tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32595888.post3362386051899297244..comments2023-10-17T16:05:59.282+01:00Comments on radical royalist: radical royalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438964016034979338noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32595888.post-49649042628141766642011-02-14T01:06:31.432+00:002011-02-14T01:06:31.432+00:00Graham Smith must be a financial genius that he fo...Graham Smith must be a financial genius that he found out that the security measure cost £100-150M. His formula would certainly help France to find out how many Euros the taxpayer has to pay for Nicolas Sarkozy's and his extended family’s security.<br /><br />Since an essential part of security costs are due to threats of various terrorist organisations, the finance ministers of this world should send bills to the IRA, ETA, Osama bin Laden and other to reclaim the expenses.radical royalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00438964016034979338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32595888.post-88592503766414378342011-02-13T20:39:16.927+00:002011-02-13T20:39:16.927+00:00Did you actually read Graham's quote? Those ma...Did you actually read Graham's quote? Those magic words "INCLUDING SECURITY" add £100-150M onto the bill :)9.15 Metreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631094890522321054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32595888.post-59200697401702335832011-01-27T09:51:57.272+00:002011-01-27T09:51:57.272+00:00@ The Republican, who has no profile and hides not...@ The Republican, who has no profile and hides not only his/her identity, but also any information on from where s/he is coming from, could search for moral justifications for have a head of state who is above parties, politicians & lobbyists either by reading this blog or have a look at other sources in the link section. Theodore Harvey’s would be highly recommended start since he is an excellent defender of the Monarchy.radical royalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00438964016034979338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32595888.post-16516492100481619332011-01-27T09:11:03.628+00:002011-01-27T09:11:03.628+00:00@Theodore As a republican, I agree fully that the ...@Theodore As a republican, I agree fully that the monarchy is firsy and foremost for the the benefit of <i>its</i> people rather than the people of Britain.<br />The economic and political arguments go round in circles but in all my years of looking, I have yet to find a single moral justification for any specific person to have the exclusive right to rule a country and then to pass that right onto their offspring.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209857174153770095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32595888.post-31610697356854143602010-07-11T02:17:26.491+01:002010-07-11T02:17:26.491+01:00I agree with most of these points, but I have alwa...I agree with most of these points, but I have always felt that the Tourism argument is not our best one and should not be overused, since republicans can always point out, correctly, that France, Austria, Italy, etc. still have plenty of tourism. Ultimately we have to make the case--which I think this blog does very well!--that the monarchy is first and foremost for the benefit of its own people.Theodore Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242452485576182841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32595888.post-70212795256487727532010-07-10T16:19:49.994+01:002010-07-10T16:19:49.994+01:00State Visits would continue. Garden parties would ...<i>State Visits would continue. Garden parties would continue. Visits to local councils, receptions and the granting of honours would continue. The Head of State’s functions as constitutional umpire would continue. And of course, the new Head of State would require a salary.</i><br /><br />He forgot to add that "the massive crowds thronging to see the 'Changing of the Guard'" would also disappear. The great revenue the monarchy makes Britain from tourism would disappear almost completely. No one would flock to Britain, and do not flock to any country, to attempt catch a glimpse of the President.Npinkpantherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356300503647396779noreply@blogger.com