To want a Republic?

[StrictlyOogieBoogiePumpkin]

That it really. I cannot stand this 'joy' at a Royal Wedding that will cost a fortune and all to welcome in someone else who will now never EVER get a real job.

Would is really be so bad to join the rest of the modern world and ditch them? We could have an ELECTED President, we could just have our elected Parliament.

The Palaces would still be there for the tourists. The President can welcome the Heads of State (but only for a fixed term)

Would it be so bad to not pay for her cousins to live in Palaces?

Can we not just give it a go?

"Oh - and a president would be much more expensive. MUCH more"

I assume you're taking the piss with that statement because it's so stupid it can't possibly be serious.

And the Republic organisation was set up in this country and is run by British people - they make links with like-minded people in other Commonwealth countries for obvious reasons.

"If it's democracy you're worried about, you should be getting aerated about the EU, or the imbalance of power between executive and legislature, or the intervention by an increasingly activitist judiciary in government decsions. Worrying about these things would make you "right wing" though, and we couldn't possibly have that, could we?"

(a) why on earth would that make me 'right wing' and

(b) what do you mean by "we couldn't possibly have that could we?"

What total nonsense . . . . again.

Oh come on. Look at it!

Its clearly been put together by a numerically challenged leftie.

Or a convict.

Well, you'd know all about being numerically challenged .

Don't understand the convict comment at all, sorry.

YANBU. Another one for a Republic.

I'm feeling quite cheered by all the calls for a republic on MN.

Yay! Viva la Republic

I thought about it last night, it'll be about 30 years before William is King.... at which point we'll be the 'old' people who everyone says support the monarchy and keep it going.... so essentially if we don't by then, our children really won't... and The Monarchy will fall!

Ummmm and for those who say a President would be MUCH more expensive

Only if we let it! We could just pay for one person, who lived in a reasonable sized house... we don't actually need to pay for their entire families to live in Palaces!

How on earth would that be more expensive? Oh and we don't even need a President, we have a PM and a Parliament.

Until 1760 the monarch met all official expenses from hereditary revenues, which included the profits of the Crown Estate (the royal property portfolio). King George III agreed to surrender the hereditary revenues of the Crown in return for the Civil List, and this arrangement persists. In modern times, the profits surrendered from the Crown Estate have by far exceeded the Civil List and Grants-in-Aid provided to the monarch. For example, the Crown Estate produced £200 million for the Treasury in the financial year 2007?8, whereas parliamentary funding for the monarch was £40 million during the same period

"It costs too much" is not a valid reason to abolish the monarchy

I couldn't disagree with you more - there are plenty of left wingers in that camp. This man for example. I don't think he's ever been described as right wing as far as I'm aware?

The cost is kind of by the by (although I don't think a president would be more expensive than the Royal family). It's just ludicrous and embarrassing that one person gets to be head of state for life as a birth right. It's wrong, wrong, wrong .

I can't imagine how a President would be more expensive than The Royal family.
What with the upkeep of their many homes/staff/travel and lifestyles.
As lalalonglegs says,it's just embarrassing that one person gets to be Head of state for life.
Without any real say in Government.
Just a figurehead.

I mean,good grief,there's only ONE family taking from the public purse in a Presidency.
In ours,there are LOADS of families taking from the public purse.
Who pays for the security for Andys daughters?

Well, I'm a unrepentant monarchist!

These threads are interesting enough, but let's face it, no one's going to change their minds on the subject, so it ain't worth the hot air, ultimately.

Long Live the Queen!!

No, no one's going to change THEIR minds.
Well no,not while they are 'in charge'.

YANBU, I just dont get why we are supposed to rejoice at the idea of a royal wedding...

Can we wait until after the wedding?! And than we can do a French revolution and off with their heads... -might be more fun!!