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As a Brit, I personally would rather the UK were a republic. I have no love or even respect for the royal family and all they represent. When the queen snuffs
by ionised 10y ago
As a Brit, I personally would rather the UK were a republic.
I have no love or even respect for the royal family and all they represent. When the queen snuffs it, I'll likely give it a few seconds of thought before going on with my day.
Unfortunately there are a lot of royalists here even among the poorest in society who will no doubt be weeping in the streets as if aristocratic classes cared even one iota whether they lived or died.
We are a bizarre country with a huge section of the population that cannot let go of our royal/imperial/colonial past and all the exceptionalism that connotates.
- mwj 10y agoI'm no monarchist, but how exactly do you think an alternative head of state will be different from the current royal family? Effectively they are all ceremonial titles, who host other heads of state during grandiose state visits, do a bit of charity work and have the theoretical power to dismiss the government. At least the monarchy brings in a bit of tourist coin along the way
- zigzigzag 10y agoLots of people will be sad, but not because they're royalists or monarchists, just because the Queen has such a long and essentially spotless history. In a world where celebrities and politicians are all pretty much expected to have a lifetime of scandal and dishonour, she stands nearly alone in having managed to avoid controversy and dishonour for, well, at least as long as I've been alive. Very few people manage that, and in this, she represents a sort of British ideal. However, once the Queen is gone, the issue of whether to keep the Royal family will I'm sure become the next referendum issue (unless there's another scottish indyref first).