I don't have any strong feelings for or against the monarchy

Why not?


We only have to look at recent revelations about our politicians to see that.

Well yes, a minority of MPs fiddled their expenses claims because a very lax system allowed them to do so. I once claimed overnight meals and accommodation and rail fares for an interview I attended, which I drove to and back from on the same day, taking a flask and sandwiches. The claim form was a no-questions-asked-no-receipts job. What a naughty boy I was! I was very annoyed about those MPs, just like everybody else, but let's not get carried away. We taxpayers have just cheerfully handed over God knows how many more times that amount so that the richest woman in the world can have a four-day party and embed herself even more deeply in the affections of the gullible. If you don't feel strongly about the royals, you sure as hell can't be feeling too strongly about those politicos either.