Yes I like them.  They are not power hungry psychos like most heads of state throughout the world.

You could do it the Irish way though.  We have a lovely polite head of state, that doesn't lead the government so power doesn't go to their head 

If you love them set them free. 

Yes,  want a monarchy.
The alternatives don't appeal much. In fact some of the alternatives are downright horrendous.

Yes.

Stamps and money wouldn't look the same otherwise

No, not really, but I don't want someone like Boris voted in as Head of State.


Or Wagner.

I have no problems with the monarchy. The are cost effective and mostly harmless. Imagine the alternative!

I voted Yes because I am not keen on the alternatives.

That would be prince Andrew... in both cases 

Indeed! Any takers? What about you Lilibet? :lashes:

Lashes of Guinness?

Get rid.

No.

I voted yes, cos  I presidential Prime Ministers was quite enough for me!

Great post Squiggle.  Yes I want the monarchy to remain.  Looking forward to the royal wedding next year. 

Yes, i like them. They are what makes our country special, i believe.

get shot of em.......

Yes I say keep them....rather them than some George Dubya type.

Absolutely not.

Yes

Are countries without monarchies not important? 

Countries without monarchies are not special.

(Except Poland mebbees)

 

No, get rid of them for good.  A throwback to feudalism and a backward institution that should have no place in a modern democracy - or any democracy for that matter.  BTW, reform Parliament and abolish the MPs' Oath of Allegiance so republicans can stand and represent voters who are republicans.   

A non-politically aligned head of state please for all the ceremonial fluff.

Orf with their heads!

That's because they've had most of the opportunities to be power hungry psychos removed from them over the centuries by the state.  They certainly were power hungry psychos when they had the chance. They also know they're on a good enough meal ticket and not to rock the boat.  The same ceremonial duties would apply to a president.

I voted yes although there is some of the hangers on id get rid of,they bring a lot of tourists into the country, what is the alternative.Better the devil you know,than the devil you don't know.

   I haven't voted yet, but I'd vote yes for the same reasons as Mary

Why don't we just spend £250m a year on the building and maintaining of a massive theme park in the centre of London and let foreigners see most of it for nothing in the hope that they might buy a tea towel or ashtray?

Oh, I forgot - we already do!

Perhaps we should have kept Tony Blair on as PM for life and Labour in power for ever and let his first born become PM when he died? 

I voted No.

I voted yes ..I agree with with what Mary said above..

Do they though? Really? Most visited palace in the world is the Palace at Versailles and last time I looked France was a republic.  USA seems attract a lot of tourists - no royal family there.  And countless other examples.

This tourism thing is frequently stated but what's the evidence?  I'd love to know.  Are there really many tourists who come here because of the royal family? Or do they simply do the trip to Windsor etc etc when here but would happily go to some other non-regal attraction?

Get rid of the royal family and open all the palaces to visitors ... Now that would bring in the tourists. The queen could be a tour guide Charles could prattle on about architecture  and Edward could film it all  This could work

 

They could do an "It's a knockout" on the buck house lawn.

As the Royal family cost each of us a Mars bar a day I'd rather have the choccy.

they did that it was rubbish



Can I have some skips???