Another Royal Wedding today

all this "they bring tourists" well so does Chester f*cking zoo....

comment by joely_the_goaly. (U15498)
posted 12 minutes ago
all this "they bring tourists" well so does Chester f*cking zoo....
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Looking at some of the Royals, I cannot tell a lot of difference.

comment by Adam 'The interview' Lallana (U20650)
posted 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
Imagine wanting the likes of Corbyn or may being head of state over Elizabeth
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I think being elected trumps not being elected every day of the week.

comment by Gillespie Road. (U18361)
posted 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
comment by CakeOrDeath (U20439)
posted 14 minutes ago
https://fullfact.org/economy/royal-family-what-are-costs-and-benefits/?gclid=CjwKCAjwjIHeBRAnEiwAhYT2h-w9QRtRlyT8FDHdvS3dXSQoIhFNhdDbhXj6oBblEelOvVajdBvn3BoCg7IQAvD_BwE


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The Prince of Wales alone claims almost as much land as the MoD.

Articles such as these are nothing but apologist nonsense that fails to address the fact that 90% of the population of the home islands is still forced to scramble for the less than 10% of land that is not claimed by various government agencies and "feudal" title holders.

In reality, 70% of the population has to scramble for 5% of the total available land resources (classified as urban), while the remaining 5% is claimed by rural populations.

The worst part is that massive chunks of the "unavailable" 90% of land resources is held up by nebulous members of the peerage.
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Yeh the land thing gets me. The aristocrats own most of it. Something not quite right there. We are all in it together and all that.

comment by sandy YNWA (U20567)
posted 29 minutes ago
comment by Adam 'The interview' Lallana (U20650)
posted 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
Imagine wanting the likes of Corbyn or may being head of state over Elizabeth
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I think being elected trumps not being elected every day of the week.
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To be fair I'd wager there are a lot more royalists than those who vote for the winning party.

"keep it pleasant please"? This is 2018.

I suppose some don't mind keeping it pleasant in the 21st century...

I'm glad it was relegated to a Friday, and wish the couple a happy marriage.

I`d love to sling one up the Duchess of Cambridge

comment by $ka (U3522)
posted 7 hours, 1 minute ago
Having an impartial head of state is quite a good thing, I'd say. In any move towards a republican state, that would have to stay.

Other than that, the only ones I like are Liz and Harry.
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yeah harry seems ok but his dad wasn't a royal though was he

The worst thing is the incredibly cringworthy coverage of them (and their facking weddings).

Much of the world has some bizarre need to worship and bow to their overlords. Whether it be made up gods or people born into power and wealth this must be down to a flaw in human brains. Or perhaps not even a flaw, it may well have some positive effects for the species as a whole although I can't see it myself...