Very sad news

[RobinBHM]

Prince Philip was known to call himself:

"The worlds most experienced plaque unveiler"

He accepted his role as the sidekick to somebody rather important.

 

[RobinBHM]

Trust Jacob to bring politics into it

Socialists are ideologically opposed to the Royal family

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I am - and I'm sure as hell not a socialist. It's a joke that in 2021 we have to have a head of state who's there purely by virtue of being born in correct bed. Look at the .... we have coming when the queen dies.

 

[Jameshow]

"Refugee husband of no fixed abode"

I liked that!

Cheers James

 

[Cheshirechappie]

Well, he certainly did his duty, over many decades.

RIP.

 

[pidgeonpost]

He certainly would not have approved of all the “fuss”. IMHO a man who fully repaid any privilege by his service to others.

I think that's true. At least he used his position of privilege to touch the lives of ordinary people in various ways. As a kid I took part in the DofE Award scheme. Enjoyed it, though never got a gong.

 

[Cheshirechappie]

I am - and I'm sure as hell not a socialist. It's a joke that in 2021 we have to have a head of state who's there purely by virtue of being born in correct bed. Look at the .... we have coming when the queen dies.

Granted, if we were designing a constitution from scratch, we probably wouldn't come up with what we have1 However, history is what it is, and the current constitutional arrangements as they've evolved over the centuries have ended up serving us quite well, all things considered.

Among all the possible alternative constitutional arrangements, I can think of two words that do lend quite a bit of weight to the desirability of what we currently have, and will have over the next few decades - President Blair.

 

[Jacob]

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Trust Jacob to bring politics into it

I didn't say anything remotely political!

Socialists are ideologically opposed to the Royal family

True, but not the "Royal Family" as such - a very varied bunch of individuals, but the institution as a whole.
To give him credit, Phil seemed to feel a bit dubious about the whole show himself.
Radio a bit dismal this morning - all those posh voices hee-hawing away.

 

[RobinBHM]

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I didn't anything remotely political!True.

I know you didn't say anything political....but that was the motivation.

 

[MIGNAL]

I feel rather detached from it all. Then again I never met him. I'm just opposed to having an unelected head of state, an unelected second chamber and a voting system that over represents the winning party. Nothing against the royal family, just against it as an institution. They do seem to be in some sort of permanent crisis in the last couple of decades though.

 

[RobinBHM]

I feel rather detached from it all. Then again I never met him. I'm just opposed to having an unelected head of state, an unelected second chamber and a voting system that over represents the winning party. Nothing against the royal family, just against it as an institution. They do seem to be in some sort of permanent crisis in the last couple of decades though.

I feel the same, I'm rather ambivalent to the Royal family.

Part of me thinks its anachronistic and perpetuates wealth and entitlement....a bit like public schools. All that old boys network

Part of thinks I'd rather a Royal family that is a part of British culture than a president. I know people can argue a president is elected....but the choice is always between 2 rich entitled candidates.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I can think of two words that do lend quite a bit of weight to the desirability of what we currently have, and will have over the next few decades - President Blair.

President Blair or one of forty million other adults we can choose to elect.

 

[Jacob]

I feel the same, I'm rather ambivalent to the Royal family.

Part of me thinks its anachronistic and perpetuates wealth and entitlement....a bit like public schools. All that old boys network

Part of thinks I'd rather a Royal family that is a part of British culture than a president. I know people can argue a president is elected....but the choice is always between 2 rich entitled candidates.

It's all that wasted wealth - £88 billion by some accounts, including vast acreages of land and rented property. Very sad news The Queen's net worth fell to $460 million in 2020.

 

[shed9]

Jacob I wonder if you have done anything good in your life. You sound like a loser who begrudges anyone who has achieved something any praise for it.
But that is only to be expected. One day in the future you will wake up and think what have I got for my life and realise that you spent that time criticising
everyone else you forgot do anything useful.

WOW, a lot to unpack from those winning words. Can I suggest you take up the Banjo as a way of self-improvement?

Just people expressing indifference, indifference to a man born into royalty, married into further royalty who lived most of his life in a palace and died at the age of 99 in a castle.

 

[Jacob]

Granted, if we were designing a constitution from scratch, we probably wouldn't come up with what we have1 However, history is what it is, and the current constitutional arrangements as they've evolved over the centuries have ended up serving us quite well, all things considered.

Among all the possible alternative constitutional arrangements, I can think of two words that do lend quite a bit of weight to the desirability of what we currently have, and will have over the next few decades - President Blair.

Or President Gavin Williamson

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I wonder whether Meagain will allow Harry home for the funeral?

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Or President Gavin Williamson

Or President Abbott. Or president Lammy.

 

[Jacob]

Or President Abbott. Or president Lammy.

Or President Phil Pascoe

 

[Cheshirechappie]

Or President Phil Pascoe

To be fair, that one doesn't sound too bad.

Doubt he'd want the job, though - he's got more sense.

 

[Vann]

...Socialists are ideologically opposed to the Royal family

No wonder I was a mixed up kid - I'm a socialist and a royalist.

It can't have been too much of a surprise, at 99. But nonetheless a little sad.

My daughter is working towards her Duke of Edinburgh bronze - so I guess he's left his mark.

Vann.