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OddShapedBalls
September 9, 2022, 2:54pm
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Privatise the monarchy. Massive corporations would throw millions at the chances of naming rights on Buckingham Palace, the Crown jewels etc. You could slap sponsors on their clothes, 'Visit Rwanda' on King Charles sleeve, the Amazon tick across Prince Wiliams chest. The Royal Family start paying for themselves and not the tax payer. Everybody wins 👍.


It may have changed - I doubt it, but it may - but yonks ago I had to do a case study on this issue and it turns out the royal family generate more £ in tourism and other things for the UK economy than it costs us to fund them.  I'd be in favour of cutting away all the dross though, so it's only the Monarch and next in line that's paid for and all the cousins, uncles etc can survive off their own personal fortunes.
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Quoted from Manchester Mariner
Privatise the monarchy. Massive corporations would throw millions at the chances of naming rights on Buckingham Palace, the Crown jewels etc. You could slap sponsors on their clothes, 'Visit Rwanda' on King Charles sleeve, the Amazon tick across Prince Wiliams chest. The Royal Family start paying for themselves and not the tax payer. Everybody wins 👍.


Golden arches at Windsor would go well, especially if the Brexiteers permit a rapprochement with the French and allow MaccyD's to use Royale with cheese...

But I'd really like Charles to start throwing weight around on climate change and the environment (it's an existential issue not a political one) - in a kind of Thomas Shelby way. What do you mean I can't be a meddling monarch, I'm the feckin King...
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Golden arches at Windsor would go well, especially if the Brexiteers permit a rapprochement with the French and allow MaccyD's to use Royale with cheese...

But I'd really like Charles to start throwing weight around on climate change and the environment (it's an existential issue not a political one) - in a kind of Thomas Shelby way. What do you mean I can't be a meddling monarch, I'm the feckin King...



I'd actually be willing to pay the licence fee to see that series of Peaky Windsors!  Have to say I more see him as a Tony Soprano character, 'in this palace, columbus is hero'
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When was the last time we had a decent democratically elected leader? At least a monarch thinks long term.


Flippin' 'eck Tucker!
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When was the last time we had a decent democratically elected leader? At least a monarch thinks long term.


Actually, the Cameron Clegg coalition was the most democratic since the 1930s - 60% of the vote and the only post-war government with more than 50% of the popular vote. On social liberalism, they did some very good things. On the economy, the Tories well and truly fecked the Liberals and the lower paid, the Liberals paid for it, and we've been paying for it since and especially now with the years of underinvestment in the NHS other public services, transport and by the privatised-monopolies. If the Liberals had gone with Labour, the government would have had 52% of the popular vote.
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I suspect that Braverman would be seriously keen on having the Coast Guard sponsored by Visit Rwanda. She's that dim.
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It's not broken and worked well for over 1000 years. Both King Charles and the new Prince of Wales will modernise it and make it fit for the 21c.


About time we tried something different then.

The monarchy is an outdated busted flush and needs abolishing, along with the House of Lords.

21st century it is not.
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About time we tried something different then.

The monarchy is an outdated busted flush and needs abolishing, along with the House of Lords.

21st century it is not.

House of Lords yes but not the monarchy for me.


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House of Lords yes but not the monarchy for me.



Fair enough PP. Can't personally see the point of a monarchy in a modern world, but each to their own.
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About time we tried something different then.

The monarchy is an outdated busted flush and needs abolishing, along with the House of Lords.

21st century it is not.


Yep, dump the House of Lords. It's the place a PM sends their pals to,


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