FabSwingers.com forum: President v Monarchy

By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

The Queen has her diamond Jubilee and in the not too distant future Charles may be king. If there was a vote between Republic and Monarchy and if Reput then who would be the first President..

President Boris in the right place at the right time ?

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

President Nora

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Id rather be emperor

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By *instonandLadyAstorCouple
over a year ago

Not where we seem to be...

"President Nora "

Hail Presidente'

*kneels down obediently in front of Pres. Nora

Winston

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

"President Nora

Hail Presidente'

*kneels down obediently in front of Pres. Nora

Winston

Whilst you’re down there Winston…

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wish. There’s no way we’d win a vote to abolish the monarchy unfortunately

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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

"President Nora "

Tom would kneel at your feet Nora .. Stilletoes hopefully

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By *ottom charlieMan
over a year ago

washington

"The Queen has her diamond Jubilee and in the not too distant future Charles may be king. If there was a vote between Republic and Monarchy and if Reput then who would be the first President..

President Boris in the right place at the right time ?"
if it went to a vote think william would become king cannot stand the thought of charles and his dog on the throne,, charles is 1 big tit boris is a massive tit and nora isnt flashing hers out for the boys to win the vote..

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here

God Save The Queen

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By *instonandLadyAstorCouple
over a year ago

Not where we seem to be...

"President Nora

Hail Presidente'

*kneels down obediently in front of Pres. Nora

Winston

Whilst you’re down there Winston…"

Shoes need polishing?

Winston

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ricky Gervais

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wonko.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I find it very suspicious that the royals seem to live so long compared to the rest of us

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By *arlomaleMan
over a year ago

darlington

Jeremy clarkson

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’d happily go to war on behalf of Her Majesty and take out every Republican . That’s my stance since Charles I copped it in 1649, happy with a constitutional monarchy - Bob

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I find it very suspicious that the royals seem to live so long compared to the rest of us"

Really?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I find it very suspicious that the royals seem to live so long compared to the rest of us"

Our last King Died at 56.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I find it very suspicious that the royals seem to live so long compared to the rest of us

Really? "
queen mum queen her hubby even chucky have out lived all my elderly relatives so just going by personal experience here but yeah

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I find it very suspicious that the royals seem to live so long compared to the rest of us

Our last King Died at 56."
like 80odd years ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I find it very suspicious that the royals seem to live so long compared to the rest of us

Our last King Died at 56.like 80odd years ago "

70 years ago actually!

And still well under average life expectancy even then.

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By *rDiscretionXXXMan
over a year ago

Gilfach

"The Queen has her diamond Jubilee ..."

That was in 2012. This year is the platinum jubilee.

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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

"The Queen has her diamond Jubilee ...

That was in 2012. This year is the platinum jubilee."

President or Monarchy

Boris or Charles ?

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By *alking HeadMan
over a year ago

Bolton

You don't need a president or a monarch.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Queen has her diamond Jubilee ...

That was in 2012. This year is the platinum jubilee.

President or Monarchy

Boris or Charles ?

I think Boris would be a better Royal than Charles. He's a bit of a Henry VIII throwback with those wives and parties.

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By *rDiscretionXXXMan
over a year ago

Gilfach

"President or Monarchy"

Easy, monarchy.

Look at all the tourists that come over here to see Buckingham Palace and watch the guards trooping around. Would they do that for a UK president?

Look at the long line of foreign dignitaries wanting an audience with the Queen. Would they queue up to meet a president?

It helps the country enormously to have a person that can hold official state banquets to impress foreign leaders, without having to also engage in politics.

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By *ohnnyTwoNotesMan
over a year ago

golden fields

"God Save The Queen "

What would a fractional character save the Queen from?

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By *amantMan
over a year ago

Alnmouth

I think if I were to choose, I'd like to see a German-style non-executive President. We absolutely need a head of state but I neither believe in the nonsense of royalty, nor the point of a directly elected president. I believe entirely in representative democracy.

If you talk about tourism, people wouldn't stop coming if we were to become a Republic. If anything, more could come, more people visit France than the UK. Though that is by no means an endorsement of violent revolution.

As for an elected President, we would almost certainly elect an unsavoury president. We saw what damage that can do in the states and for what? Why give one individual that much power? It's just unnecessary and not a path that would be wise to follow. President Blair perhaps? Or Farage? While I would've quite liked Paddy Ashdown or Denis Healey, the reality of it is, the wrong person would end up getting the job.

