Should we abolish the Royal family?

**Jimanuel Boogustus** · 12-02-2009 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by amat

lol that's really an argument I've heard before

Seriously, I'm sure it's bullshit but I have heard it. I'm going to research that now.

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Going off topic for sec...

I hate being associated with Europeans

X · 02-22-2011 03:44 PM

Every time I see Prince Charles I think he's just like Jar Jar Binks! Cos he's really tall and he's got big ears!

Oh, and everyone thinks he's a cunt.

**Gandalf** · 02-23-2011 04:22 PM

Hooray, one of my favourite old threads has re-emerged. I am still convinced that they need to be abolished. They are a virus that needs to be eliminated. In this time of austerity it would be ideal to cut the Royal family completely, but of course those Tory tosspots would have none of that. You can't go cutting things for the so called elite can you now. Only for the cattle that is the general public. We need our own revolution and the Queen should be the first one to go. She's a nice enough sort, but she represents everything that is wrong about Britain.

**Kev** · 02-23-2011 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by miles

Hooray, one of my favourite old threads has re-emerged. I am still convinced that they need to be abolished. They are a virus that needs to be eliminated. In this time of austerity it would be ideal to cut the Royal family completely, but of course those Tory tosspots would have none of that. You can't go cutting things for the so called elite can you now. Only for the cattle that is the general public. We need our own revolution and the Queen should be the first one to go. She's a nice enough sort, but she represents everything that is wrong about Britain.

Given that the Royal family actually give more financially to the taxpayer, through the annual rent profits from the crown estates, than they receive through the annual allowance given to the queen, please can you explain how abolishing the monarchy would save money?

The crown estate consists of property owned by the crown for 1000 years and exceeds a value of £6.6 billion pounds.

All annual profits from the rent of these properties goes straight to the taxpayer rather than the crown.

When you abolish the crown how do you propose to pay the costs for the government rents for these properties, as they will owe hundreds and hundreds of millions of pounds to the Royal Family.

Also, who would take over as head of state for Britain, and how would you get them to fufil their role for a substantial saving over the current Royal arrangement?