George. Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) In paying taxes, the common man handed £85.9 million to the Royal Family in the last year. IMHO, a complete and total waste of money. Sovereign Grant Act 2011 Edited March 11, 2021 by George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie P Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 To be pedantic, it's not just the 'common man' who contributes to the Sovereign Grant, it's every individual, organisation or company that pays taxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarsus Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 It is all very well quoting what we give them but it must be balanced against what they give us, Tourism etc and also including how they make a lot of people feel in being different from most other countries who do not have a Royal family / If Mr Blair had had his way some years ago we would have by now a president. Would we have liked to have Mr Blair as president. I do agree with anyone who thinks that the Royal family should be pared down but I do think that we are better with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie P Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 2 hours ago, tarsus said: Would we have liked to have Mr Blair as president. Presidents can be voted in and out through democratic processes as a result of their abilities, performance and/or popularity. The Royal Family can't be voted in or out and are the classic example of inherited wealth and privilege that is in no way linked to their abilities to perform the limited 'duties' royalists claim the royal family perform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarsus Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 The people of Scotland in the near future will not be interested whether the Royal family stays or goes as Scotland will be independent and will have a president. Wales will do the same and have its own president and if Shetland breaks away it too can have a president. I also read that Cornwall would like independence so it too would have a president. I do live in interesting times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasmie Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 Last I heard the SNP we re thinking to keep the Queen as head of state. But I guess that might change. Presidents are wonderful. Make Scotland Great Again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Rasmie said: Last I heard the SNP we re thinking to keep the Queen as head of state. But I guess that might change. Presidents are wonderful. Make Scotland Great Again. Yes, open a golf course or two... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarsus Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 When in the past has Scotland been greater than it is today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasmie Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 I am so sorry, I should have made it clear, it was a joke. We might get a President like Donald Trump! Make America Great Again. only I changed America for Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 hours ago, tarsus said: When in the past has Scotland been greater than it is today. IMHO, Scotland was an awful lot better and greater before James VI gave Scotland away, and made us part of Great Britain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjool Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 By what metric? Rasmie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 They (Scots) did fight off the Romans.. Had to put a wall up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarsus Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 Two walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 hours ago, tarsus said: Two walls. OK, 2 walls. Must have left your sense of humour behind one of them... Rasmie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted March 13, 2021 Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 14 hours ago, Colin said: They (Scots) did fight off the Romans.. Had to put a wall up. It wasn't the Scots that did the walls, it was the Romans. They put up both Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall which was built circa 150 A.D. They did it to protect themselves, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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