I think Germany strikes a good balance in terms of its head of state, though like every other democracy, it has its issues too. Federalisation, separation of powers, PR...I could go on.

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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Would our President have to be British? The Royal Family come from German stock.

Macron of France ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Firstly we need a written constitution that lays down the rights and responsibilities of every citizen.

I am not in favour of royal blood line as a head of state it’s just so Middle Ages in my view. Perhaps the non executive type of head of state is the answer and he or she is elected to office.

And.....there can never be true democracy in a society when the second chamber of government is an unelected body populated by class distinctions.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Would our President have to be British? The Royal Family come from German stock.

Macron of France ?"

Jurgen Klopp would be great, and it would make the Scousers sing the National Anthem.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"President or Monarchy

Easy, monarchy.

Look at all the tourists that come over here to see Buckingham Palace and watch the guards trooping around. Would they do that for a UK president?

Look at the long line of foreign dignitaries wanting an audience with the Queen. Would they queue up to meet a president?

It helps the country enormously to have a person that can hold official state banquets to impress foreign leaders, without having to also engage in politics."

Good Heavens. Rather superfluous reasons to have the monarchy over a presidency!

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By *ustusboth2013Couple
over a year ago

Birmingham

"President or Monarchy

Easy, monarchy.

Look at all the tourists that come over here to see Buckingham Palace and watch the guards trooping around. Would they do that for a UK president?

Look at the long line of foreign dignitaries wanting an audience with the Queen. Would they queue up to meet a president?

It helps the country enormously to have a person that can hold official state banquets to impress foreign leaders, without having to also engage in politics."

Playing the Devil’s advocate here and I’m not suggesting off with their heads.

France abolished their monarchy over 200 years ago (I believe) and it hasn’t affected tourism. It’s one of the most visited countries in the world.

Is it a strong enough argument to justify having a monarch?

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By *eroy1000Man
over a year ago

milton keynes

"The Queen has her diamond Jubilee and in the not too distant future Charles may be king. If there was a vote between Republic and Monarchy and if Reput then who would be the first President..

President Boris in the right place at the right time ?"

What would this future president do? Would they not get to involved with politics like monarchs or be more like the American president? Apart from possibly being elected, what will be the difference

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By *rDiscretionXXXMan
over a year ago

Gilfach

"Good Heavens. Rather superfluous reasons to have the monarchy over a presidency!"

So which sort of President would you rather have, and what would be the benefits of having them?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Good Heavens. Rather superfluous reasons to have the monarchy over a presidency!

So which sort of President would you rather have, and what would be the benefits of having them?"

Well I would suggest a head of state should be elected not be installed as an accident of birth. An elected HOS would reflect the broad spectrum of the society he or she represents. No one can vote Andrew out the succession line it’s his birth right should he be called.

It’s all a bit too class divided for my liking.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Firstly we need a written constitution that lays down the rights and responsibilities of every citizen.

I am not in favour of royal blood line as a head of state it’s just so Middle Ages in my view. Perhaps the non executive type of head of state is the answer and he or she is elected to office.

And.....there can never be true democracy in a society when the second chamber of government is an unelected body populated by class distinctions. "

The UK is often said to have an ‘unwritten’ constitution. This is not strictly correct. It is largely written, but in different documents. But it has never been codified, brought together in a single document.

UK does have a constitution, to be found in leading statutes, conventions, judicial decisions, and treaties.

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By *ackal1Couple
over a year ago

Manchester

Get rid of the monarchy after Liz . She’s earned a quiet retirement .

Clear out the lords and finally get rid of our feudal class system which has held us back for decades.

Richard Attenborough for the first President. Everyone likes him and he’s non partisan ( maybe green leaning but not a bad thing)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Firstly we need a written constitution that lays down the rights and responsibilities of every citizen.

I am not in favour of royal blood line as a head of state it’s just so Middle Ages in my view. Perhaps the non executive type of head of state is the answer and he or she is elected to office.

And.....there can never be true democracy in a society when the second chamber of government is an unelected body populated by class distinctions.

UK does have a constitution, to be found in leading statutes, conventions, judicial decisions, and treaties.

The nearest document to a written constitution is the Magna Carta. Your assertion that statutes, judicial dictates and treaties form an unwritten constitution is floored as those missives should be based on the constitution and bill of rights.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Get rid of the monarchy after Liz . She’s earned a quiet retirement .

Clear out the lords and finally get rid of our feudal class system which has held us back for decades.

