Well I enjoyed it - the Flotilla
On Jun 4, 11:05*pm, "Peter Masson" wrote:
"Charlie Hulme" wrote in message
... On 04/06/2012 22:11, Railsigns.co.uk wrote:
It seems to me that the monarchy's role today is as a kind of
state-sponsored soap opera cum tourist attraction that we all
subsidise generously with our taxes. Right-wing nutters'
fervent support for it doesn't sit well with their small
state/low taxation ideology or their hatred of
state-subsidised monopolies.
It seems to me to be a form of slavery. A horrible job that you can't
leave.
Her uncle ducked out.
It seems to me that there are advantages in separating the Head of State
from the Head of Government, and in the Head of State being above politics.
You might achieve that with an elected Head of State, if the constitution
provided that no-one who had ever stood for political office could stand for
election as Head of State. But then you'd probably get a pop star, a
television celebrity, or a footballer. I prefer the current arrangement.
Thank you Peter. I could not have said it better.
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