queens speech....................

[stokemaveric]

when will this rubbish stop being broadcast?how must the british public feel being patronised to by a billionaire woman on how she ''feels'' for her subjects during the credit crisis?....she doesnt give a damn,as she sits in her palaces being waited on hand and foot,eating the finest foods and enjoying lavish gifts.the term ''let them eat cake'' springs to mind......she doesnt give a toss.....

[puddicat]

you talking about the queen,thought you were talking about summat else lol!!!

[Mr Veritas]

I have lived through the reigns of four Sovereigns,and they have ALL been uncaring,out of touch,ivory towered,parasites.
I shall probably not live long enough to see a Republic,but I still have hopes!

[sunflower68]

Stokemaveric and Mrveritas I wholeheartedly agree and cannot wait for the monarchy to be gone either.

[socket2008]

I hate the Royals with a passion, but they are the only thing keeping Brown from turning us into Nazi Britain. Until he and his ever increasing nanny state party are eradicated, the Royals need to stay for all our sakes.

[sunflower68]

socket how will the erradication of the royals turn us into Nazis?

[123everton]

If you look at the world you'll see virtually all of the greatest tyrannies are republics, if you get shut of the monarchy it'll just be replaced by a President do you want or need another parasitic politician with their nose in the trough?
Stokey I reckon that linesman read this post and that's why he did'nt send Rooney off for that deliberate elbow ;-)

[Mr Veritas]

I am rather confused by 123everton's supposition that the most stble Democracies are Monarchist,when there are very few Monarchies left.
In Europe we have:~
UK
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Belgium
Netherlands
Liechtenstein(too small with the following two too really count)
Luxembourg
Monaco
Elsewhere:~
Jordan (not really a Democracy)
Saudi Arabia (definitely NOT a Democracy)
UAE(again NOT Democracies)
Morocco( still not a Democracy)
Tonga (possibly becoming Democratic,but taking a long time about it)
Japan (well Democractic now,but just think about theirEmperor and WW2!)
Nepal(The Royal Family there ran the country until recently in a VERY undemocratic way).
Thailand( a figurehead Royal Family to add authenticity to a Military Junta)
So arguing that a country is more of a Democracy if it has a Sovereign doesn't really work I am afraid,
Yes,there are Republics that are bad too, but there Republics that are not.
The argument here is regarding our "Monarchy" and unlike the Democratic ones in much of Europe our Royal Family still gets too much respect and money for doing very little.
If we had a President we could at least vote him/her out of office.
We have been waiting for over 1,000 years to do so to this dysfunctional family.

[TCL-MUMPING]

What about a few other monarchies such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand? The Queen is their Queen too,mind and she is Queen of a further twelve.

[tigerlily11]

Well I think it is common knowledge that Australia would rather be rid of her and the rest of the parasites.
I have better things to do at 3pm on Christmas day than listen to this out of touch, out of date waste of money.
And before we start on how much they bring in in tourist cash, the French do very well with their royal palaces without a family being in them at all.
And I would rather be able to elect who I have to be the head of this country than some one who does it just because she was born into the right family.
And your right she doesn't give a toss. No Monarch ever has.

[jake-the-peg]

I find the Queens speech is a lot more fun when you all have a little sweepstake on how many times she says the word "Commonwealth"

You have to shout encouragement at the screen if she's lagging behind!

[weecalf]

Think next year are its so out of touch and patronising they are going to call it Palace &Vomit

[sqad617]

tigerlily

"Well I think it is common knowledge that Australia would rather be rid of her and the rest of the parasites. "

Odd, I thouight that in 1999 Australia voted to keep the Monarchy.