other reasons that are usually cited. But it is this idea that we should bow to them that really irks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brum Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 What Marmora Man said. Really, if anyone thinks the world would be a better place without our royals, they are seriously self-deluded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huncamunca Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 hmmm..Im getting a sniff of an authoritarian personality thing going on here...I am not mystic meg, but I can see...Uniforms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brum Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Yes let's ban uniforms too! Revolution from your armchair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legalbeagle Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I LIKE the Queen. And I don't mind Prince Charles either actually. Whatever the ins and outs, royals are part of our individual, colourful, fabulous history and I'm glad they're here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I know I ought to be herding them to a staging-point at Beachy Head and then marching them - single file - over the edge.. but for some reason I'm quite fond of the inbred slack-jawed halfwits.If nothing else, we should keep them for sheer comedy value - and to annoy The Scotch. And 'keep' is the operative word. They are, after all, our bitches.Edited 600000000000 times, by an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Why would you want to annoy whisky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narnia Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Not for the PCI like the Royal family as it gave Alf Garnett something to talk about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockney piers Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 In an ambivalent sort of way, I'm with *Bob*. Especially regards annoying the scotch ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Hasn't this already been done to death? It's impossible to post an opinion either way, without sounding like a school debating society. Snorky needs some new material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minkturtle Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regalia Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Most of us dream of being in such misery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie1997 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 If nothing else, we should keep them for sheer comedy value - and to annoy The Scotch. Pesky Scotch.Didn't 'we' build a wall to keep them out? Barbarians, the lot of 'em.*puts up some red, white and blue bunting* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckhamgatecrasher Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 you might want to leave the blue bunting out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Crane Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 What was the question again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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