UK Politics Thread X: Upcoming Local Elections in May

[The Huskar Social Union]

I don't care how much it cost, you just can't put a price on real comedy:



Worth every penny of your money.

King of pepper

Bracelets are my favourite mammal meals as well

[San Lumen]

Now the coronation is over, we can get back to real politics, and not this nonesensical pageantry.

Do you think this whole thing shouldn't have occurred? Do you not support the monarchy?

[Celritannia]

Now the coronation is over, we can get back to real politics, and not this nonesensical pageantry.

Do you think this whole thing shouldn't have occurred? Do you not support the monarchy?

I have repeatedly stated that I prefer what the other European Constitutional Monarchies do, a swearing of an oath before a joint session of Parliament.
Not to mention streamlining the Royal Family to be the King and Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales and their Children. Everyone is not essential.

[Fartsniffage]

Now the coronation is over, we can get back to real politics, and not this nonesensical pageantry.

Do you think this whole thing shouldn't have occurred? Do you not support the monarchy?

https://news.sky.com/story/more-than-ha ... s-12860254

[Ifreann]

Do you think this whole thing shouldn't have occurred? Do you not support the monarchy?

https://news.sky.com/story/more-than-ha ... s-12860254

Treason! I bet they own string as well.

[Forsher]

https://news.sky.com/story/more-than-ha ... s-12860254

Treason! I bet they own string as well.

I doubt it actually.

Unless you're into arts and crafts, why would you own string?

[-Astoria-]

(That may not be funny... I believe "[__]" is how Youtube does swearing but I may be mistaken.")

It is... but it's not too consistent sometimes; auto-translating the subtitles usually leave the presumed profanity in, though there are a lot of false positives.

[Vassenor]

Now the coronation is over, we can get back to real politics, and not this nonesensical pageantry.

Do you think this whole thing shouldn't have occurred? Do you not support the monarchy?

I didn’t know we were required to support the monarchy.

[Minoa]

Police arrest anti-monarchy protesters for possession of string.

Interestingly apparently all the demos were previously agreed with police.

As if we needed more evidence that there is no freedom of speech in this country.

I now have another reason for leaving the UK even though my health problems will likely make my life abroad unsustainable: and this will just play into the hands of the Kremlin who think they have better freedom of speech when they are just as bad as the UK in terms of human rights.

[San Lumen]

Do you think this whole thing shouldn't have occurred? Do you not support the monarchy?

I didn’t know we were required to support the monarchy.

Never said you were.

[Hispida]

Now the coronation is over, we can get back to real politics, and not this nonesensical pageantry.

Do you think this whole thing shouldn't have occurred? Do you not support the monarchy?

nobody in their right mind should.

[San Lumen]

Do you think this whole thing shouldn't have occurred? Do you not support the monarchy?

nobody in their right mind should.

Why?

[Celritannia]

Do you think this whole thing shouldn't have occurred? Do you not support the monarchy?

nobody in their right mind should.

I don't support it, but I do not mind it. I just dislike the nonsense around it and the need for all the family members.

I would much prefer a non-hereditary appointed sovereign with a reign of 20 to 30 years. They must be no younger than 30 but step down at 80.

[Hispida]

nobody in their right mind should.

Why?

because monarchy as a whole is an outdated institution and mode of government that should've been swept away 200 years ago. there's no good reason a rich old white bastard should be given a funny hat and a million pounds a year or whathaveyou for being born into the right family at the right time. it's elitist bullshit.

[Celritannia]

Why?

because monarchy as a whole is an outdated institution and mode of government that should've been swept away 200 years ago.

Technically speaking, republics and monarchies are as old as each other.

[Greater Kuomintang China]

nobody in their right mind should.

I don't support it, but I do not mind it. I just dislike the nonsense around it and the need for all the family members.

I would much prefer a non-hereditary appointed sovereign with a reign of 20 to 30 years. They must be no younger than 30 but step down at 80.

Sure, that worked for that Diocletian guy. For his successors, not so much. The main argument that I can accept against constitutional monarchy is the one that an Englishman named Thomas Paine set against it, mainly that it doesn't really do anything or have any real power, so there is no point to it. Then again, what's the alternative, a ceremonial president like in Germany, who is just an elected ribbon-cutter for the same function. King Charles III is at least a man trained for the job of ribbon-cutting and has overseen a charity known as the Prince's Trust (should it be called the King's Trust now).

[Celritannia]

I don't support it, but I do not mind it. I just dislike the nonsense around it and the need for all the family members.

I would much prefer a non-hereditary appointed sovereign with a reign of 20 to 30 years. They must be no younger than 30 but step down at 80.

Sure, that worked for that Diocletian guy. For his successors, not so much.

Good job we are in a modern world with strict rules and regulations over the political establishment.

[Hispida]

because monarchy as a whole is an outdated institution and mode of government that should've been swept away 200 years ago.

Technically speaking, republics and monarchies are as old as each other.

sure, but the "need" for a monarchy disappeared when feudalism gave way to capitalism in the aftermath of the industrial, american, and french revolutions. it's not necessary.

[Philjia]

The imperial state crown looks like shit and is really due another update.

[Celritannia]

Technically speaking, republics and monarchies are as old as each other.

sure, but the "need" for a monarchy disappeared when feudalism gave way to capitalism in the aftermath of the industrial, american, and french revolutions. it's not necessary.

A hereditary sovereign is not needed, but I see benefits with a non-hereditary constitutional sovereign with a 20 to 30-year reign.

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

nobody in their right mind should.

I don't support it, but I do not mind it. I just dislike the nonsense around it and the need for all the family members.

I would much prefer a non-hereditary appointed sovereign with a reign of 20 to 30 years. They must be no younger than 30 but step down at 80.

Which board of elected quitters shall appoint this sovereign of yours? Priti Patel? Rishi Sunak? Boris Johnson?

[Celritannia]

I don't support it, but I do not mind it. I just dislike the nonsense around it and the need for all the family members.

I would much prefer a non-hereditary appointed sovereign with a reign of 20 to 30 years. They must be no younger than 30 but step down at 80.

Which board of elected quitters shall appoint this sovereign of yours? Priti Patel? Rishi Sunak? Boris Johnson?

We follow something like this.

[Philjia]

Which board of elected quitters shall appoint this sovereign of yours? Priti Patel? Rishi Sunak? Boris Johnson?

We follow something like this.

Not complicated enough, needs to be on the level of what the Serenissima Signoria did to elect the Doge.

[Greater Kuomintang China]

We follow something like this.

Not complicated enough, needs to be on the level of what the Serenissima Signoria did to elect the Doge.

House of Lords?

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

Not complicated enough, needs to be on the level of what the Serenissima Signoria did to elect the Doge.

House of Lords?

The one filled with Tony Blair's and Boris Johnson's sycophants?