Royalty

[nailit]

How different would the UK be if we didnt have (or stop funding) our royal family?
Ive NEVER understood how giving millions of pounds a year to an already wealthy family is 'good' for Britain.
Ive just walked home through a dissused bus station where there are people sleeping in boxes and make shift tents.
The disparity is painful.

[douglas9401]

Tourism, blah blah blah, tradition, blah blah blah, history, blah blah blah, gawd bless 'em all etc.

There, saved everybody the trouble.

[jackthehat]

Abolishing the monarchy will not cause the homeless to suddenly disappear into centrally heated homes...

[Prudie]

Do you really think the replacement wouldn't take even more of our money.

[gingejbee]

....and, of course, all those countries without a monarchy don't have homeless/destitute etc., do they?

[Cloverjo]

It's hugely unfair, and more should be done to help the homeless, but as others have said abolishing the monarchy isn't the answer.

[retrocop]

President Blair and his First Lady would !

[Tilly2]

Would what, Retrocop?

[Prudie]

I've just checked, the taxpayer gives about 56p a year to the monarchy so I can't see that helping the homeless much.

[nailit]

I've just checked, the taxpayer gives about 56p a year to the monarchy so I can't see that helping the homeless much.

Times that by a few million (the population) and it might start to make sense

[nailit]

//Abolishing the monarchy will not cause the homeless to suddenly disappear into centrally heated homes//
And who said it would?

[nailit]

This country gives millions to an already rich family,
How is this just?

[Jackdaw33]

It's the rate for the job. Would you work for nothing, no matter how much cash you had in the bank?

[jackthehat]

I assumed that there was some connection between your two statements.
If we abolish the monarchy and do nothing for the homeless, then what has been achieved, in real terms?

[nailit]

Forget my (or anybody elses) assumptions then Jack and tell me that we are justified by giving millions of pounds a year to an already rich family while people sleep in cardboard boxes.

[DTCwordfan]

Look at the French or Americans, both Presidencies and probably even more homeless.....not sure of your logic?

[nailit]

//It's the rate for the job. Would you work for nothing,//
Can you tell me how to apply for such a job?
Or are you just been a tit?

[Jackdaw33]

You could argue the same about giving millions of pounds to foreign scroungers.

[DTCwordfan]

unless you want a communist society where everyone is equal, more or less - if so, let me go back to my meths and chill out.