Would you vote to end the monarchy?

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It’s a shame that most people saying no aren’t explaining why.

Yes. And they can fund their own lives with all their money, they have loads.

Yes i would. I don't believe they are appointed God here to guide and direct us.

Yes, I think our current monarch should be our last. I used to think it was important to carry on as they were an important aspect of our history, traditions and culture, but I have recently changed my mind. The wealth and privilege - which are not earned - can not be justified in the modern day and appear obscene when compared with the austerity many of our citizens have to try to live with.

Yes.

Once the Queen goes, thank you very much but that's your lot.

Haven't we learned anything from the Brexit referendum fiasco?

Decide what you want to replace the Monarchy with before you ask people to decide to get rid of them!

And yes, whether you are Christian or not, gone are the days when most people - any people? - believe that HMQ and her heirs are God-given.

Yep. Too many of them doing fuck all on our (Metaphorical) dollar.
Even his mother thinks Prince Charles lives very extravagantly.
I don't suppose he'd be awful as king but i don't think he'll be terribly impressive either. A bit like Edward VII who ascended to the throne late in life after Queen Victoria died.
The latest rubbish with Megan and Harry has brought it into sharp relief -- the bottom line is that the survival of the monarchy as an institution Is paramount, and the throwing under the bus of the next monarch's second son is a small price to pay.
Would anyone outside the palace really give as fig if the Sussexes kept their HRH titles/used the word 'Royal' or not? It looks unbelievably petty and not a little spiteful but it seems to be something they obsess over.
(CF Edward VIII's wife being denied the HRH title post-abdication and Princess Diana being stripped of it after her divorce from Chas. And let's not forget the treatment of the Russian imperial family who were denied sanctuary here in 1917 because our Royal Family, their cousins, were shit scared that we'd somehow catch revolution and go the same way as the Soviets. It really is just about self preservation and survival )

I've always had a republican streak, but it was repeatedly shut down by people who claimed the Queen had special powers that ensured we could not drift into extremism like the poor republic countries of Europe.

Then last year, it emerged the Queen has no powers whatsoever. Nothing. It's debatable whether she could be allowed to even choose her own outfit, if the government told her to wear something specific.

It was at that point I completely lost interest. If we wanted an expensive family to set an example, we know how to follow the Kardashians on Twitter.

Yes

Yes

Decide what you want to replace the monarchy with before you ask people to decide to get rid of them

Why do we have to replace them with anything ? Can’t we just have a prime minister and government? It’s not like the Queen actually lays the law down and vetos anything if she doesn’t agree with what the government is doing/proposing.

Yes

Why do we have to replace them with anything? Can’t we just have a prime minister and government? It’s not like the Queen actually lays the law down and vetos anything if she doesn’t agree with what the government is doing/proposing

A quick.google alone will tell you that actually, the Queen has a raft of legal and political duties. That the public aren't aware of them doesn't negate their existence.

A quick.google alone will tell you that actually, the Queen has a raft of legal and political duties.

We all have duties. As we learned - painfully - she has fuck all power.

Name something that she - and she alone - can do without (or against) government advice. There is nothing.

No

Yes, absolutely!

Let's not allow the public another vote after the last fiasco.
And no I wouldn't.

Name something that she - and she alone - can do without (or against) government advice. There is nothing

The power to prevent the police investigating certain criminal cases. Cases in court are R (the Queen).Vs whomever. The Queen can prevent criminal investigations taking place in the UK. Quite handy for her with Prince Andrew as a son.......

Absolutely yes
I strongly dislike their hypocrisy and can think of a million and one better ways to spend tax payers money

No. I'm not a fan or sycophant and am quite far left in my in my politics. But I think they give good value for money and I like a bit of tradition

I feel more disgust and offence in the obscene amounts of wealth of many other individuals and families.

The monarchy serves a public purpose.

Yes, the PA situation is disgraceful, they've had their day

Yes

Yes.