Richard Attenborough for the first President. Everyone likes him and he’s non partisan ( maybe green leaning but not a bad thing)

Unfortunately poor Dickie went to that great stage in the sky some years ago. That said he was a lord and may still be sitting by the mace claiming his £300 a day attendance allowance no one would notice?

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By *ackal1Couple
over a year ago

Manchester

"Get rid of the monarchy after Liz . She’s earned a quiet retirement .

Clear out the lords and finally get rid of our feudal class system which has held us back for decades.

Richard Attenborough for the first President. Everyone likes him and he’s non partisan ( maybe green leaning but not a bad thing)

Ouch.

I stand corrected and hang head in shame . David is his name .

You may be right about Richard though.

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By *rDiscretionXXXMan
over a year ago

Gilfach

"Well I would suggest a head of state should be elected not be installed as an accident of birth. An elected HOS would reflect the broad spectrum of the society he or she represents. No one can vote Andrew out the succession line it’s his birth right should he be called.

It’s all a bit too class divided for my liking."

Part of the benefit of the monarchy is in having a head of state that doesn't actually have any real power. That allows us to have someone to charm and impress foreigners, without having to engage in diplomatic discussions with them.

If we voted in a president, then that person would become a representative of the people, and would be a political entity.

I don't really care about the royals. I'd be happy with having a random person picked each time, but that method wouldn't impress the rest of the world.

At least having the one family and primogeniture confers the weight of history, and allows us to have all that pageantry without looking stupid.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Firstly we need a written constitution that lays down the rights and responsibilities of every citizen.

I am not in favour of royal blood line as a head of state it’s just so Middle Ages in my view. Perhaps the non executive type of head of state is the answer and he or she is elected to office.

And.....there can never be true democracy in a society when the second chamber of government is an unelected body populated by class distinctions.

UK does have a constitution, to be found in leading statutes, conventions, judicial decisions, and treaties.

Uncodified constitution is harder to understand, but they are written as I stated earlier. I have no issues seeing a written in to a single document. However, it doesn’t means it’s going to better then the status quo.

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By *oxychick35Couple
over a year ago

thornaby

"The Queen has her diamond Jubilee and in the not too distant future Charles may be king. If there was a vote between Republic and Monarchy and if Reput then who would be the first President..

President Boris in the right place at the right time ?"
president but not Boris

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

I'd vote to keep the Royal family...

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By *oxychick35Couple
over a year ago

thornaby

Why arnt they a family of entitlement

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By *coptoCouple
over a year ago

Côte d'Azur & Great Yarmouth

“Look at all the tourists that come over here to see Buckingham Palace and watch the guards trooping around”

Whatever the arguments for or against the monarchy, the “tourism” one is BOLLOCKS! Do tourists visit Hampton Court expecting to see Henry VIII? Or Stratford-upon-Avon thinking they might bump into Shakespeare? Stonehenge to see the Druids?

No studies have been made (nor ever will be) to establish whether revenue from “Royal Tourism” is greater or less than what it costs the tax-payer to keep them. And what then becomes the criteria for a good or bad monarch? Charles generated more tourist dollars per year than William but less than Queen Viktoria?

No, not the old tourism chestnut please…

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By *coptoCouple
over a year ago

Côte d'Azur & Great Yarmouth

"If we voted in a president, then that person would become a representative of the people, and would be a political entity"

Not necessarily: how many people could name the Bundespräsident or his party?

Or even France's Prime Minister?

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By *amantMan
over a year ago

Alnmouth

I just think this debate will never end and it would be much more fruitful to turn our attention to the HoL. While I would never question the need for an upper chamber, what we have could be replaced with broad agreement of what a democratically-elected upper house could look like. Replacing the royals is akin to brexit, there are any amount of alternatives and some are certainly worse than what we have. Voting to replace them just opens up possibilities and there isn't an obvious alternative. A non-executive President would be my preferred option, though I'd even rather keep royalty than have President Johnson with the power Presidents have in places like the states.

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By *oxychick35Couple
over a year ago

thornaby

"“Look at all the tourists that come over here to see Buckingham Palace and watch the guards trooping around”

No, not the old tourism chestnut please…"
exactly that how does Paris Amsterdam Tokyo New York Rome do without a monarch

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"President Nora "

I bet you’d win!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I find it very suspicious that the royals seem to live so long compared to the rest of us

Really? queen mum queen her hubby even chucky have out lived all my elderly relatives so just going by personal experience here but yeah "

Rich eat well, don’t have to do manual labour, have access to best medical advice, can take holidays to relive stress etc.

