To ask what would happen if the uk became a republic?

[Worriedsick3000]

I dont hate the royals nor do i like them. I was talking toa friend who hates them for the usual reasons and she wants a republic but didn't actually know what it would look like. So what would happen?

Not sure AIBU is the best place for this.

I'm sure you could read up on the histories of other countries when they've transitioned from a monarchy to a republic.

Higher taxes, Boris Johnson would be head of state.

Yep, as things stand Bozza would be boss

I am sure we could fuck it up somehow. We seem quite good at that. We helped Zimbabwe become a republic and look how well that ended.

I don't think anything would change. Her Madge never goes against the government, so BoJo would just continue to be the boss and fuck everything up.

Until someone had the balls to introduce proper proportional representation, the UK would continue to be a stale two party system barely worthy of being called a democracy.

We've managed to become a republic when no one was looking, since the Queen has fuck all power. It's the worst of both worlds. A completely useless Monarch who costs a fortune to maintain, and a president in all but name in the shape of the Prime Minister. I would also note that we can't even vote for our PM, but since Americans can't vote for their President either, it seems a bit of a niggle in the grand scheme of things.

@pointythings

I don't think anything would change. Her Madge never goes against the government, so BoJo would just continue to be the boss and fuck everything up.

Until someone had the balls to introduce proper proportional representation, the UK would continue to be a stale two party system barely worthy of being called a democracy.

I agree, especially about PR

Well it can't really because it's a United Kingdom.I
It'd have to split up into a few.

@TheQueef

Well it can't really because it's a United Kingdom.I It'd have to split up into a few.

Why couldn’t it be a United Republic ?

One word Kev
Yorkshire.
We've already started our Peoples Republic and don't want to join. and let you copy

@DGRossetti

We've managed to become a republic when no one was looking, since the Queen has fuck all power. It's the worst of both worlds. A completely useless Monarch who costs a fortune to maintain, and a president in all but name in the shape of the Prime Minister. I would also note that we can't even vote for our PM, but since Americans can't vote for their President either, it seems a bit of a niggle in the grand scheme of things.

How does the monarch cost us a fortune? She volunteers to pay a lot more tax than she actually has to, and the sovereign grant is only 15% of what goes into the treasury from the crown estate.

How does the monarch cost us a fortune? She volunteers to pay a lot more tax than she actually has to, and the sovereign grant is only 15% of what goes into the treasury from the crown estate.

When I can volunteer to pay tax, I'll come back to you. Until then you've rather made another case for getting rid of such an archaic and ludicrous institution.

You may have been OK telling your kids they can be whatever they set their sights on (except monarch). I wasn't. And still am not.

Nothing would change really. I never understood what do people think would happen. There wouldn't magically be more money to make everyone's lives better. There wouldn't be... Well anything really🤷🏻
Except that general public would just have to vote for another person (IF it was up to general public) and quite frankly, that will never end well.

Would we be required to have presidential debates?