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Sounds like a laff, Mark!
I didn't like the sound of the pageant when I first heard the idea, but I'm quite excited at the prospect now, haha.![]()
Benign Monarch such as QEII or unelected President Brown?
American here, we just don't get the monarchy. Ours was a nation built on a person's autonomy and it doesn't matter where you came from, you have a shot at wealth and success without having "blood lines."
Oh fuck off, you boring cunt.
We're a laughing stock due to the monarchy? Only all the way to the bank, as it generates so much interest and tourism.
Lots of ppl I know are enjoying it + the impending Olympics, and why not?
People need a reason to celebrate sometimes - especially in these times of austerity.
You don't know anyone whose excited by this?? The police are expecting close a million extra people in London for starters,
plus the tv coverage is fairly wall to wall for the next few days,which it wouldn't be if no one were interested.
Plus I've never seen more Union Jacks flying from cars buildings
Neither.
I wish the UK was more like the USA. Social mobilty is immposible in Britain, a working class person can't become rich unless they win the lottery. The rich are kept rich and the poor are kept poor. It's disgusting really.
Charming.
Tourists come to see history (Henry VIII, etc), they don't come to see the current queen.
It must just be the posh area's of London that are looking foward to it because the rest of the country couldn't care less.
It might be exciting for rich Londoners but why would a working class lad care about the royal family?
They want people to interested because it distracts from the serious issuses like the economy, crime, NHS cuts, etc.
That's because of Euro 2012. Nothing to do with the Queen.
News to me.The UK has been a laughing stock for years with the monarchy, isn't it time we dump them posh lot and get ourselves into the 21st century. Lets leave the 16th century behind, eh?
Best to leave the potentially disastrous big ego position to someone with little power but the authority they earn IMHO.
We're a laughing stock due to the monarchy? Only all the way to the bank, as it generates so much interest and tourism.
I wish the UK was more like the USA. Social mobilty is immposible in Britain, a working class person can't become rich unless they win the lottery. The rich are kept rich and the poor are kept poor. It's disgusting really.
Tourists come to see history (Henry VIII, etc), they don't come to see the current queen.
[Flags] That's because of Euro 2012. Nothing to do with the Queen.
Neither.
I wish the UK was more like the USA. Social mobilty is immposible in Britain, a working class person can't become rich unless they win the lottery. The rich are kept rich and the poor are kept poor. It's disgusting really.
Charming.
Tourists come to see history (Henry VIII, etc), they don't come to see the current queen.
It must just be the posh area's of London that are looking foward to it because the rest of the country couldn't care less.
It might be exciting for rich Londoners but why would a working class lad care about the royal family?
They want people to interested because it distracts from the serious issuses like the economy, crime, NHS cuts, etc.
That's because of Euro 2012. Nothing to do with the Queen.
For reference with respect to costs: the civil list is given in exchange for ceding the income of the Crown Estates to the Treasury. The net income from The Queen is substantially more than is paid out (which is no longer tax exempt). So commenting on how much the civil list costs is an entirely spurious argument, usually peddled by the ignorant.
Better a constitutional monarch than an elected head of state any day.
& as for dim boy (Ryan10) up there - what is it that the US does so well for the poor? Is it their NHS services, social welfare, subsidised university system, or perhaps the freedom to carry a firearm, as that makes preparing for a bank robbery much more straightforward?
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If the monarchy were abolished and the UK became just that much more like the rest of the world, there would be less fascination with your country.
Rubbish.Tourists come to see history (Henry VIII, etc), they don't come to see the current queen.
It must just be the posh area's of London that are looking foward to it because the rest of the country couldn't care less.
That's because of Euro 2012. Nothing to do with the Queen.
Me too!Don't it just, Joll!
I thought it was a duff idea at first but it's looking like it might work out quite well. Better than a carriage ride down The Mall. More historically resonant and inclusive of the metropolis and its population.
I wouldn't be surprised if I get a lump in my throat when the first herald barge laiden with a belfry chimes it's way at the head of the procession, with riverside churches ringing out their replies.
Maybe, maybe not. Go to Vienna and I can demonstrate the opposite. No monarch and still tourism and fascination (try only the Spanische Hofreitschule).
Was gna say.yest but a lot fewer tourists than in London