David,
You are a fool. It is because of people like you that our country is in the state it is. Without a royal family (persons who happen to have been conditioned in ways of ruling a country for centuries), we have no tourism. We are one of the only countries with a royal family – the day we lose that is the day we are no longer England. If you opened yours eyes to realise that the royal family do very little except retaining the power to veto and approve new bills as laws because Parliament has taken over as the dominant body within the country. Have you not noticed that Labour is full of empty promises? Sure you may technological advances, whoopee, let’s all go and have a party with some fat cake! The tories at least try to preserve moral standards. Thatcher understood the system and strived to keep Britain great but unfortunately was too exclusionary in some of her policies – hence the strikes. Going back to monarchy, how long is it going to take before we become institutionalised like America, with no monarchy? Not very long, hence my view that the monarchy and, more importantly, the representatives in the House of Lords need a voice.
