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45 minutes ago, stevenl said:The judges are out in full force, all based on the tabloids.
Or could it be their opinions are influenced by her being independent, older than he is, divorced, American and coloured?
How predictable (and sad) that a virtue signalling SJW would immediately accuse someone who doesn't like Markle of being a racist, ageist and anti-American.
You didn't point out she was a woman by the way, that was a missed opportunity for labeling people who you disagree with as Misogynists as well. An amateur mistake for someone of your expert level "wokeness".
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Hopefully it's Lisa Nandy. She's so hot with that cute little lisp ????.
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14 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:Maybe you missed it but Trump supporters outside of the USA are few in numbers.
And it's not difficult to understand that people don't want to live in a country with a moron for president.
You're living in Thailand, right?
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Good. Hopefully that's the last we hear of these spoiled, woke, hypocritical, whining brats.
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32 minutes ago, GalaxyMan said:
Interesting that there's no photo of Harry (and/or Megan) on her desk.
Seems perfectly logical to me. If Markle had married into your family would you want to be constantly reminded of it? I certainly wouldn't.
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1 hour ago, RuamRudy said:The amount of hostility that is being displayed towards this couple is truly disturbing. He never chose to be born into this circus; he didn't request to be a figurehead - it was all thrust upon him from the moment he was born. He has had the press following his every move for years, making his life as miserable as his mother's, and then when he finds a wife, she is daily vilified in the press in the most pathetic, tawdry ways. No wonder he wants shot of this ridiculous institution of a monarchy and this nasty little island filled with nasty little people.
Nobody objects to them leaving as they as they leave properly (i.e. a hard Megxit).
What annoys people is them stepping back from duties while retaining the cottage, the security at taxpayers expense, using SussexRoyal.com for their website name etc. It's cherry picking and people don't like it. Markle's hypocrisy on climate change (preaching about carbon emissions while flying around world on private jets), announcing the move without informing the Queen, releasing the news on Kate's birthday etc. also rubs people the wrong way. She's embarrassing the Royal Family and people don't appreciate it.
It's a shame you think Britain is a nasty little island filled with nasty little people. I'm not sure if you're suffering from self loathing or just have an unpleasant social circle. My friends and family in the UK are lovely people ????.
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14 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:
Here we go again. Bill is stating that the rest of the UK should get to vote in any Scottish independence referendum.
Once again I point out the hypocrisy in demanding this when Brexiteers would have had a mass collective hissy fit if the same rule had been applied for leaving the EU.
I don't know what you're so worried about. Allowing the rest of the UK to vote would massively increase the chances of a "Yes" vote, especially as we see more of Sturgeon. A lot of people would be more than happy to see the back of the SNP and their nasty leader.
Her schadenfreude at Swinson's defeat was particularly unpleasant.
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4 minutes ago, Gold Star said:Best to part with that dysfunctional family, and move on to a happier life. They seem to love the laid back attitude and non pretentious people of west coast Canada, and feel very welcome there as a part of the community, not as celebrities. Canada is a perfect fit being similar to America in many ways, but with close ties to the old British Commonwealth in the days before Canada was stabbed in the back and sold out by Britain to join the EU. I think his mother would have agreed they are making the right choice.
Markle loves the attention. But a bit like Posh Spice, she likes to pretend she hates it.
She wont last more than 2 months being treated like a normal person in Canada. She will be off to LA pretending to be annoyed by (but really loving) all the attention as she leaves restaurants with other woke celebrities.
Markle doesn't annoy me. Shes like the scorpion in the frog/scorpion tale but Harry has mugged himself off and needs sort himself out. I get that he's in need of a domineering woman after losing his mother so young but he is taking it too far.
I support Megxit almost as much as I support Brexit. As long as it's a hard Megxit.
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Hopefully she'll be asking for the keys to Frogmore cottage.
If they want to leave, fine just go. But dont drag the British Royal Family through the dirt for your dumb woke agenda. Just give up your titles and your funding and feckoff to LA to do the talkshow circuit with your dominating B movie actress wife.
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23 minutes ago, URMySunshine said:He was warned by his mum when he was a kid, his brother and his many mates. He'll pretty soon learn living in the Markle bubble is a nightmare and come back to the family in time.
