God save the queen her fascist regime.

[EatOrBeEaten]

So yayr a Scotish lassie ar' ye

Skyryder

Aye, West coast Scotland reprezent

That's only because the Bank of England were smart enough to figure that if they put anyone's head on the banknotes, you'd spend all your time trying to head butt the money.

Nah, we might damage it!

Cool. The mad Scot's can lead the revolution.

We already are! Devolution, Scottish PM, Scottish chancellor, most of the banks are run by Sweaties.


We're actually a well-trained groups of socio-anarchists, the recession is a cunning plan to do away with the system of government we have in place and introduce a fried-chocolate-based anarchist utopia.

[MisterD]

Me.
HRH the Queen is by far the best person for the job. She is never up for re-election, is rich beyond our wildest dreams, and is therefore unbribable. All decisions she makes (and should be making, instead of that one eyed scottish idiot) are done for the good of the country, rather than for the good of her career and continued governence.

Although I've never met (been presented to) the Queen, in the course of my career working for her, I have been in the vicinity of several of the Royal family. I've also met various politicians that are alleged to serve the (former) United Kingdom. I know who'd I'd rather work for. I also know a lot of people (me included) that stopped working for her when the rabble won in 1997.

She may or may not be a lovely, competent, old duck but unfortunately Dave, it's those politicians that are making the decisions, the monarchy has no power and I fail to see why the long suffering British taxpayer (yay for not being one anymore) should continue to subsidise her and her parasitic german clan.

If we want to have someone to entertain foreign bigwigs and cut ribbons on new bridges, why shouldn't it be someone who has acheived something other than to be the descendent of someone who was handy with a sword?

[SixPackBack]

Me.
HRH the Queen is by far the best person for the job. She is never up for re-election, is rich beyond our wildest dreams, and is therefore unbribable. All decisions she makes (and should be making, instead of that one eyed scottish idiot) are done for the good of the country, rather than for the good of her career and continued governence.

Although I've never met (been presented to) the Queen, in the course of my career working for her, I have been in the vicinity of several of the Royal family. I've also met various politicians that are alleged to serve the (former) United Kingdom. I know who'd I'd rather work for. I also know a lot of people (me included) that stopped working for her when the rabble won in 1997.

Come the revolution your heads on the block sycophant.

[JacksColdSweat]

Actually this is a common misconception,
England, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand do not have the one-document-to-rule-them-all. Ask yourself, does the USA have a better civil society? Personally I like the place but have never felt quite safe there.

Understand what you are saying and agree

Australia, however does have a constitution - The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia

I understood Canada had a formal constitution (but I may be wrong)

Although the US constitution is old it's still a very good and relevant document - but agree - as lines are blurred in the modern age it gets tested more and more

I agree with your comment on the US here - however I would also ask "are they truly living within the spirit of the Constitution." That's the more pertinent question. I'm not sure they are

I think the US founding fathers had some very good ideas...

[Swoop]

... and introduce a fried-chocolate-based anarchist utopia.

Hmm. More info needed on this please.
Will the fried-chocolate items become the new unit of currency?
I can see advantages (snacktime munchies easily fulfilled) and disadvantages (gooey trouser pockets in summer, lint on snacks, etc) with this scheme.

[Dave Lobster]

She may or may not be a lovely, competent, old duck but unfortunately Dave, it's those politicians that are making the decisions, the monarchy has no power.

Maybe that's the bit that needs to be changed..

I fail to see why the long suffering British taxpayer (yay for not being one anymore) should continue to subsidise her and her parasitic german clan.

They don't. There's very few people that get money from the civil list. Considering how much money the Queen pays into the system, the one or two people left paying tax do very well indeed out of her.

When William takes over the throne, the Royal family will be more English than they have been for about nine hundred years. I wish him luck. Considering all the options that have been put forward for the british public (since Baroness Thatcher), he's the only one I'd want making decisions on my behalf.
Tony Bliar, anyone?
One eyes scottish eejit?
The other eejits they could have put forward?
Peter Mandleson? The one that accused officers in the british army of being chinless wonders??
The fat northern monkey Prescott?
All shining examples of why politicians are the LAST people we should have running a country.

[JacksColdSweat]

All shining examples of why politicians are the LAST people we should have running a country.

As a good friend of mine used to say to me "The problem with political power is it attracts the kind of people who are attracted to political power..."

[Okey Dokey]

I'd have to say that the US Constitution is a much better document in the modern world than the Treaty(s) of Waitangi (as far as I understand the Treaty...) The challenges to it end up at the Supreme Court where a majority of judges decide what the constitution says. Over history it has been interpreted in different ways, so it actually is a pretty good measure of the moral winds of the day.

It has just occurred to me, as I type, that SC judges are a bit like a monarch in that they are appointed for life, never have to seek election and can be above the political fray.

[martybabe]

I'm a Pom and I agree wholeheartedly with the motion, we no longer need the Monarchy.

On the other hand, I went to the Republic of whangamomona a few weeks ago and the roads were in a terrible state.

I think we need a Repubilcarchy!

[scumdog]

Aye, West coast Scotland reprezent
.

Jings, och, this site is fu' a' Scots!!

[EatOrBeEaten]

Jings, och, this site is fu' a' Scots!!

Well, we built this empire, we may as well enjoy the fruits of our forefathers' labours...

[scumdog]

Well, we built this empire, we may as well enjoy the fruits of our forefathers' labours...

Och, have we a treaty then??

[98tls]

Well, we built this empire, we may as well enjoy the fruits of our forefathers' labours...

No doubt thats been said many times down the local marae.

[Grahameeboy]

The French had the right idea, OFF WITH THEIR HEADS.

The monarchy should die [perhaps figuratively], they play no important part in a so called democratic society. The commonwealth should be disbanded immediately, lords should be stripped of their powers, all real estate and property should hence forth become property of the state.....etc etc...

If/when this happens any Maori king/Queen should likewise be stripped of title.
POWER TO THE PEOPLE

Mmmm..why so...they own their land...the Royal Family play an important part in the UK...Prince Charles started the biggest Charity in UK...

They have earned their right over centuries...we should respect that...

I am not an out and out Royalist, just thing it is a heritage and something we should hold on to

[Grahameeboy]

She may or may not be a lovely, competent, old duck but unfortunately Dave, it's those politicians that are making the decisions, the monarchy has no power and I fail to see why the long suffering British taxpayer (yay for not being one anymore) should continue to subsidise her and her parasitic german clan.

If we want to have someone to entertain foreign bigwigs and cut ribbons on new bridges, why shouldn't it be someone who has acheived something other than to be the descendent of someone who was handy with a sword?

They pay for the Royal Family to represent the UK. They get more back than they spend...it's peanuts compared to other expenses