King Charles’ Coronation: Yay, Nay or Meh? 👑

Grany

Republic have written a letter to BBC about its bias reporting and coverage of royals. The BBC is meant to be a public broadcaster not a state broadcaster. BBC does what the Palace wants and what to show what not to. Republic wants and even coverage showing republican viewpoints as well. Polling shows less people interested in a monarchy with only 15% interested in coronation. Republic want a meeting with the BBC to discuss their views. If not they will report to offcom The Gauardian has picked up this and is the only paper to do in depth investigation into royals one piece recently about the art they were given by Dali that turned up in Philips collection amongst other things the royals have kept for themselves.

Grany, the 15% was people who wanted both Harry and Meghan to be present.
Here’s the poll.
www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/british-king-yougov-meghan-charles-b1074104.html

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Germanshepherdsmum

I think all republicans should show their principles by insisting on working and not taking the bank holiday. Unfortunately that would make it difficult for them to demonstrate but you can’t have your cake and eat it grany.

Did you insist on working on May Day bank holiday, introduced by a Labour Government?

May Day Bank Holiday , Monday 1st.May 2023

I often had to work on bank holidays no matter who introduced them.

Germanshepherdsmum

I often had to work on bank holidays no matter who introduced them.

But that would have been due to work pressures, rather than a point of principle.

You think republicans should work on Coronation bank holiday to validate their principles - I was asking if you as a right winger worked on May Day on principle, given at the time of its introduction by Michael Foot it was seen as a very left wing action.

Anniebach

Will all republicans refuse the day off ?

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I’m still waiting to hear whether republicans think both sides of a case should always receive equal publicity e.g. in the case of the war in Ukraine, and the Russian viewpoint, or is it just where the RF is concerned?
NB This bank holiday is specifically for the Coronation, so maybe if you’re a republican and don’t agree with the coronation, you would want to ignore the benefits as well as the irritations. Or maybe not.
I have written to Keir Starmer asking whether his government would have allowed an extra bank holiday. I don’t expect a reply, but what do you think he would say?

I'll be working on the day. It's no loss.

I worked in a profession where we didn't get bank holidays anyway, and as I'm not working now, it won't make any difference to me. I'm sure I'll find something interesting to do...

So as I said the last time I would have to break into a couple of schools and work with children and teachers who arent there. This would lead me to being fired and arrested so no I probably wont be working.

Galaxy

So as I said the last time I would have to break into a couple of schools and work with children and teachers who arent there. This would lead me to being fired and arrested so no I probably wont be working.

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I won’t be working (in school) for the same reason! I might even not work out of school as we are visiting relatives who live in a village where they are having festivities.

I wouldn't expect Republicans to give up a bank holiday for the Coronation any more than I would expect any person who wasn't a Christian to refuse a Bank Holiday for Easter or Christmas.

Treating official gifts as their own, accepting undeclared gifts from business and the rich, spending untaxed wealth on extravagance. Why do we put up with them?

The Guardian
@guardian

King Charles’s private luxury car fleet worth an estimated £6.3m theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/18/king-charless-private-luxury-car-fleet-worth-an-estimated-63m?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1681794828

What a strange post Grany. Republic have written What republic?

Republic is an organisation, the sole aim of which is to abolish the monarchy.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion and most of us are thoughtful enough to see the pros and cons of different systems and are able to discuss this and Express our own opinions.
However, I do have misgivings about Gransnet being used as a platform for Republic's propaganda which is often lifted word for word from their website.

express not Express
Autocorrect again.

Oh dear Molly of course Starmer would "allow" a holiday ,he's a SIR so he obviously agrees with the monarchy or he'd have refused an Empire title/medal .
THATS one of the reasons many labour or previous labour voters wont vote for him that and his pro israeli stance to the extent palestinian supporting jews were accused of anti semitism and barred from a party they had been members of for decades.
No skin of my nose the pro palestinian jews I know joined the SNP who dont accept honours or think Israel is in any way justified in the treatment of the Palestinian people .Aparty that sees being anti Israeli government is NOT anti semitic .
Of course SNP is a mess....according to media and Gransnet ,unlike your own squeaky clean government...where are the billions given to Tory donors ,relatives and even a friendly pub owner ?

Paddyann, I love a bit of deviation in a thread, but I can’t see the relevance of your above post.
It doesn’t matter though.

But I’m pretty certain that Mollygo isn’t a supporter of the Conservative government

Republic do not do propaganda unlike the royals who use the BBC as their mouthpiece used abused as a state broadcaster. Republic deals in facts and I like to use them from the horses mouth as it were they say it so much better. So you don't want to know royals have art jewels ect that doesn't belong to them?

Old news Grany

As Callistemon said,

"However, I do have misgivings about Gransnet being used as a platform for Republic's propaganda which is often lifted word for word from their website."

I've long thought that too.

Grany

Republic do not do propaganda unlike the royals who use the BBC as their mouthpiece used abused as a state broadcaster. Republic deals in facts and I like to use them from the horses mouth as it were they say it so much better. So you don't want to know royals have art jewels ect that doesn't belong to them?

It's political propaganda quoted on Gransnet regularly.
I doubt that other political movements would be allowed to get away with this on what is essentially a social networking chat forum.

#AbolishTheMonarchy a waste of space and money.Do you royalists not care that Charles did not pay inheritance tax nor pay for his parade. I will be watching the protesters with yellow and black placards unmissable. The met want to stop peaceful demonstrations but Republic has spoken to them. By the way Channel 4 has an Andrew interview played by actors on coronation day and a well known comedian questioning having a monarchy

I agree. I don’t find it acceptable to quote propaganda as opposed to posting your own view.

We'll be watching on Sky News, none of this talking for talkings sake, interrupting to talk to a bunch of celebrities on a couch somewhere, why?
Alistair Bruce, a softly spoken gentleman who commentates for Sky News is a military man, he knows all the facts about all the servicemen taking part and their history.
We first discovered Sky News when they broadcast Trooping of the Colour, we then also watched the Queens funeral.
Try it!

Germanshepherdsmum

I agree. I don’t find it acceptable to quote propaganda as opposed to posting your own view.

Maybe somebody can explain to me how quoting Republic is considered to be propaganda, but quoting Daily Mail headlines verbatim as a thread title is acceptable?