On principle, I agree with you.
... but it was an invasion of privacy. I only wish we could make them prosecute privately. Though I doubt a presidency would be much cheaper.
I should also point out that the Monarchy is a good investment in terms of Britain's cultural "soft power", it gives us the kind of image that makes foreigner want to buy Range Rovers, Bentleys, for the classy image
(Glucose-Maximus All over the world., Tue 18 Sep 2012, 20:11, 3 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

Nobody cares what you think.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 20:18, Reply)

Nobody cares what anyone apart from a select few think, really.
This country wouldn't be so warped if we had direct democracy.
(Glucose-Maximus All over the world., Tue 18 Sep 2012, 20:19, Reply)

Battered cares what I think.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 20:22, Reply)

Not most of the time shorty.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 20:23, Reply)

Good
Can you justify royal list expenditure? Can you justify Duchy of Cornwall - just that one for now - evading an £18 million tax bill last year alone by claming royal priv?

EDIT - since you've edited too. Who pays for Obama? Mainly his supporters. This takes us into difficult territory but essentially we've run the same situation since reformation.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 20:19, Reply)

Not really.
I think It would be better if most (not all) crown property became public property. That's not intentional socialism by the way.
(Glucose-Maximus All over the world., Tue 18 Sep 2012, 20:22, Reply)

I ought to be a rampant capitalist.
As I get older I'm seriously heading towards responsible anarchy.

There's no model - 1849 Berlin is the only slightly effective one. The Paris commune was fucked from the start.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 20:28, Reply)

Is there such a thing as responsible anarchy?

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 20:29, Reply)

Not yet
And I don't suppose there ever could be but it's an ideal.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 20:35, Reply)

French prosecutors are deciding if they should prosecute, in France.

( WormuIus, Tue 18 Sep 2012, 23:34, Reply)