Clydeside_Sheep Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 So theres a lot of fuss in the media right now over Aul' Liz becoming the longest serving monarch. What do you reckon? Pro or anti-royal family? BBC was crowing this morning that "theres not many" republicans in scotland. Probably true - even the SNP indy campaign promised to keep the royals. But I think most people are ambivalent / disinterested, rather than overtly hostile. Have they are use as heads of state? Is a monarchy better than an elected head of state? Can you imagine the likes of whom the general public would elect? I am not a big fan, but I think I prefer a (much scaled back) Monarchy as head of state, than an elected nobody. She will no doubt be making a lot of speeches etc over ths - think it would be apt for her to recognise that hers has been a very privileged life at the expense of others (keeping her in corgis etc), and so offer thanks, as well as the expected statement that its been a privilege to represent the people of the country. Link to comment
Jocky Balboa Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I'm a Republican, so I'd like a referendum on abolition of the monarchy upon her death. Link to comment
dave_min Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Aye, well done for not dying. Link to comment
The Oxford Don Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 So theres a lot of fuss in the media right now over Aul' Liz becoming the longest serving monarch. What do you reckon? Pro or anti-royal family? BBC was crowing this morning that "theres not many" republicans in scotland. Probably true - even the SNP indy campaign promised to keep the royals. But I think most people are ambivalent / disinterested, rather than overtly hostile. Have they are use as heads of state? Is a monarchy better than an elected head of state? Can you imagine the likes of whom the general public would elect? I am not a big fan, but I think I prefer a (much scaled back) Monarchy as head of state, than an elected nobody. She will no doubt be making a lot of speeches etc over ths - think it would be apt for her to recognise that hers has been a very privileged life at the expense of others (keeping her in corgis etc), and so offer thanks, as well as the expected statement that its been a privilege to represent the people of the country. This is of course a misnomer. Scotland has its own monarchy, which just happens to be the same as the English monarchy (two crowns embodied in the one person), as a result of the Union of the Crowns in 1603 when a Scottish monarch (James VI) acceded to the English throne, thereby instituting Great Britain as we know it today. When the present monarch was crowned she undertook a separate coronation ceremony at St Giles in Edinburgh, in which she was presented with the Honours of Scotland. Therefore in order to remove the monarchy from Scotland, a separate negotiation (and probably referendum) would be required... all that was up for grabs last year was the 'other' union, the Union of the Parliaments in 1707, which has no bearing on the status of the monarch either north or south of the border. My own opinion: I am a sort of apathetic republican. I cannae really be bothered with the monarchy, and at times it seems little more than a dangerous anachronism. However the sheer effort and hassle of replacing them doesn't seem to me to justify the ends, so on that basis alone I am resigned to being stuck with them. 1 Link to comment
newcastlered Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 If they generate more money for the UK than we give them I'm fine with them. If we subsidise them to dick around then nah they can fuck off. Link to comment
360 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 The Queen is a stupid old slag. Link to comment
ollie1903 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 The Queen is a stupid old slag. Link to comment
ollie1903 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 The Queen is a stupid old slag.. Link to comment
reekie_dock Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Something wrong we getting rowed up the Thames in a golden canoe... Link to comment
strachanmcgheegoal Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Reekie Is that a metaphor? Anyways, to the OP. You can take your Republicanism and shove it. There are plenty examples as varied as Tony Blair to the Daily Mail why we should never ever give in to Mob rule in this country which is what unfettered republicanism would quickly become. I like her family's parental role towards the country I genuinely do. I accept the lot of them are spoiled as fuck and would quite happily see the extended family reined in but equally we couldn't expect a family living in a council flat in Watford to do the same job. She should be answerable in certain aspects to parliament (not least re expenditure of her lazy bastard family) , in the same way that parliament must remain answerable to her. Link to comment
ScottishJohn Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Hopefully she dies 5 minutes before the "record". Inbred cunts. Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Fuck the monarchy. Most pointless fkn establishment in history.Cannot be voted out & only in there in the first place through theft & deceit. We need a decent sniper with a hell of a fast repeat fire percentage. Link to comment
ebbe Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Pish thread dedicated to a wittering, ancient nonentity. 3 Link to comment
