Fed up of Immigrants taking our jobs - campaign for a British Royal family

[weepiper]

My knowledge of the royals is pretty minimal. How far back do you have to go for them to be actually German / Greek / whatever?

Prince Philip. Edit, this page explains it a bit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

 

[Voley]

I favour Big Brother style evictions. <Geordie Voice> Day 09 and Liz and Philip are looking nervous as a one bed in Hull beckons.

 

[Voley]

Prince Philip. Edit, this page explains it a bit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Cheers.

I quite like the sound of this bloke: King Of The Goths. Slightly disappointing that QueenOfGoths doesn't get a mention on that page mind.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Cheers.

I quite like the sound of this bloke: King Of The Goths. Slightly disappointing that QueenOfGoths doesn't get a mention on that page mind.

* Grabs crown and flashes a V sign to interlopers! *

 

[treelover]

What about the son of the Hon. Ædgyth Bertha Milburg Mary Antonia Frances Lyon-Dalberg-Acton?





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Callinicos

 

[andysays]

Strange thread - "if only we had a proper British royal family, we could overlook the whole hereditary monarchy/aristocracy deal"...

I prefer the French approach, TBH

 

[SpookyFrank]

Look at the fucking sash!

Chap on the left there, is he actually real? He doesn't look real, he looks like a bad waxwork of Alan Bennet.

 

[Sprocket.]

Fuck 'em all.

 

[krtek a houby]

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[butchersapron]

Strange thread - "if only we had a proper British royal family, we could overlook the whole hereditary monarchy/aristocracy deal"...

I prefer the French approach, TBH

Much better to reassert the longer english tradition in order to make people aware of their own traditions, not these new invented ones:

 

[Sprocket.]

Much better to reassert the longer english tradition in order to make people aware of their own traditions, not these new invented ones:

Johnny come lately's

 

[andysays]

Much better to reassert the longer english tradition in order to make people aware of their own traditions, not these new invented ones:

That's a fair point, but it sort of assumes that everyone in Britain today identifies with the English tradition of the mid C17th. I don't (my family isn't English) and neither do many others, so the English tradition is no more "mine" than the French one.

Also (and I may be wrong here), I thought the execution of Charles I was about an individual, who had been found guilty of treason, whereas that of Louis XVI was more about the monarchy as an institution (even though he too was tried as an individual).

Finally, I think the ideas of the French Revolution (for all their faults and all their negative consequences) were both more progressive and of wider longer term importance than the English Civil War and subsequent Commonwealth, so I'm happy to consider them as part of "my" tradition.

 

[butchersapron]

The english republican tradition is an open and welcoming one no matter what peoples background.

(and i think i you've read just a little bit too much into my post).

 

[eoin_k]

My knowledge of the royals is pretty minimal. How far back do you have to go for them to be actually German / Greek / whatever?

None are greek. Phil's family was put on the greek throne by the great powers following greek independence in 19th century.

 

[andysays]

The english republican tradition is an open and welcoming one no matter what peoples background.

(and i think i you've read just a little bit too much into my post).

Thanks for the welcome, and yes, I possibly have, but the wider point is that our pro-w.c./revolutionary/whatever tradition needs to be seen as international, welcoming of ideas and individuals on the basis that they are progressive and regardless of where in the world they might come from, which is why I'm a little uncertain what the point of the thread is...

 

[SikhWarrioR]

When it comes to the british/german royals Madame Guillotine and a republic solves the problem

 

[butchersapron]

Thanks for the welcome, and yes, I possibly have, but the wider point is that our pro-w.c./revolutionary/whatever tradition needs to be seen as international, welcoming of ideas and individuals on the basis that they are progressive and regardless of where in the world they might come from, which is why I'm a little uncertain what the point of the thread is...

I'm not sure there's a point to the thread at all, just looks like something that passed through c66's head (possibly after a few pints ) when thinking about current public discussion about immigration, and he decided to throw it out here and see what others thought. I doubt it's a serious propositionfor a campaign!

 

[andysays]

I'm not sure there's a point to the thread at all, just looks like something that passed through c66's head (possibly after a few pints ) when thinking about current public discussion about immigration, and he decided to throw it out here and see what others thought. I doubt it's a serious propositionfor a campaign!

Glad to hear it, but if anyone does have a campaign in mind for deposing/executing the monarchy, by whatever method, please give me a shout!

 

[Citizen66]

(possibly after a few pints )

I need one of those breathalysers that stops the internet working.

 

[Kidda]

I favour Big Brother style evictions. <Geordie Voice> Day 09 and Liz and Philip are looking nervous as a one bed in Hull beckons.

That would NEVER happen though NVP.


With the housing crisis, there are no one beds.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

I need one of those breathalysers that stops the internet working.

like this?

 

[Voley]

That would NEVER happen though NVP.


With the housing crisis, there are no one beds.

True. Even if they could make the case that they were giving up a couple of dozen spare rooms to avoid the bedroom tax, we still wouldn't be able to help.

 

[A380]

That's a fair point, but it sort of assumes that everyone in Britain today identifies with the English tradition of the mid C17th. I don't (my family isn't English) and neither do many others, so the English tradition is no more "mine" than the French one.

Also (and I may be wrong here), I thought the execution of Charles I was about an individual, who had been found guilty of treason, whereas that of Louis XVI was more about the monarchy as an institution (even though he too was tried as an individual).

Finally, I think the ideas of the French Revolution (for all their faults and all their negative consequences) were both more progressive and of wider longer term importance than the English Civil War and subsequent Commonwealth, so I'm happy to consider them as part of "my" tradition.

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1688 was the year we became a republic in all but name. But I"d go for:

 

[butchersapron]

1688 was the year we became a monarchy forever.

 

[andysays]

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1688 was the year we became a republic in all but name...

Oh really?

those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it look foolish on the internet​

 

[andysays]

1688 was the year we became a monarchy forever.

I hope not - forever is a long, long time

 

[bignose1]

I'm not sure there's a point to the thread at all, just looks like something that passed through c66's head (possibly after a few pints ) when thinking about current public discussion about immigration, and he decided to throw it out here and see what others thought. I doubt it's a serious propositionfor a campaign!

Is not Citizen 66 a girlie.

 

[Citizen66]

Is not Citizen 66 a girlie.

Why were you wanting to shag me?

 

[bignose1]

Why were you wanting to shag me?

Not at all but did I not I meet you recently in the Cresta Court Hotel in Alty both rather pissed.....or have I dreamt this. Or got you mixed up with a similar monikered poster. You had long black hair and just had a baby???

(Actually PM me if you fancy a shag if you are that girl.)

 

[Citizen66]

Not at all but did I not I meet you recently in the Cresta Court Hotel in Alty both rather pissed.....or have I dreamt this. Or got you mixed up with a similar monikered poster. You had long black hair and just had a baby???

(Actually PM me if you fancy a shag if you are that girl.)

You're definitely mixing me up with someone else! I'm male.