Prince Andrew, Duke of York, named in underage 'sex slave' lawsuit

[BigMoaner]

The whole institution is just fucking bizarre. PERSONAL OPINION
Because of accidents of birth, ACT OF PARLIAMENT
a family live in ridiculous luxury with the rest of the country MANY RICHER PEOPLE
supposed to bow and scrape to them. CHOUICE, NOT COMPULSORY
They do no work, they have no purpose. PERSONAL OPINION
They turn up at events where they are treated like gods, CHOICE NOT COMPULSORY
they occasionally make a speech, and certain sycophantic idiots consider that to be "work". OPINION
The queen is widely praised for her life of duty - ACTUALLY FACT!!!!
but what duty? PETSONAL OPINION
What has she actually done? PERSONAL OPINION
What difference has she made to anything? PERSONAL OPINION
And she manages to look as miserable as sin all the time, PETSONAL OPINION
while living in the lap of luxury at the expense of us drones. PERSONAL OPINION

You put more effort into that than I did my entire afternoons work.

 

[brogdale]

Talking about matters military...

 

[Argonia]

What does Prince Edward do with his time? We never hear about him.

 

[BigMoaner]

What does Prince Edward do with his time? We never hear about him.

Paddy Power in lewisham

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

What does Prince Edward do with his time? We never hear about him.

Potters about, occasionally seen in the bar of the Beefeater in Bagshot, nips to the bog when it's his round.

 

[Sasaferrato]

Potters about, occasionally seen in the bar of the Beefeater in Bagshot, nips to the bog when it's his round.

I didn't know he was Scottish.

 

[Argonia]

I thought he did something amorphous and rubbish in the perfoming arts. What a fucking parasite.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I didn't know he was Scottish.

He’s the next Duke of Edinburgh.

 

[danny la rouge]

I think you will find that it was the other way about, the 13 year old girl decided that he was the one for her,

That’s the trouble when one is a fine upstanding citizen and these temptress Lolitas trick one, isn’t it?

 

[MickiQ]

"Monarchy" has more support than a Republic.
The monarch is elected by Parliament under Acts of Parliament. Parliament has the power to elect a different monarch. It last did this at the Gloriious Revolution in the late seventeenth century.

William of Orange wasn't so much elected as got the job as a result of wheeler dealing amongst Parliament (which at the time wasn't a particularly democratic institution) bit like Gordon Brown really. The last elected King (as in there was selection to choose from) was Harold II and look what happened to him.

 

[Orang Utan]

<Yawn>

Actually, I have enough of your shit. Bye bye.

Has he gone? Can we get the bunting out?

 

[Pickman's model]

there's no mask tbf

Like in the king in yellow

 

[Pickman's model]

You put more effort into that than I did my entire afternoons work.

That's the urban way

 

[ElizabethofYork]

I thought he did something amorphous and rubbish in the perfoming arts. What a fucking parasite.

He was a tea boy at a theatre company once.

 

[JimW]

I reckon that majority support for the monarchy would crumble pretty quick if there was a serious campaign to get rid with a workable alternative, willing to bet a good half is softish benign feelings towards the current queen rather than any entrenched constitutional belief.

 

[MickiQ]

I expect the monarchy to fade away over the next half century or so, sadly too long for me to see it but my grandsons probably will. It's safe while Brenda has got her bum on the throne but whilst she is a tough old biddy even she can't live forever. Chucky's reign will be interesting I expect to see a few commonwealth members move from monarchies to republics once he has got the Golden Seat.

 

[danny la rouge]

I reckon that majority support for the monarchy would crumble pretty quick if there was a serious campaign to get rid with a workable alternative, willing to bet a good half is softish benign feelings towards the current queen rather than any entrenched constitutional belief.

They always prime the questions to make it sound like the only alternative would be a non executive President in addition to what politicians we already have. Then everyone thinks “oh god, President Boris” (somehow forgetting we already have prime minister Boris and they don’t use that to argue against parliamentary democracy).

When one has a cancer, one cuts it out. One doesn’t have to replace it. And that’s never explained before the poll is taken. It’s always “would you prefer the lovely Auld Queen or an added layer of political twats like President Boris as well as a prime minister?”

Well, even I would struggle to choose there and I’m anti royalist.

 

[Saul Goodman]

I reckon that majority support for the monarchy would crumble pretty quick if there was a serious campaign to get rid with a workable alternative, willing to bet a good half is softish benign feelings towards the current queen rather than any entrenched constitutional belief.

Do we really need an alternative? Their only purpose is to leech wealth. All that's necessary is disbandment, an execution or two, and the division of stolen wealth.

 

[bimble]

I reckon that majority support for the monarchy would crumble pretty quick if there was a serious campaign to get rid with a workable alternative, willing to bet a good half is softish benign feelings towards the current queen rather than any entrenched constitutional belief.

Think so too. Maybe to be replaced by a sort of annual monarch, elected via a reality tv talent show where people can vote for their favourite.

 

[JimW]

Do we really need an alternative? Their only purpose is to leech wealth. All that's necessary is disbandment, an execution or two, and the division of stolen wealth.

Not for my money but an alternative arrangement, even if it's something like the Swiss constitutional council, because while we're still a nation state they apparently expect something to send the emails to.

 

[JimW]

They always prime the questions to make it sound like the only alternative would be a non executive President in addition to what politicians we already have. Then everyone thinks “oh god, President Boris” (somehow forgetting we already have prime minister Boris and they don’t use that to argue against parliamentary democracy).

When one has a cancer, one cuts it out. One doesn’t have to replace it. And that’s never explained before the poll is taken. It’s always “would you prefer the lovely Auld Queen or an added layer of political twats like President Boris as well as a prime minister?”

Well, even I would struggle to choose there and I’m anti royalist.

Yes, actually started typing a bit about the loaded question but it's such a tedious subject I couldn't be arsed

 

[Espresso]

Do we really need an alternative? Their only purpose is to leech wealth. All that's necessary is disbandment, an execution or two, and the division of stolen wealth.

The division of stolen wealth wouldn't get as far as you and me, though. It'd be more dough for Johnson, Sunak, Rees-Mogg and others of their ilk.

 

[danny la rouge]

Yes, actually started typing a bit about the loaded question but it's such a tedious subject I couldn't be arsed

It’s a lovely day, I’ve had a beer, and I felt like boring everyone rigid.

 

[Pickman's model]

The division of stolen wealth wouldn't get as far as you and me, though. It'd be more dough for Johnson, Sunak, Rees-Mogg and others of their ilk.

We would melt a pound of gold and pour it down Johnson's throat. And melt it again for sunak and gove and rees-mogg etc and after a while we'd still have the pound of gold but none of the Johnson cabal

 

[nogojones]

You are of course entitled to your opinion. You do need to deal with the dissonance caused by the apparent democratic support for the monarchy.

The polls are in.....

The majority think you're a twat, yet here you are.

Are you going for the highly prized position of most people you have on ignore?

 

[fishfinger]

We would melt a pound of gold and pour it down Johnson's throat. And melt it again for sunak and gove and rees-mogg etc and after a while we'd still have the pound of gold but none of the Johnson cabal

Won't someone think of the gold smelters

 

[nogojones]

The Queen has her own bagpiper too

Piper to the Sovereign - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

I'd quite like to have a personal harpist. The piper I'd just send round my mates to piss them off

 

[brogdale]

Talking about matters military...

Must have been in a few more battles by the time this one was taken?

 

[Pickman's model]

Must have been in a few more battles by the time this one was taken?

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I see he has his Butlins cap on

 

[danny la rouge]