Frosty wrote:Nah get them in the bin. They can't help themselves but interfere to further their own interests and private wealth.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/07/revealed-queen-lobbied-for-change-in-law-to-hide-her-private-wealth?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/08/queen-lobbied-for-changes-to-three-more-laws-documents-reveal?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
bad_hair_day wrote:Ah, but think they just might...
equinox_code wrote:There's only so much public anger a government can get away with stirring, and I wouldn't waste that capital here.
Yossarian wrote:bad_hair_day wrote:Ah, but think they just might...
Bollocks do they.
Let’s make it easy on both of us and say 50%.Yossarian wrote:And what percentage of tourists do you think they make up?
I don’t have that number, merely suggesting that visitors think Liz and co live there, and as such it’s not a stretch to believe they might cop a butchers. Ask them. Hollywood tourists taking star mansion tours for a comparison.Yossarian wrote:I was asking what percentage of tourists do hang around outside those buildings. It’s not many.
It’s definitely one of the reasons, but you can deny it all you like my friend.Yossarian wrote:Bullshit. Other countries still get tourists without a monarchy.
Yossarian wrote:
And, to be quite honest, even if you could prove to me that it would result in a significant drop in tourism, I still think we should get rid of the royals because the idea of a monarchy is simply not compatible with a modern, egalitarian society which is what we should be aiming to be.
LivDiv wrote:Fwiw I think the Royal family will shrink in popularity and scope once Liz shuffles anyway. Charles and his generation are definitely less popular than the Queen is even amongst royalists. William retains popularity but Harry has quit, the other grandchildren aren't especially known or popular other than Zara Phillips. Things will change but I wouldnt count on them being removed entirely.
bad_hair_day wrote:Throw trade in there too.
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