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Thread #169301 Message #4092399
Posted By: Steve Shaw
10-Feb-21 - 05:16 AM
Thread Name: BS: Her Majesty The Queen
Subject: RE: BS: Her Majesty The Queen
"I’m not sure that the anti-monarchist ‘cost’ argument holds a great deal of water because, whatever the type of HoS we have, there will be considerable cost involved."
Well there certainly wouldn't be a whole army of hangers-on, raking it in for doing next to nothing (no bleating about their "charitable works," please... Not you, John!) or huge estates with regal names surreptitiously funnelling millions per annum to the head of state. Aside from that, there are much wider arguments than just "the money." Let's talk matters of principle...