What are your views on the British Royal Family?

[The Tick]

They're shit options.

Agreed, but for different reasons.

Our armed forces and our judges swear allegiance to a powerless, unelected, person. A BAD thing, you may think, but consider the alternative ...

The army having to swear allegiance to a here-today-gone-tomorrow politician with an agenda.
Yet another fucking election, with approximately half the electorate able to claim that the winner is "Not My President".
An elected President, almost by definition an ex-politician, would want to accumulate power, and battle with Parliament over who rules whom.

Fuck's sake! I'd rather have a King Bobo The Simple-Minded than President Blair or President Cameron.

In a republic, the president is almost always a ceremonial figure head with the real decision making done at prime ministerial/parliamentary level. So for the armed forces to swear allegiance to president isnt a problem really.

And even when the president is the power i.e in the USA the allegiance is made to the office he holds. So not a problem either.

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

Bobo would be a fair ruler

[kancutlawns]

Bobo would be a fair ruler

[JimmyDee]

In a republic, the president is almost always a ceremonial figure head with the real decision making done at prime ministerial/parliamentary level

Good luck with telling Galtieri and Macron that And Trump, and Roosevelt, and Eisenhower, and Hoover.
"Almost always" doesn't mean "always"

We ALL know that a UK president would want to accumulate more powers than James I/VI ever dreamed of.

[The Tick]

In a republic, the president is almost always a ceremonial figure head with the real decision making done at prime ministerial/parliamentary level

Good luck with telling Galtieri and Macron that And Trump, and Roosevelt, and Eisenhower, and Hoover.
"Almost always" doesn't mean "always"

We ALL know that a UK president would want to accumulate more powers than James I/VI ever dreamed of.

Galtieri was the leader of a military dictatorship and not a democratic republic so I'm not sure why you've referenced him in this.

[AlcoholBrazil]

Where's the lizard option ?

[Perlagreen]

Royal fam are ok if they just kept quiet like they did pre Diana

However prince Andrew the fucking sex case needs taking to trial

Prince harry just live in USA keep mouth shut and fuck your wierd wife in your big mansion

Could be worse imagine old Nicolae ( Ceausescu) being you leader - what do you.mean it's like that now !!!

[Zambo]

Where's the lizard option ?

[JudgeTedd]

Where's the lizard option ?

ALL HAIL OUR LIZARD OVERLORDS!!!

[JudgeTedd]

Can anyone on here answer this question that has been around for decades?

When the Queen does finally shuffle off her mortal coil.... do we all get a day off work?

Is this true or just an urban myth?

[Zambo]

Can anyone on here answer this question that has been around for decades?

When the Queen does finally shuffle off her mortal coil.... do we all get a day off work?

Is this true or just an urban myth?

'There will only be a bank holiday following the death of a royal family member when the Queen dies. In fact there will be two: one on the day of her funeral and one on the day that King Charles III (or whatever regnal name he chooses) is coronated'.

[JimmyDee]

In a republic, the president is almost always a ceremonial figure head with the real decision making done at prime ministerial/parliamentary level

Good luck with telling Galtieri and Macron that And Trump, and Roosevelt, and Eisenhower, and Hoover.
"Almost always" doesn't mean "always"

We ALL know that a UK president would want to accumulate more powers than James I/VI ever dreamed of.

Galtieri was the leader of a military dictatorship and not a democratic republic so I'm not sure why you've referenced him in this.

Because Galtieri was President. Next!

I know The Internet isn't proof, but I've at least posted some sort of reference to back up my wild assertion.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leopoldo-Galtieri
"Leopoldo Galtieri, President of Argentina"

[The Tick]

In a republic, the president is almost always a ceremonial figure head with the real decision making done at prime ministerial/parliamentary level

Good luck with telling Galtieri and Macron that And Trump, and Roosevelt, and Eisenhower, and Hoover.
"Almost always" doesn't mean "always"

We ALL know that a UK president would want to accumulate more powers than James I/VI ever dreamed of.

Galtieri was the leader of a military dictatorship and not a democratic republic so I'm not sure why you've referenced him in this.

Because Galtieri was President. Next!

I know The Internet isn't proof, but I've at least posted some sort of reference to back up my wild assertion.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leopoldo-Galtieri
"Leopoldo Galtieri, President of Argentina"

Comparing a military dictatorship to a democratic republic doesn't make for a sensible argument in favour of a monarchical system