Should payment towards the Royal Family be made voluntary?.

Never had much anything to do with the officers class of the forces absent.

I am trying NOT to think about filling in my tax form. I have just won a three-month extension, but that does not make the filling-in any more fun!

Could create jobs though Elegran

Imagine filling in your tax return and all the tick boxes you could tick or cross? What fun.

Just imagine what it would cost to administrate a system where everyone paid tax only on what they chose to, and how many appeals there would be when people's opinions changed. HMRC is a complicated enough system to start with. Half the country would be employed working out the taxes of the other half, who would themselves be employed as postmen delivering all the buff envelopes (to the houses of those who were not employed in the tax office, so did not know all the dodges to avoid paying any tax at all)

Not so j07. Lady was specifically a class differentiation, as in officers' ladies, non-commissioned officers' wives and other ranks' women.

absent What are you like?

Good idea though !

Perhaps we could turn Buckingham Palace into a mixed-sex prison and pay the royal family to acts as warders.

Because it's a mark of respect? And because it is the word we have used for women for years? Just politely.

I am not a royal family fan at all. I do not like the fact that we pay towards their extremely luxurious lifestyle when ordinary people are suffering and cannot afford to feed their children or heat their homes. However I don't think we can go down the route of choosing what you would like to contribute toward or we would create chaos.

Why is "lady" creeping in everywhere?

There would have been complete uproar across the whole country if they hadn't closed the roads and done the jobn properly!!!

Can you imagine it? It was bad enough when the queen didn't immedately leave her grandsons to pander to the people.

B - Your post (9.16) makes a great deal of sense to me.

Some people think Diana was a special lady. Some people don't think that. It really is that simple.

Yup. Sure do honey.

We cannot limit what we say to what nobody will find offensive or hurtful. We all approach subjects from different points of view and with different feelings. We need to just accept that and when we feel hurt we feel hurt because of ourselves and our own outlook, not that someone has hurt us for having a different point of view or for saying something we don't like (personal attacks excepted).

I hope people understand what I'm saying.

I've hesitated, I've dithered, but the New Bags thinks it should be said.

So... vamp you did not hurt mey. She felt hurt because she loves Diana. No need to apologise for saying what you think even when people don't like reading it. As mey said, you are entitled to your opinion. And she is entitled to her feelings, but her feelings about the subject are not your concern. Hugs all round.

anno

Don't you pity all those poor people who don't earn enough to pay tax and so have no opportunity to support our Royals?

Some people would not like to have any of their tax money spent on:
1. Education, because they don't have any kids/ send their kids to private school
2. Health because they use never intend to get ill/ pay for private healthcare
3. Defence because they think soldiers should do it for fun/ are pacifists
and of course Government, because all politians are tossers.

So where would this end? I'm afraid the taxation system is a matter of vote, take it on the chin and be grateful for the public services. Or emigrate.

I'm sorry I hurt you mey...it wasn't intentional.

That actually hurt V because I loved her, but you are most defently entittled to your opinion

With you all the way Hunter. Give my 62p to education or the homeless or the NHS but not to pay for a rich family to live a life of privilege which they can well afford for themselves.

Also with you about the funeral. Closing down a incredibly busy road system so that people who didn't even know the woman could howl with 'grief' was ridiculous.

Mey...what made Diana a very special caring giving Lady? She did charity work, was a clothes horse and produced the heir and spare (although there is doubt about the spare). That was her side of the bargain. In return she lived a very luxurious lifestyle.

And before I'm accused of it...I'm not jealous.

I think I can spare a small subscription to the poor old Royals....

Hunter that was a bit disrespectful to Princess Diana, she deserved a decent funeral, she was a very special caring giving Lady, Do you think your move was more important than those poor boys burying their Mother.

Sorry everyone, I just feel a bit strongly abt P Diana

Each to his own.