BigTone Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 Is it possible to have him put down and put us out of our misery ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 Why? What`s he done now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 4 hours ago, BigTone said: Is it possible to have him put down and put us out of our misery ? Won't happen Tone. My advice is ignore all the royals and their privileged life of luxury. I look at them as tourist attractions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 Don't worry, we will all be given a £4 million credit as a thank you for all our hard work and perseverance from the Government as they admit they have had no idea what they have been doing since 1901 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 17 hours ago, Robbored said: Won't happen Tone. My advice is ignore all the royals and their privileged life of luxury. I look at them as tourist attractions. Has any tourist - ever - come to London because Prince Andrew lives there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted May 23, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 40 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said: Has any tourist - ever - come to London because Prince Andrew lives there? Sadly I fully expect that there has been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 21 minutes ago, phantom said: Sadly I fully expect that there has been Maybe an arms dealer or a prossie (allegedly)but tourist ..... nahhh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 2 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: Has any tourist - ever - come to London because Prince Andrew lives there? Not just to see him but his mum, dad and every other member of the monarchy. The Japenese and the yanks just love em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 1 hour ago, Robbored said: Not just to see him but his mum, dad and every other member of the monarchy. The Japenese and the yanks just love em. The Japanese also love slaughtering whales and most Yanks ............................................................................................................ (fill your insult in). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 2 hours ago, Robbored said: Not just to see him but his mum, dad and every other member of the monarchy. The Japenese and the yanks just love em. Do they see them? Or do they actually just stare at the rather unimpressive front of Buck House. Which, let's face it, they could do if the Royal family didn't exist. Four of the five top tourist destinations in the World are republics incidentally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 23 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said: Do they see them? Or do they actually just stare at the rather unimpressive front of Buck House. Which, let's face it, they could do if the Royal family didn't exist. Four of the five top tourist destinations in the World are republics incidentally. I'm no royalist by a long chalk but one argument to keep them is that their presence stimulates our economy largely through tourism and the effect their "status" has upon our various trade partners, particularly those outside of Europe. Not a convincing argument in my book, given how much they cost to run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 17 minutes ago, Robbored said: I'm no royalist by a long chalk but one argument to keep them is that their presence stimulates our economy largely through tourism and the effect their "status" has upon our various trade partners, particularly those outside of Europe. Not a convincing argument in my book, given how much they cost to run. Replace them with mechanised waxworks. Save a fortune. Didn't Charles once reckon the Chinese leadership were "appalling old waxworks"? Damn cunning, those Orientals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 37 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said: Replace them with mechanised waxworks. Save a fortune. Didn't Charles once reckon the Chinese leadership were "appalling old waxworks"? Damn cunning, those Orientals. I take it you're a republican then Robbo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 50 minutes ago, Robbored said: I take it you're a republican then Robbo? Yes. Having a hereditary head of state makes no more sense than having a hereditary dentist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 12 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said: Yes. Having a hereditary head of state makes no more sense than having a hereditary dentist. Apart from the fact that a replacement would very likely be some tedious politician, who EVERYBODY would end up hating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 19 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said: Yes. Having a hereditary head of state makes no more sense than having a hereditary dentist. It's historical - that's largely what the Americans love about us Brits. The history of our country. They obviously don't have history longer back then 1492. Purely my accident I met two Americans and their wives when they were looking at our local church. They were amazed that it had stood since Norman times. They had no concept of antiquity whatsoever. The expression "jaw dropping" fitted them perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Bill Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 The big tourist attractions in this country are Canterbury, Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon. I guarantee that only a fraction of one percent actually see a member of the royal family. So, let's forget the myth that the lard-arsed Yanks and camera toting Japanese come here to see members of the House of Windsor. They are irrelevant and the sooner we become a republic the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted May 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 On 23/05/2016 at 19:39, Robbored said: It's historical - that's largely what the Americans love about us Brits. The history of our country. They obviously don't have history longer back then 1492. Purely my accident I met two Americans and their wives when they were looking at our local church. They were amazed that it had stood since Norman times. They had no concept of antiquity whatsoever. The expression "jaw dropping" fitted them perfectly. I find it even more amazing that any Americans would be visiting Nailsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 20 minutes ago, BigTone said: I find it even more amazing that any Americans would be visiting Nailsea It wasn't in Nailsea Tone. It was the village church at West Lavington in Wiltshire where my sister lives and my parents are buried. They were travelling to Stonehenge just 8 miles further on. They were impressed by almost every rural village having a church of great age and were stopping to look around some of the ones they passed on route. The lady asked why some churches were open and others locked. Good question..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted May 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 31 minutes ago, Robbored said: It wasn't in Nailsea Tone. It was the village church at West Lavington in Wiltshire where my sister lives and my parents are buried. They were travelling to Stonehenge just 8 miles further on. They were impressed by almost every rural village having a church of great age and were stopping to look around some of the ones they passed on route. The lady asked why some churches were open and others locked. Good question..... That makes more sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 On 5/23/2016 at 13:39, Robbored said: It's historical - that's largely what the Americans love about us Brits. The history of our country. They obviously don't have history longer back then 1492. Purely my accident I met two Americans and their wives when they were looking at our local church. They were amazed that it had stood since Norman times. They had no concept of antiquity whatsoever. The expression "jaw dropping" fitted them perfectly. I got married in High Ham church, and a friend from the US was there with his wife: I summed it up as "the church was built before we invented you lot." On the subject of the royals, I'm with Red-Robbo on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 On 23/05/2016 at 19:25, The Gasbuster said: Apart from the fact that a replacement would very likely be some tedious politician, who EVERYBODY would end up hating. At least they'd be democratically elected (we think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 4 hours ago, MichaelRobartes said: At least they'd be democratically elected (we think). I guess they would be but would you really want to have to choose between Tony Blair and Boris Johnson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 5 hours ago, Red Right Hand said: I guess they would be but would you really want to have to choose between Tony Blair and Boris Johnson? No, but you could have a non-political, non-executive head of state - as in Ireland, Germany etc. The American or French model isn't necessarily the only type of republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 7 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: 7 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: No, but you could have a non-political, non-executive head of state - as in Ireland, Germany etc. The American or French model isn't necessarily the only type of republic. It would be nice but the reality is that the process would be hijacked by the party machines, just like the police & crime commissioner elections were, and we`d end up with some Tory/Labour puppet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 2 hours ago, Red Right Hand said: It would be nice but the reality is that the process would be hijacked by the party machines, just like the police & crime commissioner elections were, and we`d end up with some Tory/Labour puppet. No quitet the same though,RRH. You'd need someone with genuine national recognition and popularity to won that contest. I'd have no objection if the Queen was voted in and served a fixed term on a salary. It happened in Bulgaria - the deposed King was elected president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 38 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said: No quitet the same though,RRH. You'd need someone with genuine national recognition and popularity to won that contest. I'd have no objection if the Queen was voted in and served a fixed term on a salary. It happened in Bulgaria - the deposed King was elected president. The Queen probably is the only person who would fit those criteria unless they can persuade Ant and bloody Dec to stand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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