RuamRudy

The last time a dictator invaded a sovereign European country it didn't stay regional for very long. It's those itching for appeasement who are struggling to get the bigger picture.

Has the friend ever been out of the Philippines before? Immigration is very tough on first time travellers. If they can show return flights, hotel bookings, itineraries etc, it will usually help. If they were going for a job, they would need to have been registered as Overseas Foreign Workers - if they don't have this status then they need to demonstrate without doubt that they are genuine tourists.

What is the point of these photos? Where is the connection?

To be fair to Harry, he comes from a family who are hardly renowned for their intellect. Generations of inbreeding plus a generally lazy, privileged and over-indulged lifestyle has given us a monarchy that is weak, narcissistic (although I will concede that this seems to have been a trait for monarchies throughout history) and incapable of leading, let alone functioning by themselves. "His lifestyle would seem extravagant to Louis XIV: a team of four valets so that one is always available to lay out and pick up his clothes; a servant to squeeze his toothpaste on to his brush, and another who once held the specimen bottle while he gave a urine sample. Step into the world of the Prince of Wales, a lifestyle so pampered that even the Queen has complained that it is grotesque." Pampered prince puts sun king in shade

Is this really the sign of a mature and confident country, where a small coterie of ridiculously over indulged ingrates rely on such embarrassing juju nonsense to try to inspire awe and wonder in the minds of the drones who support them? There is no such thing as holy oil. In reality, it is nothing more than snake oil, produced for the fools who stare on in slack-jawed adulation.

But that's patent nonsense unless you are suggesting that the UK government doesn't govern for the whole country, but for England alone.

I took from KhunLA's post that he does not think that all subjects are ignorant, only those who confer mythical importance to the royal family. As one of Brian's subjects, I tend to agree with him.

So akin to reaching consensus with the missus and kids about what you are going to watch on telly tonight, except with lots of economic pain?

Yes, but besides the voices in your head, how do you tangibly experience this 'freedom'?

Leaving it too late, or are these celebrities more aware than the government is, of how terrible the optics are of such lavish celebrations at a time of national crisis, for a man who has done nothing constructive for the country his entire life?

How do the benefits of this newly regained sovereignty manifest themselves?

Oh how I wish that were true, and that my country was free of the malignant effect of being governed by Westminster.

Maybe a more apt analogy would be Gary Glitter's niece being kicked out of the home her granny gave her, by her father so that his brother could live there.

Not quite the same - Harry wasn't gifted the NHS by his late grandmother.

Taking that premise a step further, Chuck doesn't need houses up and down the country either. Give him and the home-wrecker a nice 2 bed semi in the country somewhere and return the rest of the munificent residences to the people. Much better value that way.

But you can see the trend - in fewer than 10 years, support for the monarchy amongst 18-24 year olds has halved. That should worry even the most positive of monarchists. But already a third of the UK either supports the abolition of the monarchy or is nonplussed. Hardly a tiny minority. I wonder what Wills has planned to ensure that his life of privilege at the tax payers' expense continues.

The poll that sky refers to is a poll of US residents. It speaks volumes, however, that anyone would rank an alleged pedophile higher than someone who is, in reality, no more than a bit gobby and over exposed. Thankfully, we can rely on the young to see things with more objectivity. "As recently as 2015, 69% of 18- to 24-year-olds said that Britain should remain a monarchy. By 2018 this had fallen to 47%, and in polls from 2020 onwards, prior to the Queen’s death, it has averaged at just 35%." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/16/britain-grief-polling-figures-monarchy-popularity Have you anything to back to your suggestion that it's only a "tiny minority" who want to see the end this afront to democracy?

I don't think that the hammering you refer to is from all areas of the socio political spectrum. It seems that those who subscribe to the 'sensibilities' of the Express and the Mail are more likely to get bent out of shape by them whereas those less fixated on returning Britain to a mythical status that it never actually held are less exercised by them. I think what they are actually doing, however, is highlighting to more and more people of the total ridiculousness of the entire concept of royalty. So well done Harry - more and more people are hopefully recognising that your clown family is long overdue being removed from their position as number one benefits claimants.

Good to see that a level of scrutiny and transparency is being introduced. Late, yes, but better than never. If only other governments were as willingly open about their politicians' affairs...

But you stated it as if was fact, not as the opinions of a third party:

Ozimoron said that trump blamed her for his losses. You claimed that she was responsible for causing them.

How did she impact the profitability of his golf courses?

Still head and shoulders above the nasty party. Personally I am looking forward to fresh impetus from a new leader. Hopefully this will galvanise those doubters and ensure we break free of this 300 year burden that has dragged my country down.

Within Scotland, she is the most popular leader in UK politics. The thoughts of people in other countries is irrelevant - even former one term presidents.

Well how about this court case from November last year where the UK government argued in court to allow transgender females to be housed in female prisons? Recent enough for you? "A female prisoner, known only as FDJ, brought a legal challenge against a MoJ policy which allows prisoners to be housed according to their gender identity 'irrespective of whether they have taken any legal or medical steps to acquire that gender'. ...the MoJ argued the policy pursued a legitimate aim, including 'facilitating the rights of transgender people to live in and as their acquired gender (and) protecting transgender people's mental and physical health'." https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10240525/Transgender-prison-population-rises-fifth-two-years-Ministry-Justice-figures-reveal.html