Poor not so much, hardly rocket science.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Or as another alternative. How about a civil war. Winner takes the throne. That’s how they landed there in the first place, so why all of a sudden start voting?

Leave vs Remain?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""If we voted in a president, then that person would become a representative of the people, and would be a political entity"

Not necessarily: how many people could name the Bundespräsident or his party?

Or even France's Prime Minister?"

Playing devils avocado . Why should we Brits care to know who the prime minster of France or the German equivalent. If it’s for pub trivia then I’d understand.

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

"I'd vote to keep the Royal family... "

Me too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'd vote to keep the Royal family...

Me too

And me.

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By *oxychick35Couple
over a year ago

thornaby

"Or as another alternative. How about a civil war. Winner takes the throne. That’s how they landed there in the first place, so why all of a sudden start voting?

Leave vs Remain?"
if it was a vote you would still complain about the outcome tho lol

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By *itzi999Woman
over a year ago

Slough

Britain should never become a republic. I’d vote for the monarchy too.

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By *hybloke67Man
over a year ago

ROMFORD

"Or as another alternative. How about a civil war. Winner takes the throne. That’s how they landed there in the first place, so why all of a sudden start voting?

Leave vs Remain?"

Since the UK's armed forces swear an allegiance to the Monarch I can see who would win that civil war.

Maybe that's not a bad idea after all.!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can you in all honesty support an institution that had Prince Andrew as a leading figure?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'd vote to keep the Royal family...

Me too

And me. "

Mogadon for the masses!

Include all religions in that too!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Britain should never become a republic. I’d vote for the monarchy too. "

Why? Are republics bad?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Or as another alternative. How about a civil war. Winner takes the throne. That’s how they landed there in the first place, so why all of a sudden start voting?

Leave vs Remain?

Since the UK's armed forces swear an allegiance to the Monarch I can see who would win that civil war.

Maybe that's not a bad idea after all.!"

Lol. Yes I remember the brainwashing about the flag and monarch!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Britain should never become a republic. I’d vote for the monarchy too.

Why? Are republics bad? "

Not as I am aware. But in the days of fuel poverty food banks and cuts in public spending can we afford the monarchy. If they were all paid the National minimum wage I’d say crack on but the figures in the sovereign grant are eye watering.

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By *ackal1Couple
over a year ago

Manchester

"Britain should never become a republic. I’d vote for the monarchy too.

Why? Are republics bad?

Wait until you see the new Boris yacht., oh and his planes. We are a small country with a government pretending we are a global power . We no longer have an empire to rob but our government spend as if we do.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Britain should never become a republic. I’d vote for the monarchy too.

Why? Are republics bad?

The total Sovereign Grant for the last financial year was £82.2m - made up of a core grant of £49.3m and an extra £32.9m to help pay for the 10-year £369m refurbishment project of Buckingham Palace.

And we have food banks. Please tell me I am be simplistically naive when a family with a net worth of over a billion pounds is given this kind of money money ?

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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

It's for the greater good..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tonight's Football Result:

The Queen, 1. Liverpool, 0.

That'll teach 'em not to sing the National Anthem.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's for the greater good.. "

Tell that to someone who is on the breadline.

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By *eroy1000Man
over a year ago

milton keynes

"Britain should never become a republic. I’d vote for the monarchy too.

Why? Are republics bad?

And we have food banks. Please tell me I am be simplistically naive when a family with a net worth of over a billion pounds is given this kind of money money ?"

The sovereign Grant is between 15 to 25% of what the monarch pays the government beforehand. Basically the crown estate (owned by the monarch) pays its profits to the government who take between 75 and 85% and then pay back what's left which is called the sovereign Grant. If memory serves lately it's been the 25% due to the refurbished you mentioned.

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

"I wish. There’s no way we’d win a vote to abolish the monarchy unfortunately

The day will come. Thankfully.

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By *ustusboth2013Couple
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Tonight's Football Result:

The Queen, 1. Liverpool, 0.

That'll teach 'em not to sing the National Anthem.

Coincidental that it would be Real (Royal) Madrid. A team with history to the Spanish monarchy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tonight's Football Result:

The Queen, 1. Liverpool, 0.

That'll teach 'em not to sing the National Anthem.

Coincidental that it would be Real (Royal) Madrid. A team with history to the Spanish monarchy. "

No coincidence, the Queen has many powers

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By *alking HeadMan
over a year ago

Bolton

How about a head of state chosen at random as we do for jury service?

