mudsticks
Squire
Self importance, more his bag ...
Prince Andrew
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newfhouse
pleb
Nobody should be born into that life.
Ian H
Legendary Member
By shooting things and generally acting lairdishly?
Rusty Nails
Country Member
Not sure who’s worse off in that deal. The Scottish or Andrew.
Fab Foodie
Legendary Member
Is that Phil Mitchell telling him 'You're 'avin a larf mate'...?
matticus
Guru
Do you think disbanding the monarchy would reduce the Old Boys Network hold on our government? Please explain why.
Fab Foodie
Legendary Member
Lord Douglas of Nomates....
Fab Foodie
Legendary Member
I don't in the short-term. But disbanding the monarchy, would still be a good start....
Money speaks loudest these days. Nadine said so....
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matticus
Guru
The start of what?
(Just the start of your wish-list?!?)
The only immediate gain would be savings from not paying their wages: where do you think that money will end up?
Rusty Nails
Country Member
It’s all about symbols.
To some the Royal Family is a symbol of what is good about this country, to others it is a symbol of what is bad.
Imo it is, to quote a great philosopher, an inverted pyramid of piffle, with unearned privilege spreading down from the top like piss on a urinal basin.
Getting rid of the royal family would not end privilege and the old boys network, as that exists in virtually every society, but would get rid of the greatest symbol of it.
Xipe Totec
Something nasty in the woodshed
It wouldn't be going to the victims of their sex offences, at least.
Fab Foodie
Legendary Member
I'm not advocating putting them up against the wall, but I would like to see the end of the hereditary monarchy* and other hereditary privileges/advantages.
The world has moved-on since the medieval age, though the Tories and their donors are trying their best to drag us back there.
It's not really an economics question.
*This statement is usually followed by the question - 'What do you replace them with as head of state, a President?' to which my answer is nothing or if necessary a ceremonial goat...the goat idea am really warming to....
mudsticks
Squire
On its own, of course not.
If I had the energy or inclination to do so, i might find myself insulted that you'd suppose my thinking to be that simplistic.
There are plenty of other things that need to be done to make our society more meritocratic, and truly democratic, such as doing away with fptp.
But keeping hold of the monarchy sends a very powerful message that we like these systems of born into privelege and hierachy.
We approve of power and wealth being in the hands of a select few .
Mainly selected through birth, and patronage
mudsticks
Squire
This is why I did my my final dissertation on low impact, goat keeping..
It's all working up to the point where I can TAKE OVER THE WORLD.!!!
With my evil gang of domineering nannies..
Mwhahahahaha.!!!!
Etc etc.