Should we keep, or ditch The Royal Family? POLL

[Jack]

There's some who think the Royal Family are a wonderful institution, but there are others who think its past its sell by date.

So, if there was a referendum today, asking would you keep the Royal family, how would you vote?

[Dunners]

Keep them. Makes me proud to be British.

[BIGRON]

Get rid , that Ricky Tomlinson is rubbish

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Think of all the tourism money they bring. Our economy would shrink without them.

Plus they’re lovely x

[Long slender neck]

You'd have to be a terrorist to want rid of the royals.

[BoniO]

You'd have to be a terrorist to want rid of the royals.

Which terrorist group is it and how much is membership?

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

The Queen is 90 something and STILL out there working for this country, you ungrateful traitors.

[Long slender neck]

Its not like we have a choice in the matter anyway.

[BoniO]

You'd have to be a terrorist to want rid of the royals.

Which terrorist group is it and how much is membership?

And do you get discounts when shopping at Tesco?

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

If we get rid of them, who will foot the bill for maintaining the many castles and palaces they live in? Us the taxpayer will get lumbered with it, that’s who. Some people need to grow up and have a think before spouting this treasonous rubbish. Sad.

[BoniO]

Imagine how many homeless people could be rehoused in all those Palaces. They could look after the corgis too!

[Dunners]

Also, what is the alternative? Giving ordinary people a say? Are you f*cking mental?

[Jack]

I have been a republican all my life.
The monarchy costs so much money, how can it be right for people who just about get by, to subsidise one of the richest familes in the world.
Having said all that, it wont happen anytime soon, so its not something, i spend too much time thinking about

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Well maybe you should spend a bit more time thinking about it. Then you’d see the error of your ways.

[Long slender neck]

Imagine how many homeless people could be rehoused in all those Palaces. They could look after the corgis too!

More likely to be turned into something like a Pizza Express.

[Long slender neck]

I have been a republican all my life.
The monarchy costs so much money, how can it be right for people who just about get by, to subsidise one of the richest familes in the world.
Having said all that, it wont happen anytime soon, so its not something, i spend too much time thinking about

Trump voter are you?

[LeytonstoneRed07 M]

If we get rid of them, who will foot the bill for maintaining the many castles and palaces they live in? Us the taxpayer will get lumbered with it, that’s who. Some people need to grow up and have a think before spouting this treasonous rubbish. Sad.

Don't we the taxpayer pay for this already? Can't recall a Royal doing an honest days work - period.

[BoniO]

Christ, it doesn't matter how clumsily you bait the hook does it

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Tourism accounts for about 37% of our GDP, of which the Royals are responsible for at least half, so that’s quite a lot of per cent we would lose without them.

[o-no]

Tourism accounts for about 37% of our GDP, of which the Royals are responsible for at least half, so that’s quite a lot of per cent we would lose without them.

VisitBritain say it's more like 9%
https://www.visitbritain.org/our-performance-reporting

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Well I’d like to know where ‘Visit Britain’ got their figures from.

[o-no]

Well I’d like to know where ‘Visit Britain’ got their figures from.

Me too. It's not like they're in the tourism business or anything

[BoniO]

Well I’d like to know where ‘Visit Britain’ got their figures from.

Me too. It's not like they're in the tourism business or anything

He's an accountant mate - not great with numbers

[EastDerehamO]

While my instincts are not pro-Royalist, the system of democracy we have seems to work ok with the Monarch as head of State, and I guess I like the historical traditions of it. So I’ll stay with it, just need it to be slimmed down a bit, so in some ways well done Harry and Meghan for jumping ship, providing they have jumped ship!

[Mr Wu]

If we get rid of them, who will foot the bill for maintaining the many castles and palaces they live in? Us the taxpayer will get lumbered with it, that’s who. Some people need to grow up and have a think before spouting this treasonous rubbish. Sad.

Don't want to piss on parade but the tax payer picks up the bill now through the Civil List.