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Respect the office

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absent Mon 06-Mar-17 06:18:11

Standard practice seems to be that one should respect the office, whether that of the President of the USA, Chancellor of a university or Chief Constable of a county, even if you don't respect the woman or man holding the office. However, it seems to me that when the holder of the office clearly does not respect the office herself or himself – as looks to be the case with President Trump – then all bets are off.

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absent Mon 13-Mar-17 21:58:40

Surely the comparison would be between Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III. The Duchess of Cornwall, whatever she ends up being called, is simply an adjunct to the monarch (in public terms), just like the Duke of Edinburgh.

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Penstemmon Mon 13-Mar-17 21:58:41

'officeof monarch' sorry!

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durhamjen Mon 13-Mar-17 22:03:27

Just been watching Meet the Lords. Apparently Heseltine only turned up for 3% of the debates in the last session. I don't think he's really all that bothered about respecting any office any more.

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