She's trying to cut him off from the family so he's all hers. She can parade him round the LA celebrity circuit like some kind of trophy royal husband while UK taxpayers pay for the bodyguards and limos for "security".
If he is stupid enough to fall it he should be cut off like a ginger step child. Oh wait a minute...
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I notice they want to use the Sussex name as part of their new "brand". Their new website name shows that.
They want to be a royal version of the Beckhams.
There is a simple solution to this. The Royal family should disown them and cut them off entirely. Let them make money as civilian celebrities by slagging off the British on Oprah.
That would serve 2 purposes. Preserve the integrity of the Royal Family and highlight the awesomeness of William and Kate.
So pathetic how Harry has been pussy whipped by this manipulative actress.
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30 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:5.5 million with an NHS will outperform 55 million with no NHS.
A quick look at the Scottish rugby, football and cricket teams should tell us how they fare when they are left to sort it out themselves ????. Bitter infighting followed by embarrassing results.
The more I think about it the more I support Scottish "independence". They can board the EU train right before it crashes off the rails. It will be highly amusing.
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8 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:Sorry you don't like it apparently that she's not a Brit...
But, prior to marrying Harry, she had a long-running, major role in a mainstream, quite popular U.S. major network TV drama, for which she was pretty well regarded.
Where did I mention anything about her not being a Brit?
Nothing to do with her nationality, race or any other strawman that you can dream up. It's her actions that I dislike.
If the ITV documentary/interview she did is an indication of her acting skills, she might want to try something else as I (and everyone else I spoke to who saw it) could see right through her faux emotions.
I see she's run away back to Canada after dropping the bomb on Instagram yesterday (which by the way is Kate's birthday, perfect timing). Yet another first class long haul flight. Saving the planet one day at a time.
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4 hours ago, CG1 Blue said:You've kind of supported the argument from Brexiteers in England there. I.e., why do some Scots object to leaving the EU but want to leave the 300+ year old union with it's closest neighbour and biggest trading partner?
It's simple. They'd rather be ruled by Brussels than Westminster. If they wanted true independence they'd be wanting to leave the UK but not join the EU.
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Basically they want to go part time. Pop back for the occasional visit when they get bored, fly back on private jets, stay in the mansions that the taxpayer renovated for them, that type of thing.
They want to be celebrities rather than Royals. Hopefully all Royal money is cut off, then they can do whatever they like.
Harry has played himself, totally manipulated into cutting off his family by some B movie actress. Weak.
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3 hours ago, sandyf said:Scotland voted as Unionists, and they are still Unionists, they want to be part of the European Union. Something the English nationalists fail to understand.
And there I was thinking they wanted independence.
Turns out they want to be an insignificant minnow in a huge federalist project.
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35 minutes ago, jayboy said:
They actually expect the British state and taxpayer to continue providing quite a lot.I'm not much interested one way or the other but they appear to want their cake in addition to eating it.Also inexplicable and shockingly bad mannered not to have consulted Queen in advance before making the announcement.
Pretty shocking they didn't discuss this with the family beforehand. Even forgetting their status, who does something huge like this without discussing it with relatives?
This has got Markle written all over it. Sad to see.
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1 hour ago, eisfeld said:
I missed it but seems like BMW Motorrad released the new S1000RR a month ago at the Motor Expo. The price is now a whopping 1,020,000 THB up from 840k. As usual in Thailand not many options can be chosen, most interesting ones are included as fixed at least. It seems like carbon wheels or Li ion battery are not and also can't be ordered as an option according to the website.
30k EUR for what costs about 20k EUR in DE. Tough sell imho. I know the new excise tax added a bit (10%) but then it should be roughly 925k. So they added nearly another 100k on top for the updated version. Interestingly the R still costs the same 675k.
Do you know if that's the M Package or the standard model?
The M has the carbon wheels, Li ion battery already so that might be why they are not an option. It would also explain the extra price but it's still expensive either way.
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14 minutes ago, Pilotman said:
Calm down, your taxes are hardly involved in his financing. He is financed by his own inheritance from his mother, by money, from the Ducky of Cornwall Estate which his Father gives to him, and from a stipend from the Queen. And now I guess from his wife's own not inconsiderable wealth from acting. The only place your taxes get involved is when he attends formal functions as a Royal and that will not happen as much in the future, so you can relax.
