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14-10-2019, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Floydy ->
No and they are all better off than we are and up to date not living 100 years in the bygone days with a useless bunch of layabout middle class useless money-pocketing poticians destroying this wasted land of ours.

Sell off all the royal buildings, gardens, paintings and cars and give the proceeds towards the medical needs of sick children. And give all those ridiculous furry busbees to the homeless. They'd look great sleeping in doorways wearing those wouldn't they in our bleak midwinter!
So why don't we the people take back our country Floydy.......? I'm in!
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14-10-2019, 03:39 PM
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So why don't we the people take back our country Floydy.......? I'm in!
Because the police are on the Queen's side, Bob. We don't have tasers and time on our hands to play cards all day at the station.
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14-10-2019, 03:52 PM
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I wonder how much all this 'medieval' pageantry costs and who pays for it
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14-10-2019, 04:06 PM
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I wonder how much all this 'medieval' pageantry costs and who pays for it
Well, it must be YOU! (and me plus all other UK taxpayers of course). The links below give some details but to trawl through everything that is online would be quite some task, unless of course someone on OFF knows exactly where to look for the information:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44635205

https://www.royal.uk/financial-reports-2017-18

https://fullfact.org/economy/royal-f...-and-benefits/

https://www.newsweek.com/how-much-do...-income-629298
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14-10-2019, 04:08 PM
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I see that arch arsehole Corbyn is whining about the speech because it didn't include everything but the kitchen sink, siting current flavour of the month climate change, mental health in children, and school budgets not being included. The tosser then has the gall to condemn the three years that it's taken to get Brexit done conveniently forgetting that it is he and the other Remainer MPs who have blocked it in every way possible.
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14-10-2019, 04:32 PM
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Hi

I love it, nobody else has anything like it.
Yes, the opening speaker was brilliant.

Hopefully a sign of good things to come!

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14-10-2019, 05:31 PM
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Queenie looked ancient but not frail I wonder if she will make it to 100.
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14-10-2019, 05:39 PM
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Hi

I love it, nobody else has anything like it.
I loved it too and l don’t care what anybody else thinks. I appreciate the pomp, the tradition and the history. Nobody can match us on that.
My favourite bit is when Black Rod gets the door slammed in their face and then bangs it three times with their rod and summons the MP’s.
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Originally Posted by Artangel ->
I loved it too and l don’t care what anybody else thinks. I appreciate the pomp, the tradition and the history. Nobody can match us on that.
My favourite bit is when Black Rod gets the door slammed in their face and then bangs it three times with their rod and summons the MP’s.
Not everybody's cup of tea, but agree we do put on a good show.
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14-10-2019, 06:18 PM
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ns-Speech.html

To be fair he didn't miss much, probably took a nap.
 
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