The Queen / The Monarchy

[newfhouse]

I agree that this has a bad optic

No, it’s just plain wrong.

 

[Beebo]

Can anyone identify the actual waste in the system.
How much money is being spent that wouldn’t be spent if we didn’t have a king?

 

[newfhouse]

Can anyone identify the actual waste in the system.

All of them. It’s not just about the money.

 

[Pale Rider]

My oh my, what a bitter, twisted and sour faced bunch of republicans we have on here.

The Queen is dead, long live the King!

 

[multitool]

My oh my, what a bitter, twisted and sour faced bunch of republicans we have on here.

The Queen is dead, long live the King!

That level of response is what I'd expect from the likes of CXRAndy, to be blunt.

 

[theclaud]

That level of response is what I'd expect from the likes of CXRAndy, to be blunt.

Paley is a long-standing royal bootlicker.

 

[Beebo]

All of them. It’s not just about the money.

That’s very honest of you. But it is all about the money, that’s what’s being discussed here. And the money part is the weakest bit of the argument in my opinion.

if you have a head of state, a load of castles and a requirement for people to open stuff, be patrons of charities and generally do the boring stuff no one else wants to do it is going to cost money whether we have a stupid hereditary system or not.

 

[Pale Rider]

Paley is a long-standing royal bootlicker.

And you are a long-standing anti-almost everything pretendy intellectual.

Which is much sadder.

By the way, there is one Royal topic on which we agree - Prince Andrew.

 

[newfhouse]

That’s very honest of you. But it is all about the money, that’s what’s being discussed here. And the money part is the weakest bit of the argument in my opinion.

My post was prompted by a story about money, granted, but the thread discussion was and is wider than just finance.

if you have a head of state, a load of castles and a requirement for people to open stuff, be patrons of charities and generally do the boring stuff no one else wants to do it is going to cost money whether we have a stupid hereditary system or not.

I don’t want any of that.

 

[BoldonLad]

That’s very honest of you. But it is all about the money, that’s what’s being discussed here. And the money part is the weakest bit of the argument in my opinion.

if you have a head of state, a load of castles and a requirement for people to open stuff, be patrons of charities and generally do the boring stuff no one else wants to do it is going to cost money whether we have a stupid hereditary system or not.

Why do we need people to do these things?, they are unnecessary and just an excuse for having a free feed and drink, with some fancy dress.

 

[theclaud]

By the way, there is one Royal topic on which we agree - Prince Andrew

O rly? My memory from over the road is that you thought Andrew came over quite well in the Maitlis interview...

 

[newfhouse]

Never type anything on a computer which you are not prepared to see on the front page of a newspaper.

O rly? My memory from over the road is that you thought Andrew came over quite well in the Maitlis interview...

ROFL.

 

[Pale Rider]

O rly? My memory from over the road is that you thought Andrew came over quite well in the Maitlis interview...

True, I didn't think it as bad as most people.

But that is entirely separate to my view on his conduct, which has always been beyond disgraceful.

ROFL.

Christ newie, you are getting desperate.

 

[theclaud]

Christ newie, you are getting desperate.

The correct abbreviation is 'newfie'.

 

[Pale Rider]

The correct abbreviation is 'newfie'.

To mangle a line from the film Shooter: The abbreviation is what I say it is.