Should there be a royal family?

They get loads of money off the tax payer, and they symbolise a Britian which no longer really exists, we are no longer run by the aristocracy, the Royal Family are the last remnants and a constant reminder of the dictatorship that was instilled in this country.

They get loads of money off the tax payer, and they symbolise a Britian which no longer really exists, we are no longer run by the aristocracy, the Royal Family are the last remnants and a constant reminder of the dictatorship that was instilled in this country.

and made this country great. and its citizens celebrated. and the country at the forefront of the developed world. and brought prosperity to millions of other non-british citizens. and importantly, distinguishes our country and us as citizens of that country apart from any other.
once you get rid of the monarchy, it will never return. be proud of something that is British.

and made this country great. and its citizens celebrated. and the country at the forefront of the developed world. and brought prosperity to millions of other non-british citizens. and importantly, distinguishes our country and us as citizens of that country apart from any other.
once you get rid of the monarchy, it will never return. be proud of something that is British.

once you get rid of the monarchy, it will never return. be proud of something that is British.

Like last time you mean? Oh no it did return last time.

Like last time you mean? Oh no it did return last time.

This is apointless discussion. We do have a monarchy, and always will. Taking away remaining powers won't change the fact they are the royal family. Becoming a republic won't entitle the country to take the palaces.

I do feel that the amount of the family recieving income from the goverment should be reduced, but the core royal family symbolises the pinnacle of britishness to me.
I loved the fact that during the jubilee celebrations you could have a british flag and not feel like a BNP activist!
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This is apointless discussion. We do have a monarchy, and always will. Taking away remaining powers won't change the fact they are the royal family. Becoming a republic won't entitle the country to take the palaces.

I do feel that the amount of the family recieving income from the goverment should be reduced, but the core royal family symbolises the pinnacle of britishness to me.
I loved the fact that during the jubilee celebrations you could have a british flag and not feel like a BNP activist!
J

I would hope there is more to Britishness than the royal family. It was not them that made the country great, it was their underlings, who had more than two brain cells to rub together, like the scientists and generals.

There is more to being british than a royal family but it is something that makes us stand out from everyone else! But if we did get rid of the Royal family then it probably would not come back as we are in moving times and i dont think enough people would want to have it back

they are at the root of pretty much everything, but to give you an example,
do you know why we were continually able to overcome the French during the empire? the one consistent backbone to our ability to generate resource and commitment to the efforts?

Well if the majority of the population did not want it back then it obviously would not be reinstated, that is democracy.

But those were different times. We no longer fight wars against equals and our economy does not need a family to keep it going. If it did, the country would be in a sorry state.

We do moan about the royal family sometimes but it is a tradtition we have a family if we did not who would rule. OTHER countries would see us a a push over. I think this what makes us GREAT.

Valid for the past but not for now. We have progressed nd now Parliament rules us and no one would dare think of us as a push over any more.

Well who helped britan through the wars. If it was not for the royal family where would we be? Probaly under forigen rule.