I realise you take the Republican stance Om but why would you want two republics. We already have one, the EU. As I've said before, although I under quoted, it costs us 8 1/2 billion quid just to be a member of this EU European state. We have a president, Mr Van Rumpypumpy, plus seven, yes seven, vice presidents. Rumpypumpy is president of the EU but wait, there's more. There is also a president of the EU Commission, Mr Barroso. I haven't got the amount of vice presidents for him, sorry.
So that's a president of the EU and another for the EU Commission
hmmmmm? I wont even insult your intelligence Om on their salaries or pensions.
BTW there is also another president. One for the EU Court of Justice.
Then there is their Empire building. They are now opening consulates throughout the world despite each country having it's own diplomats. In charge of this is Baroness Ashton, a person whose only experience of business or international diplomacy was as CE of a NHS trust. She was given this position to sweeten our last government so they would pass the Lisbon treaty without giving any problems. This lady of no diplomatic experience is having built a multi million pound palace for herself and her minions. All these people have just awarded themselves a £400 per month pay rise. This is not to mention their mega thousand expenses.
No Om, don't talk to me about waste and unaccountability. The royal family are left on the starting blocks when it comes to the EU. Did you vote for any of these wasters or even get a chance? And you think a republic would be good for the country? At least the system of government we have at the moment is open and we get to vote on people who we would hopefully like to govern us, not for people who have different values and cultures to our own to govern us with laws from the size of fruit that can be sold to who we can jail, deport or allow to vote. The meddling ******* have now even told us we cannot restrict the amount of non EU immigrants who come to this country. Thankfully the government is amending our law which will take precedence over what the eurocrats say
God save the Queen (stands to attention singing national anthem icon thingy).