A stipend from the Queen. A portion of which comes from the Sovereign Grant. Which comes from taxpayers money.
In simple terms, if you give your wife money and she then gives it to her parents to build a house, you haven't contributed anything towards the house? OKaayyyyy.
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2 hours ago, JAG said:
His income (and that of Prince Charles and The Duke of Cambridge) comes from the revenue of the Duchy of Cornwall. Prince Charles, as Duke of Cornwall, already pays tax (voluntarily) at the top rate on that income, The Duke of Sussex (Harry) and Prince Charles and The Duke of Cambridge (Prince William) do not receive any money from the Sovereign Grant (used to be called the Civil List) which is money paid to the Monarch to fund the Monarchy. Monies used to refurbish homes and so on may have been given by the Queen from her own funds, on which I believe she voluntarily pays tax. Both The Queen and Prince Charles are of course extremely wealthy, with large estates, but those estates are held in trust and can not be sold off. In Prince Charles's case he receives 15% of the revenues of his estate, on which hw pays tax, and the balance goes to the Exchequer. I believe a similar arrangement is in place for the Crown Estates.
The point is that whilst they are all financially "very secure", stinking rich, whatever phrase you choose to use, they are not funded by public taxation; The Duchy of Cornwall and The Crown Estate contribute far more to the Exchequer than they cost the Exchequer.
As for the costs of security - well he is the grandson of the Queen, and will in time be the son of The King, and then probably the brother of the next King. That is a fact, because of his birth. Whether he lives in London or North America, those costs will continue throughout his life.
I am of course, writing from the point of view of a supporter of the monarchy. By all means advocate a different means of selecting the head of state. But perhaps think carefully, both on grounds of cost and who you could end up with - Presidents Blair or Major anyone? Let's not even look at the financial transparency and orange hued and porn star littered style of the current incumbent in Canada's southern neighbour!
In a nutshell, the UK government makes a payment called the Sovereign Grant to the Royal Household every year, with its value determined by how much money "The Crown Estate" - an extensive real estate portfolio - brings in. That total added up to £82 million (including an extra grant covering restoration costs at Buckingham Palace) and the monarchy spent £67 million on official duties including travel as well as other costs such as staff and property maintenance. That last point is the primary reason the Royal Family is getting so expensive.
Essentially, taxpayers money goes to the government which then goes to the Queen, then the Queen gives it to Prince Harry for things such as 2.4 million pound "cottage" (mansion) renovations.
So while the sovereign grant (taxpayers money) doesn't go directly to Harry, he gets a portion of it via the Queen. So he's happy to receive the money, but doesn't want to do the duties.
I'm happy with the UK Monarchy on the whole and don't support a change to the head of state, but Harry needs to sort himself out.
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24 minutes ago, stevenl said:So in leaving the EU the UK determines timing and the EU doesn't get a vote.
But in leaving the UK Scotland doesn't determine and the UK gets a vote.
Hypocritical much?
Scotland had a vote and voted Remain in 2014. But the nationalists don't like the result so they want another go.
If the UK had voted to Remain in the EU in 2016, would you be advocating another Brexit referendum to leave just 6 years later?
Why not have one every year until the stupid electorate give the 'correct' result. After all, how can more votes be less democratic, right? ????
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2 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:
The Union is dead.
You guys are just in denial.
Because Scotland leaves?
I'd argue that strengthens the union.
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It is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself.
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10 minutes ago, moe666 said:
Too bad they are not Thai then you guys could have a real good go at them. Never heard so much <deleted> about two people you have never met and never will.
It's irrelevant if I have met him. What is relevant is that the tax I pay funds his lifestyle and therefore I am entitled to an opinion on him ceasing to carry out his duties as a Royal.
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Independence Day: Queen Elizabeth agrees grandson Harry, wife Meghan can exit senior royal role
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Well Harry hasn't got much of a choice over anything now has he? She's cut him off from his family so if he falls out with Markle while over in the US then he's got nothing to fall back on except a few hangers on. She's got him exactly where she wants him.
In the words of the great Ice-T "you played yourself, ain't nobody else's fault you played yourself".