The "Royals" Thread

[mattheus]

From what I have seen of the posts on this thread, I can't see much evidence of Royal Family fanatics or die-hard royalists. If asked to vote on the matter I would choose a republic over a monarchy. This scandal makes that vote just a bit more likely.

I think they're bloody brilliant! Much better than that orange oaf Trump.

[Mick F]

Plus One.

[pwa]

From what I have seen of the posts on this thread, I can't see much evidence of Royal Family fanatics or die-hard royalists. If asked to vote on the matter I would choose a republic over a monarchy. This scandal makes that vote just a bit more likely.

I think they're bloody brilliant! Much better than that orange oaf Trump.

Is that the full range of choice we have? The Royals or Trump?

[Mick F]

The devil and the deep blue sea.

[pete75]

From what I have seen of the posts on this thread, I can't see much evidence of Royal Family fanatics or die-hard royalists. If asked to vote on the matter I would choose a republic over a monarchy. This scandal makes that vote just a bit more likely.

I think they're bloody brilliant! Much better than that orange oaf Trump.

The problem I think is the term Royal Family. We're expected to pay for the whole bloody lot. France pays a salary to their President alone. They don't support any adult children, cousins, grand children etc. The same should happen here - the ruling monarch is head of state and should be the only one to receive state funding. Let the rest of them work and, if they can't do that, sign on the dole.

[pete75]

From what I have seen of the posts on this thread, I can't see much evidence of Royal Family fanatics or die-hard royalists. If asked to vote on the matter I would choose a republic over a monarchy. This scandal makes that vote just a bit more likely.

I think they're bloody brilliant! Much better than that orange oaf Trump.

Is that the full range of choice we have? The Royals or Trump?

The choice would be a monarchy or whoever we elect as head of state.

[mercalia]

Put Andrew Windsor on Universal Credit now he not getting his £250,000 pa. I might even get the job at Windsor Job Centre to process him. He would of course turn up late for his interview so lose his benefit and get sanctioned Maybe see him dossing on the streets there? give him a kick He's a real down and out aint he?

[pliptrot]

The issue is that any Republic votes for a president - and so there is some semblance of democracy. Our alternative is the pointless and very expensive Royal Family. While the Queen has shown some dignity and poise, she is the only one. And when you look at the civil list - that endless queue of hangers-on who are on the take for no good purpose, you realize what a ridiculous sham the whole thing is. The Royal family and their endless tail of scroungers belong with the British empire: in an ignominious past. Their continued presence is to the chagrin of the nation. It may be offensive to some, but if we had lost The Falklands War (WWII was a genuine struggle against evil, and one wonders where The UK went wrong after that) that would have sparked some real change in the nation's psyche, shaken us out of our imperialist fantasies, stopped us living in the past and made the UK a better place.

[Oldjohnw]

I was pretty sickened this morning to see most of the front pages of the newspapers with photos of Mr Mountbatten Windsor covered in gold braid and rows of medals.

What a fraud.

[mattheus]

While the Queen has shown some dignity and poise, she is the only one. And when you look at the civil list - that endless queue of hangers-on who are on the take for no good purpose, you realize what a ridiculous sham the whole thing is.

"The Civil List" could become the new "Road Tax":

On 1 April 2012 the arrangements for the funding of The Queen’s Official Duties changed. The new system of funding, referred to as the ‘Sovereign Grant’, replaces the Civil List and the three Grants-in-Aid (for Royal Travel, Communications and Information, and the Maintenance of the Royal Palaces) with a single, consolidated annual grant.

[pliptrot]

"The Civil List" could become the new "Road Tax":

If only. The change in name was obfuscation, and nothing more. It still involves directly paying very large sums to a self-entitled family and their excessive cohort of sycophants. None of which have any place in this century. but of course so many still live in the last......

[mattheus]

I'll take the 1920s please (assuming you're done with them).

Although the summer of '66 wouldn't be too bad ...

[pliptrot]

I'll take the 1920s please (assuming you're done with them).

Although the summer of '66 wouldn't be too bad .

Didn't exist then, so they are all yours. I have been told that my grandfather, who fought at The Somme (and was injured and taken prisoner there) was unemployed in the 1920s and so the family didn't have enough to eat, or even shoes for the kids. A fitting reward for his sacrifice for King and Country?

I was going to suggest that in the next one we put the royals over the top first. But I would be reminded that Andrew was in The Falklands, where he was scared sweatless.

[mattheus]

I've found your Christmas pressie, phlip:

https://www.teepublic.com/en-gb/t-shirt ... row-in-eye

[reohn2]

Pliptrot
Spot on,a good analysis of what is the root cause of the state of this septic isle.