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By *ackal1Couple
over a year ago

Manchester

"Britain should never become a republic. I’d vote for the monarchy too.

Why? Are republics bad?

And we have food banks. Please tell me I am be simplistically naive when a family with a net worth of over a billion pounds is given this kind of money money ?"

The land enclosures act stole the land from the people and gave it to those in favour who were mostly loyal to the crown for obvious financial reasons. What you have now is the descendants of that land grab ruling over us.

Why would they care about a few million to the crown. They have made billions from their theft and they’re not paying those millions to the crown. You are.

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By *ustintime69Man
over a year ago

Bristol

"Britain should never become a republic. I’d vote for the monarchy too. "

I hadn’t totally made my mind up until I saw this but now I am definitely a republican

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

"The land enclosures act stole the land from the people and gave it to those in favour who were mostly loyal to the crown for obvious financial reasons. What you have now is the descendants of that land grab ruling over us"

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By *ick270Man
over a year ago

Here

King Charles or president Tony Blair thats the choice ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"King Charles or president Tony Blair thats the choice ?"

The choice of a HOS should be determined by the people via free election every 5 years. The post should be salaried with a state residence.

What’s not to like

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By *ick270Man
over a year ago

Here

"King Charles or president Tony Blair thats the choice ?

The choice of a HOS should be determined by the people via free election every 5 years. The post should be salaried with a state residence.

What’s not to like"

That's not an answer has to be King Charles end of.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"King Charles or president Tony Blair thats the choice ?

The choice of a HOS should be determined by the people via free election every 5 years. The post should be salaried with a state residence.

What’s not to like

That's not an answer has to be King Charles end of."

What’s Tony Blair got to do with it?

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By *ick270Man
over a year ago

Here

"King Charles or president Tony Blair thats the choice ?

The choice of a HOS should be determined by the people via free election every 5 years. The post should be salaried with a state residence.

What’s not to like

That's not an answer has to be King Charles end of.

What’s Tony Blair got to do with it?"

You have to ask ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"King Charles or president Tony Blair thats the choice ?

The choice of a HOS should be determined by the people via free election every 5 years. The post should be salaried with a state residence.

What’s not to like

That's not an answer has to be King Charles end of.

What’s Tony Blair got to do with it?

You have to ask ?"

Seemingly so.

Please do explain?

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By *ick270Man
over a year ago

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"King Charles or president Tony Blair thats the choice ?

The choice of a HOS should be determined by the people via free election every 5 years. The post should be salaried with a state residence.

What’s not to like

That's not an answer has to be King Charles end of.

What’s Tony Blair got to do with it?

You have to ask ?

Seemingly so.

Please do explain?"

Blair was trying to be the EU leader,with his friends in lets say high places would be pushed to the front of the que

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

I'll stick with the monarchy.

All you will get as a president is another stuffed suit politician, quite likely one that failed in real politics.

He/she will have little or no power as that would stay with parliament.

At least with the monarchy we get the history and a few trimmings.

Figurehead presidents are usually nonentities who are shuffled in on a "jobs for the boys" basis.

For example can anybody on here name the "president" (not chancellor) of Germany without looking it up?

I can't and I live there.

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By *rDiscretionXXXMan
over a year ago

Gilfach

"Blair was trying to be the EU leader ..."

Oh yes, I'd forgotten about that.

If he'd won we might have had Brexit a few years earlier.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Queen has her diamond Jubilee and in the not too distant future Charles may be king. If there was a vote between Republic and Monarchy and if Reput then who would be the first President..

President Boris in the right place at the right time ?"

Flipping heck! Has Joey Essex hijacked this account?

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By *TMA that man againMan
over a year ago

worester

"Good Heavens. Rather superfluous reasons to have the monarchy over a presidency!

So which sort of President would you rather have, and what would be the benefits of having them?

It’s all a bit too class divided for my liking."

Like Trump represented broad spectrum in US??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Good Heavens. Rather superfluous reasons to have the monarchy over a presidency!

So which sort of President would you rather have, and what would be the benefits of having them?

It’s all a bit too class divided for my liking.

Like Trump represented broad spectrum in US??"

He won an election?

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By *oxychick35Couple
over a year ago

thornaby

"Britain should never become a republic. I’d vote for the monarchy too.

Why? Are republics bad?

And we have food banks. Please tell me I am be simplistically naive when a family with a net worth of over a billion pounds is given this kind of money money ?"
exactly it’s fucking rank asif they need the money

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