Comment on King’s Speech: What policies made it in and what’s been removed?
MataVatnik@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I thought the king was just a figure head that brings in tourist tax dollars
Same as here. The monarchy is just for show, but it (sadly) has support by the public.
I want to get rid of it, and make it so that a prime minister is the “highest office” we have. That office has not too much power because everything has to go through the Parliament. No need for useless monarchs or presidents that are just for show.
I want to get rid of it, and make it so that a prime minister is the “highest office” we have.
Fuck that.
If drop the current head of state then I’ll want some from of elected representative, not a pop contest from a bunch of MPs who would pick it based upon whoever gave them the largest donation tell them to vote. We’ve had how many prime minister’s in the past few years? The PM position is a joke.
We need to drop the house of lords and replace with a secondary house populated by an alternative cross section than the current MPs, and both need to represent the UK. England needs its own legislative distinct from the others in the same way that Scotland, Ireland and Wales do.
Haha! Forgot to mention I’m a norwegian that wondered in here without checking where I was. Our parliament does not work that way (yet).
May as well get rid of Christmas if you want to ban fun and cultural traditions, in that case.
Comparing something that people decide for themselves if they want to celebrate with how our political system is set up. Excellent 👍
It’s a bank holiday, the government does fund various events
Yes. That why he is being used as a figure head to announce the policies of an elected (if shit) government.
Figure heads were created to portray an image at the front of the ship.
Our constitutiona. Democracy keeps it to portray ann image of stability. (Well historically its cos parliment did of Cromwell was to scared to make a change. He lacked of national support for. Given the actions of that parliment post revolution and beheading. Hardly surprising he lost a lot of common support).
But the reason the UK has never successfully tried to remove the Crown since (yet), is that the soft power of such a long term monarch has been huge. Now with Charles support is moving away. Still far from definite that he will be removed. But way more support then in the past 70 years.
Personally I’m not to concerned either way. I can see both sides. But I’d be stunned if Charles ever gets replaced.
There’s very little to gain from a Republic and so much to lose, including a core part of our national identity. People around the world admire our monarchy and funny way of doing things, even if they seem archaic to us.
So much to lose?
Like our strong and stable governments?
People around the world admire our monarchy and funny way of doing things
Just because other people are ignorant doesn’t mean we should keep on doing stupid things.
You say “strong and stable government” sarcastically. Look at most of the world. Then look at our government. Sure, we aren’t the best, but some places have it far worse. Our government has done enough powergrabbing, without a monarchy it could be far worse. I don’t trust the tories as head of state.
Yep. The government wrote the speech. He was just addressing the Lords and the Public about his government’s intentions.
br3d@lemmy.world 1 year ago
He’s also a figurehead who announces whatever the government of the day tell him to accounce