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Most of the Royal income is from private property / wealth like any other wealthy family an taxed in the same way. Is it fair so much wealth is concentrated with so few people, no, but it’s not going to get resolved removing the royal family.
Why do they need any help from the sovereign grant then?
Even at the 25% figure is only about £80 million, in government terms it’s peanuts.
It maybe peanuts compared to government spending but it's £80 million more than my family gets.
An inheritance tax set at 100% for anything over 5 million would sort out the problem of the landed gentry, but there's no way you could get anything that radical through parliament while we have a monarchy.
It's an outdated institution that has no place in modern society. When the queen dies that should be the end of it.
I think it is a generally accepted fact that Harry is actually quite thick. On that basis you shouldn’t be shocked by anything he does
Of course he is, neither of his parent were the sharpest knives in the box. Same with billy, same stock, equally thick and useless. The only difference is that his wife wanted the quiet idle life of luxury
It maybe peanuts compared to government spending but it’s £80 million more than my family gets.
This. It is completely unjustifiable and has been for a hell of a long time.
What is monarchy but colonialism persisting?
Couldn't care less about any of them, especially the whole Harry & Megan thing. If you want to go just bugger off.
However I get the impression that this current batch of Royal scrutiny by the press is a smoke screen to distract us from Brexit/Covid failures of our government.
However I get the impression that this current batch of Royal scrutiny by the press is a smoke screen to distract us from Brexit/Covid failures of our government.
Another reason to get rid of the distractions then?
But hey let’s not let some basic facts get in the way of a good baseless rant about how life’s not fair.
If we really want to improve social equality there are much more significant things that need tackling.
At least one person agrees with me.
We could get rid of the distractions. But they'd be replaced by other distractions. What we need to do is deal with the bigger issues first.
I've got no problem with people wanting to abolish the monarchy or redistribute wealth, but some of the nasty personal comments made by a minority on this thread don't come across well.
I think an unelected House of Lords is a very good thing. I would in fact like to see it given more powers. And in return for those powers I'd like to see the system for appointing members changed so governments of the day can't pack it with their own appointees. A non-political House of Lords if you will.
We could get rid of the distractions. But they’d be replaced by other distractions. What we need to do is deal with the bigger issues first.
Such as?
I seemed to recall that most of the payments to the Crown goes on paying for the upkeep of the Royal Palaces (in particular Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle) and the staff employed there. It should also be noted that Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle are owned by the State and not by the Royal family - so in effect the State is maintaining its own properties.
Such as?
Well, as previously suggested health, social care, education, the justice system. All of which will swallow £80 million or whatever it is in about 39 seconds.
Much bigger issues. But if it would help, we can get the Royals to act out the current pantomime in squirrel costumes.
We could get rid of the distractions. But they’d be replaced by other distractions. What we need to do is deal with the bigger issues first.
Maybe multitask and get rid of a distraction to show one is serious about the other areas you listed which all seem to revolve around inequality. Start with getting shot of something which celebrates and worships inequality.
Tbh the only hysterical ranting seems to be coming from stumpyjon.
I hope he’s not a close relative of idleJon, they seem quite ideologically opposed 😉
Copa sums it up exactly. Nothing to add to that.
Pizza Express Woking
Hehehehehehehe 😉
Time for a proper rethink of the system.
When you and your wife die everything reverts to the nation to be fought for in the ring or via a lottery.
And that means everyone.
Goodbye fancy colleges and hello gladiator school!
squirrel costumes.
the trouble with the royal family is the only viable option is french/russian solution, otherwise like a bad penny they will return (see 1660).
the trouble with the royal family is the only viable option is french/russian solution
Think of all the tourists that’ll bring in, the old royal fam love to support tourism - win for all!!!
Couldn’t care less about any of them, especially the whole Harry & Megan thing. If you want to go just bugger off.
Wish the British press would just not give them the publicity then their "value" would be diminished. Even better if the American press did the same & they had to go out and earn an almost proper living 😒
Wish the British press would just not give them the publicity then their “value” would be diminished. Even better if the American press did the same & they had to go out and earn an almost proper living 😒
The press/telly whatever and them have a symbiotic relationship. They (press and them) need each other to to evolve into a parasitic relationship with the masses. They will then suck brain juice of the people dry with a straw and turn people into zombies. Fairly normal nowadays. Their existence are based on absorbing the energy release from the people and when the energy being sucked is not enough they have to come up with something else. Problem is they are not innovative and highly predictable. Oh well ...
Sack the spongers.
Are you basing this solely on what you’ve read in the Daily Mail?
Interesting to note who it is who actually owns the daily mail, and the circumstances around his financial matters. The home for example, worth about £40 million but he avoids taxation like capital gains tax amongst other things.
I dont see why they have to be more equal than everyone else
surely there are better things to spend taxpayers money on
All those palaces when theres so many homeless and people that cant afford the rents, and massive estates where noone can go, for grouse shooting by the very rich etc, doesnt make much sense to me
Although if there was no monarchy probably plenty of rich others would want to do the same