If you had a choice, would you vote to keep the monarchy?

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Or not?

And what are your reasons? :)

No.
Why are some people deemed better than others for no reason other than who their parents are?

Yes keep them.

I don't want President Blair.

No. Their time has passed. It's time to have a head of state we can elect and get rid of if that's what the majority wishes.
To everyone who says President Blair, I would remind you that but for a twist of fate, we would have had the Nazi sympathiser Edward as our King.

Keep the monarchy.
What's the alternative President Call Me Dave

I would vote to get rid or reduce to the role of Monarch to one person.No need for others to be 'royal'.I would also reduce the expenditure by getting shot of the houses/staff/transport.The monarch could be treated like PM, 1 house, country retreat and no more.

I would actually support the monarch being a popular none politicial person..someone who has already done great service to the country, JK Rowling for Monarch for a few years??

No. I'd get rid of the lot. There is no equality or chance of it in a society with a (an?) hereditary monarchy.

I would get rid. I don't think we can ever have true equality until we do. There would be nothing to stop the queen standing for president.

Yes. I don't like the alternatives.

Get rid. It doesn't "bind" me, and as part of this country it actually makes me sick that we have people, through no more than an accident of birth, living an extremely privileged life, while others, namely children. Suffer extreme poverty.

Yes.
Because I'd rather not have all that 'head of state' whatever it is (fondness, mystique, tradition?) invested in a politician. As PP have said for every Obama or Churchill you'd get a Bush or Blair.

No

Outmoded imperialistic dynasty of overpaid toffs. Scrap the Monarchy become a republic and spread the OBSCENE amount of money that is spent on the 'institution' every year on education, health and welfare. We could turn the palaces into affordable housing for key workers.

Sorry forgot to add my reason. I hate the thought that someone is seen better than the rest of the population just because of the family they are born into.

If I had the choice I'd vote myself to be a minor royal - important enough to get paid to do little, not important enough to be in the public eye constantly.

I don't think the queen does dilute the effects of a prime minister she wouldn't actually get involved in real politics. Her role is purely ceremonial so on that basis I don't really see the point of royalty. I'm against unelected heads of state when the only way they can be removed from the role is if they die.
I can't imagine the public has the stomach for decades of Will and Kate when they are so vanilla but hey ho I may be wrong.

At least the public can use the democratic process to remove PM's or Presidents they despise

Yes - don't want war criminal Blair as president thanks.

You will get a skewed response on here as its predominantly left wing. Fortunately the majority of the country will vote to keep them.

I'm undecided. I don't like the fact that we fund them and their grand lifestyle and protection etc, but I don't see an alternative I like either.

Yes.

The alternative is too horrific to contemplate. President Cameron, Blair, Thatcher!! Whoever has the most money and influential friends

Of course I'd vote to get rid of them. How we can we call ourselves a democracy when we have unelected people living in palaces that we plebs pay for?

Yes. I think the queen is wonderful. Depends a bit tho on what Charles and William bring to the role.

Nope

No

Get rid asap. I hope it happens in my lifetime. Nothing against them personally but I dislike everything they represent.

I'd keep them. Being brought up to be that figurehead can't be easy and I wouldn't want to do it.

If there was a vote would the other countries where the queen is head of state also vote? It would be strange that she rules over Canada but not the UK anymore, but it would be equally strange that the dominions decide the fate of the UK royalty.

How would it work out? It seems rather complicated I guess this is why it came out like this: the secured their position by making it so costly and complicated to bring them out that the status quo is easier.

Seriously do the republicans on MN know how it would work out?