Jacob
New Luddism. Wake up and resist.
Does anybody know the chords for "Jesus wants me for a sunbeam"?
Very sad news
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Is it really sad news that someone who has lived to 99 years old and has had a very busy life dies, it should just be a celebration of achievement because at that age every day was a bonus and at what point are you no longer really living. It is far sader when someone in their youth dies of cancer who has only just started out in life and had so much time in front of them.
J-G
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No - the suggestion came from the Queen to the Privy Council in 1947 when Prince Philip renounced his Greek ancestry and became naturalised. It wasn't to change the name of the 'House' it was only in respect of the SURNAME to be used by any family member who needed to use a surname.
The name of the Royal house is still - and will remain - the House of Windsor.
J-G
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RobinBHM didn't say that you had to be a socialist to be anti Royal but that if you were a socialist then by definition you are also anti Royal - which makes sense.
Jacob
New Luddism. Wake up and resist.
Not really. Socialism is about wealth distribution more than anything. They could still carry on prancing about with crowns and things and giving themselves titles, in a more egalitarian society. But perhaps not gold crowns covered in precious stones - plain brass looks nice polished up a bit.
niemeyjt
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I am happy for everyone to pour out their feelings of grief - but I object to every TV and Radio channel then broadcasting it. Did we really need simultaneous broadcasts across multiple channels? Why was no one allowed to listen or watch anything else?
It seems BBC has had so many complaints it has had to set up a dedicated page to handle them: Death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - too much coverage on BBC TV | Contact the BBC
It seems BBC has had so many complaints it has had to set up a dedicated page to handle them: Death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - too much coverage on BBC TV | Contact the BBC
J-G
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That may well be the ideal but the reality is simple jealousy.
The interesting thing about it is that there's always a group of proponents who wants to be in control, and they always distribute more of the wealth to themselves and get less than transparent about distributing it to others.
Sort of like people say a democracy or a capitalist democracy is about no barriers to entry and a fair market for all.
In both cases, someone is always selling a brochure that looks better than the real product.
Woody2Shoes
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Except of course it's not wasted is it - wealth is being conserved, not destroyed. Besides, in this new world we're in, every penny of hard (foreign) currency is ever more precious. The royals bring in millions of foreign tourists directly and indirectly - although once they've been here they probably won't want to come again (because of the overpriced tawdriness of everything here).
Jacob
New Luddism. Wake up and resist.
I know a few who aren't, just as I know some very right wing people who are. I know right wing people who are against a death penalty and left wing people who are for it - these things always seem to me to be a curious way of ascertaining where you are on the political spectrum.
The Political Compass is interesting. I'm just left wing according to that ............ some people might dispute that ............
Jacob
New Luddism. Wake up and resist.
Conserved wealth is only of worth to those who have access to it.
I doubt royalty is a profitable enterprise - do we have any figures?
Woody2Shoes
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Yes, and we all have access to much/most of it already
Woody2Shoes
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It's not (just) about numbers is it? Or do you refer to your children as "cost centres"?
Possibly, "comrade"?!
Jacob
New Luddism. Wake up and resist.
You think we should have a smaller NHS or less spending on education?
I fancy a staycation in Windsor Castle - where do I book?
Jacob
New Luddism. Wake up and resist.
It's very largely about numbers - money, property and the cost of a good life for all.It's not (just) about numbers is it? Or do you refer to your children as "cost centres"?
Jacob
New Luddism. Wake up and resist.
It's free just wander in and say you'd like to try on a crown or two.
Say Woody2Shoes sent you.
8 days of mourning? I'd say the govt might be over-playing its hand.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-f...t-days-mourning-prince-philip-duke-edinburgh/ps Interestingly, the Telegraph took the '8 days' out of its title for the article.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-f...t-days-mourning-prince-philip-duke-edinburgh/ps Interestingly, the Telegraph took the '8 days' out of its title for the article.
Woody2Shoes
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I expect you couldn't afford it
I've sung in, and had a guided tour of St George's Chapel (I'm not a royal), and much of the castle is normally open to the public - as for Windsor great park - it's a fantastic place (providing valuable ecosystem services to us all) anyone can visit.
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