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They've vetted over 1000 that may conflict with their interests. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/08/royals-vetted-more-than-1000-laws-via-queens-c

• borski 3y ago
  You missed my point - on any of these 1000 or more, did they change anything or stop them? If not, then it’s largely just procedural, at least in effect. That’s my point.
  • rcarr 3y ago
    Yes. > The Queen successfully lobbied the government to change a draft law in order to conceal her “embarrassing” private wealth from the public, according to documents discovered by the Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/07/revealed-queen-lobbied-for-change-in-law-to-hide-her-private-wealth https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/07/revealed-que...
    • borski 3y ago
      Thank you! That’s the dumbest shit ever, lol.
      • rcarr 3y ago
        lol you should try living here, it tests your sanity
        • borski 3y ago
          Is there anywhere that’s not true for?
          • rcarr 3y ago
            Well as far as political systems go, Switzerland seems the gold standard from what I've read. And if you can deal with the cold then the Nordic nations seem pretty good, particularly Iceland. As for general day to day, I quite like the look of the laidback Mediterranean countries and la dolce vita rather than whatever the fuck the UK is about nowadays.
            • borski 3y ago
              Switzerland is impossibly expensive, and immensely bureaucratic. The Nordic nations are lovely but so cold. Iceland is one of my favorite countries ever. But I could never live there.
              • rcarr 3y ago
                > Switzerland is impossibly expensive, and immensely bureaucratic. Expensive yes but their system of government is absolutely superb. > Switzerland's voting system is unique among modern democratic nations in that Switzerland practices direct democracy in parallel with representative democracy, which is why the Swiss system is known as a semi-direct democracy.[2] Direct democracy allows any citizen to challenge any law approved by the parliament or, at any time, propose a modification of the federal Constitution. Plus those mountains are bloody beautiful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_in_Switzerland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_in_Switzerland
                • vogon_laureate 3y ago
                  Yea but it’s also why some cantons only permitted women to vote as late as 1990.