09 Dec '14 09:00>
This is a spin-off from another thread. The motion: Britain should dump the monarchy and get themselves a president. Reasons for and against, please.
Pro: Countries with presidents know so much better than countries with monarchs how to run things.
Contra: “God save the president” has the wrong number of syllables for the tune.
Pro: England would finally be rid of Scotland (which is ambivalent about being part of United Kingdom anyway).
Contra: There’d be some (E)ire about how to write a proper constitution.
Pro: The royals are a drain on the economy; they should stop driving Aston Martins and start paying taxes, just like normal people.
Contra: Without the royals, the tabloid press would have nothing to report and go bankrupt.
Pro: Without the royals, the tabloid press would have nothing to report and go bankrupt.
Pro: Countries with presidents know so much better than countries with monarchs how to run things.
Contra: “God save the president” has the wrong number of syllables for the tune.
Pro: England would finally be rid of Scotland (which is ambivalent about being part of United Kingdom anyway).
Contra: There’d be some (E)ire about how to write a proper constitution.
Pro: The royals are a drain on the economy; they should stop driving Aston Martins and start paying taxes, just like normal people.
Contra: Without the royals, the tabloid press would have nothing to report and go bankrupt.
Pro: Without the royals, the tabloid press would have nothing to report and go bankrupt.