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Like others who hold a strong view on changing the monarchy, what is the model you want? Exec president like US and France Non Exec president like Ireland and Germany How do we elect them……pray tell?

Couldn’t agree more, pray for Leicester……maybe best all round if England threw the series.

It would suffice for a fool unable to grasp who actually contributes meaningfully to the tax coffers of the U.K. https://www.icaew.com/technical/tax/personal-tax/income-tax/income-tax-articles/uk-increasingly-reliant-on-super-rich-for-tax-income Even relatively wealthy people these days are...

Woah there cowboy, you started with this position: “There’s no justification for people on the breadline contributing to the royal estate.” Now your saying taxpayers………I suspect I won’t agree with you whatever point your trying to make which is probably you want a republic. Better to say...

This is a thread on Brexit that has over 12,000 pages, do you think we need another thread on the referendum and results? Everything that needs to be said has been said on these pages, you are your fellow travellers on here continue to wallow in your self pity with the results, editing your...

You bought up redirecting taxes, I’m just highlighting other causes where taxpayers money is spent, albeit as we know the U.K. Govt spends more than it raises from tax. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/57362816 I’m sure those hard pressed poorer taxpayers on the breadline you are so concerned are...

Oh goody, we are now playing what taxpayers money we spend which can be redistributed to the poor. How about the 1.5bn we spend on asylum seekers…… https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2022/04/14/factsheet-cost-of-asylum-system/ Maybe the Government should let the people choose.

The top 1% of income tax payers ie incomes over approx 164k pay 30% of tax and the following 10% ie incomes over approx £54k pay about 60% of income tax. The bottom half of income tax payers account for approx 10% of income tax receipts.” Is 54k near this breadline you keep referring to? As I...

No doubt, and issues that for you and your fellow travellers remain unreconciled for now and perhaps for ever. The facts are that you see the U.K. diminished outside the EU in every single facet of its post Brexit disposition, a point amplified by successive Tory governments that have tacitly...

Do people on the breadline contribute to the Royal estate? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/nov/13/richest-britain-income-tax-revenues-institute-fiscal-studies The tax free allowance for lower paid workers has never been higher, notwithstanding that we some workers pay taxes at 62%...

You hate Brexit and the Tories, both derived from democratic elections……..no? No need to ask, if I hated this country I would move.

No ex MPs is fair, but then you have MEPs that were politically affiliated as are Mayors like Khan. In Ireland I think McAleese stood a couple of times for a political party but was not elected, so if we want a non political head of state it needs broadening beyond ex MPs. OK, 7 year term it...

No this is much better……..so let’s begin. No former MPs, what about ex MEPs and other politically affiliated individuals i.e. Councillors and Mayors? Presumably they are out? As for the million pound limit, is this from individual’s personal assets or is the taxpayer expected to contribute...

You have a problem with U.K. democracy then……..

Very true, me and Mick Lynch still believe it Tory boy.

This is a football fan forum for BHA, no one on here with strongly held views on BHA will manage or play for them, however if they express strong views then they should expect challenge when people disagree. This thread is about those who have paid tribute the the Queen whilst lying in state...

This makes total sense to me, you have all the detailed questions and answers for what you don’t want, but are far less clear minded on the facts for what you do want. Instead of you providing reassurance on your considered vision for the U.K. post monarchy, we are just relying on your...

How does it work? Do candidates need to fund themselves or are taxpayers sponsoring campaign costs and/or expenses? If the former we would be looking at only wealthy candidates? Are nominations for president subject to Parliamentary nominations? If they are then we essentially have a...

So for all your piss and wind on here about the UK’s deep structural inequality personified by the monarchy, when it actually comes down to what you would replace them with, you offer this…….. it’s one thing telling everyone that we would be fairer if only we twist and not stick, if you can’t...

How do you appoint and/or elect this ceremonial President? Do individual’s put themselves forward and running their own campaigns with proprietary funds with an election, or Are individuals nominated by Parliament and campaigns sponsored by the taxpayer with an election or Simply appointed by...