Are the Royal Family losing their touch?

So Catherine was not interested n becoming famous?
The joke of the year.

lol @ her not wanting to be famous

So cynical ladies, is it only love if one marries a less well off suitor?

Bridgeit

So cynical ladies, is it only love if one marries a less well off suitor?

Who said that ?

Me , it was a question to those who imply some are only attracted by fame & fortune.

Or perhaps despite the fame & fortune

You don't keep a system that's wrong because it provides employment.

I think you will find that is happening all the time.
There really hasn’t been a lot of improvement over a number of years.

Latest polls predict a hung parliament. This result could also come about with the Tories getting more votes than Labour. Either way, in this situation we could face a constitutional crisis without an effective, independent head of state.

Britain Elects
Apr 11

Britain Predicts — model update

If an election was held today...

LAB: 293 MPs (+91)
CON: 264 (-101)
LDEM: 13 (+2)

An elected head of state with a limited constitutional role can sack a PM (in very limited circumstances), or decline the prorogation of parliament and force the PM to face a no confidence vote. They can also facilitate negotiations between parties, to form a new government. That's how parliamentary republics work and why there's a use in having a separate, independent and accountable head of state. They can guard against crisis and help manage those crises when they happen.

The scenario is
unlikely, but not impossible. Imagine if the result was different, where Labour had 300 seats and the Tories (in power) ended up with 285 seats and no other party had enough seats to give either side a majority. And imagine if the popular vote was marginally higher for the Tories than Labour. This could very quickly lead to the kind of situation that descends into constitutional crisis, where two parties can claim the legitimate right to govern.

Our constitution needs fixing, and we need an elected head of state.

Grany Imagine if the result was different, where Labour had 300 seats and the Tories (in power) ended up with 285 seats and no other party had enough seats to give either side a majority. And imagine if the popular vote was marginally higher for the Tories than Labour.

This is more or less exactly what happened in the (first) 1974 GE when Heath initially tried to form a minority government.

Bridgeit

Me , it was a question to those who imply some are only attracted by fame & fortune.

I don’t think anyone said that on here.

The duchy of Cornwall should not be given to William. He's managed this long without it; he can keep on doing so. The duchy should be folded back into the crown estate, with its revenues going to the treasury along with the rest of the crown estate revenue.
#takebacktheduchies

Why would anyone pay 22million quids to a year to Willliam the casual worker? He went to the Carribeans for a week and his next one day work is after a 4 week break.

Royal family is completely irrelevant and out of touch with 21st Century society. I would happily get rid of them. Turn their (many) houses into apartments and give to families currently being ripped off by private landlords. Let children play in the open spaces of their ridiculously manicured estates. Let them work for a living like the rest of us; stop sponging off the state because of so-called ‘birthright’; save the country millions. In a country where young parents are struggling to heat their meagre homes and feed their children, it is deeply immoral to have a royal family of such wealth and privilege, provided for by the taxpayer. I realise this is a hugely unpopular view on GN - but my opinion nevertheless.

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LizzieDrip ✔ Couldn't agree more who could disagree

Grany - ‘who could disagree’ - let’s wait and see?

It wouldn’t be right to stop there , so it would then be a case of redistribution,
No where in the world is equal , we are rich beyond belief compared … how will it ever be resolved?
How can we watch the desperation all around us & do nothing or very little. In this regard we are on par with those you speak of.

LizzieDrip
I agree.

Agree Bridgeit

Funny how monarchists say “oh look at that country or that country to see what an awful idea a republic is”, yet now we have a law breaking PM and no way to get rid of him unless his own acolytes turn. A parliament made weak by crown powers, a head of state unable to get involved

Good post Grany

Cost of living getting higher?
Having trouble paying for ordinary expenses like heating?
Do you feel happier knowing that publicly-funded William & family have enjoyed an expensive ski holiday?

Elizabeth Windsor occupies a redundant government position. She has no power to force a law-breaking PM to resign. Her role is pointless, yet its existence blocks badly needed constitutional reforms. We must Abolish The Monarchy in order to put in place a functioning democracy.
Why do we give Elizabeth Windsor so much money

Something doesn't have to be illegal to be corrupt. The use of public office for personal gain, spending public money on private lifestyles, demanding secrecy and avoiding scrutiny are all corrupt practices we let the royals get away with time and again.

Oh I see. This is the Royal family bashing thread. I was looking for the Boris bashing one. Sorry. Pardon the interruption. Carry on slagging.

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I think even lukewarm monarchists have left the building, Aveline!