Henry Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 They were good at Live Aid. Link to comment
360 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 They were good at Live Aid. That particular band was called "Queen". This thread is clearly marked "The Queen". 2 Link to comment
alscotoz Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Pish thread dedicated to a wittering, ancient nonentity. Add irrelevant. +1 Link to comment
Poodler Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Party at mine fan she dies. Hookers from every country in the commonwealth. Cocaine from outside the commonwealth, unfortunately Link to comment
Site Sponsor RTYD Posted September 9, 2015 Site Sponsor Share Posted September 9, 2015 This is of course a misnomer. Scotland has its own monarchy, which just happens to be the same as the English monarchy (two crowns embodied in the one person), as a result of the Union of the Crowns in 1603 when a Scottish monarch (James VI) acceded to the English throne, thereby instituting Great Britain as we know it today. When the present monarch was crowned she undertook a separate coronation ceremony at St Giles in Edinburgh, in which she was presented with the Honours of Scotland. Therefore in order to remove the monarchy from Scotland, a separate negotiation (and probably referendum) would be required... all that was up for grabs last year was the 'other' union, the Union of the Parliaments in 1707, which has no bearing on the status of the monarch either north or south of the border. My own opinion: I am a sort of apathetic republican. I cannae really be bothered with the monarchy, and at times it seems little more than a dangerous anachronism. However the sheer effort and hassle of replacing them doesn't seem to me to justify the ends, so on that basis alone I am resigned to being stuck with them. I'd have thought a mere email with "Fuck off" to her successor would have sufficed. Link to comment
The Oxford Don Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I'd have thought a mere email with "Fuck off" to her successor would have sufficed. I'll leave it to you to draft something suitable... Link to comment
Site Sponsor RTYD Posted September 9, 2015 Site Sponsor Share Posted September 9, 2015 Who will die first? Philip or Lemmy from Motörhead. Many did say Lemmy was invincible. I now see a man thin with illness and decades of drink and drug abuse so I think Lemmy may snuff it first. Liz has another 10 years. Big Phil gone in 4. If only there were a competition for the above.I remember at a place I worked we had a death sweep onThe Pope and the Queen Mother and everyone had a rolling day in the calendar. When QM snuffed it we were on a jolly in Barcelona apart from one miserable git who wouldn't go, so he was forced into the office on a Saturday to find out the winner. Missed it by two days. Was gutted. £400. A death sweep would be good. Link to comment
Site Sponsor RTYD Posted September 9, 2015 Site Sponsor Share Posted September 9, 2015 I'll leave it to you to draft something suitable... "Fit Like Chuck. Your services are nae required loon now awa' and fuck." Link to comment
reekie_dock Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Reekie Is that a metaphor? Anyways, to the OP. You can take your Republicanism and shove it. There are plenty examples as varied as Tony Blair to the Daily Mail why we should never ever give in to Mob rule in this country which is what unfettered republicanism would quickly become. I like her family's parental role towards the country I genuinely do. I accept the lot of them are spoiled as fuck and would quite happily see the extended family reined in but equally we couldn't expect a family living in a council flat in Watford to do the same job. She should be answerable in certain aspects to parliament (not least re expenditure of her lazy bastard family) , in the same way that parliament must remain answerable to her.Aye it's as the queen would put it One has a smelly Bottom... Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 That particular band was called "Queen". This thread is clearly marked "The Queen".Only an idiot would make such a stupid reading mistake like that Link to comment
Poodler Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Fuck her right in the pussy Link to comment
Ke1t Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Nothing against her personally, of course, and it's not even like it's my taxes that keep her in caviar and gold thrones while half the country lives below the poverty line... But like Poodler says, fuck her right in the pussy. Link to comment
caledonia Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 That particular band was called "Queen". This thread is clearly marked "The Queen".#humour? Link to comment
dervish Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Wouldn't fancy the job of royals to be honest. Sort of a mobile Madam Tussauds for folk taking pictures. Only so many times you can be bothered asking what some cunt does touring some shitty factory reeking of paint. That said the bonus are ok. Link to comment
The Boofon Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Fuck her right in the pussyMichael Fagan did. Link to comment
RAZOR Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Michael Fagan did. He looks like @reekie_dok tbf. Might have been him. Link to comment
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