Thank you Ma'am

Listening to all the sycophantic royal worshiping on the radio turns my stomach. I’ve had to turn it off.

I might add that my wife and kids think they are great. Knobs!

Graham – and from column B, I give you https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Robinson

How many people outside of Ireland and the UK have heard of her though?

(which is an important thing for an international Head of State – though not necessarily for an elected leader)

However I’m a “royalist” with a small r, as I prefer a powerless “figurehead” as head of state rather than another layer of executive/autocratic control.

yep! Let the democratically elected leaders get on with running the country whilst the ceremonies, pomp, meet and greets, railway openings etc are handled by someone else. Ideally someone experienced and classy, with time on their hands, who has been trained in proper etiquette and public appearances from birth. 😀

I will never understand why people in this day and age still support the monarchy and what it stands for. Elitist, classist, discriminatory.

How many underprivileged lower class people are elected to be the head of state in countries without monarchies?

The concept of Royalty is not relevant in 2015. However I think the current one should finish her stint and let that be the end of it.

ted leaders get on with running the country whilst the ceremonies, pomp, meet and greets, railway openings etc are handled by someone else. Ideally someone experienced and classy, with time on their hands, who has been trained in proper etiquette and public appearances from birth.

Christopher Biggins and Una Stubbs.

Or Cheggers.

For those who object to the idea of an elected figurehead, saying it’d just be another politician… why should it be? We could use our collective imaginations and elect someone who we could all be proud to have represent us on the World Stage….

Davros in a bad wig?

Personally I’d go for Stephen Fry or David Attenborough 🙂

How many underprivileged lower class people are elected to be the head of state in countries without monarchies?

Seems like a jolly good idea…

15 quotes from the world’s most humble president

Living in a small, one-bedroom farm with his wife, Sen. Lucia Toplansky, and a number of dogs (including three-legged Manuela), Mujica donates 90% of his salary to charity, leads by example in an age of austerity and has gained international acclaim for pushing ahead with policies on cannabis legalisation, same-sex marriage and abortion, while decrying excessive consumption.

I want someone who’s so humble they don’t even put themselves forward for the job.

“World’s most humble president” isn’t really praise is it?

“World’s most reluctant president” I could go with.

“World’s most reluctant president” I could go with.

“Brewster’s Statutory Instruments”

She is highly political. Just now and then we find out just how involved in government she is. Queen lobbies home secretary

We know her views on a whole host of issues – when it suits her. She’s against Scottish independence for example.

I will never understand why people in this day and age still support the monarchy and what it stands for. Elitist, classist, discriminatory.

…because none of the alternatives offer any significant improvement.

She’s against Scottish independence for example.

that’s hardly a “highly political” stance for a head of state now is it.

World’s most humble president

He seems like a lovely bloke but I’m sure you’d agree that he’s not exactly typical of the world’s democratically elected heads of state is he?

The point is that getting rid of a monarchy doesn’t magically transform countries into utopian meritocracies.

…because none of the alternatives offer any significant improvement.

Exactly!

So how many governments does the Queen have these days?

And how many Privy Councils?

GrahamS – Member
Much as people may moan that having a monarchy is unfair or archaic, does anyone really think that electing your head of state is a much better and fairer system?

The first time was a pretty loose definition of the term elected though! 😆 **** knows how he got in a 2nd. Bombing the shit out of iraq and afghanistan helped I guess.

does anyone really think that electing your head of state is a much better and fairer system?

This is positively medieval and would fit quite comfortably in an ISIS-type perspective. Down with democracy!

that’s hardly a “highly political” stance for a head of state now is it.

🙂

I’ve also heard she’s against abolishing the Monarchy…..

So how many governments does the Queen have these days?

Not sure, but I know she has two armies. 😉

When Blair went to her about the Iraq War, wonder what she actually thought rather than the Political thought.
Long time ago now I know…

When Blair went to her about the Iraq War, wonder what she actually thought rather than the Political thought.

He probably said “you let me kill a load of towel heads and I’ll see that no one touches your job for life ma’am”, to which she probably said ‘deal’.

With weekly meetings surely she’d be well informed of such matters…

does anyone really think that electing your head of state is a much better and fairer system?

I do. At the very minimum, it allows you to have checks and balances to make the head of state accountable and removable. The idea that people should automatically have a position of extraordinary privilege and constitutional significance because they belong to one family just baffles me.

The citizens of countries without monarchies seem to manage just fine without tugging their forelocks.

Surely she’s never forgiven him for THAT speech…

I know I ****ing haven’t. If we’re going to try him for war crimes, try him for this first!

gonefishin – Member
I will never understand why people in this day and age still support the monarchy and what it stands for. Elitist, classist, discriminatory.
…because none of the alternatives offer any significant improvement.

Over absolute monarchy? 😆 you sure?

gonefishin – Member

…because none of the alternatives offer any significant improvement.

This

I have no problem with the Royals

They’re never sitting around on their arses

I have no problem with the Royals

They’re never sitting around on their arses

Hi

Howdy!

Aye oop….

awfy nice of him to do someone out of a job! 😆

The citizens of countries without monarchies seem to manage just fine without tugging their forelocks.

> …because none of the alternatives offer any significant improvement.

Over absolute monarchy? you sure?

We don’t have an absolute monarchy in the UK. Are you thinking of somewhere else? Westeros maybe?

Whose Mrs would you rather look at?

Over absolute monarchy? you sure?

Well as the topic here referred to the constitutional monarchy that we have in the UK rather than an absolute monarchy I didn’t think it necessary to elaborate on that point. I suppose I should have made special allowance for the spectacularly hard of thinking. 😉

They’re never sitting around on their arses

Are you sure?

How many Thrones does she have scattered over the globe anyhoo?

Look at these lot below they are so happy …

Only JHJ could argue that the Queen does a lot of sitting around by posting photos of chairs that she isn’t sitting in. 😆

So why do those chairs exist?

They don’t look cheap…