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Dottynan Sun 24-Nov-19 18:30:31

Mr Corbyn considers when the Queen completes her reign it would be an appropriate time to call it a day and have an elected head of state.

Gonegirl Sun 24-Nov-19 21:32:33

At least I didn't imagine it. Phew!

Gonegirl Sun 24-Nov-19 21:32:07

Crikey!

Chewbacca Sun 24-Nov-19 21:31:38

Zapped in the blink of an eye Gonegirl. GNHQ are on the ball tonight! grin

Callistemon Sun 24-Nov-19 21:31:10

Could be this one, lie or lied has been mentioned nine (9) times so far on this thread

Gonegirl Sun 24-Nov-19 21:30:59

I swear I didn't dream it. Under Site Stuff. "A thread started with a lie".

Think I'm going bonkers. confused

Callistemon Sun 24-Nov-19 21:29:22

Is there another thread?
confused

Gonegirl Sun 24-Nov-19 21:27:35

Where's the other thread gone? The one that says it's a lie?

First you see it, then you don't. Odd. confused

Callistemon Sun 24-Nov-19 21:26:51

It is well-known that Corbyn is and always was a republican.
In 1991 he seconded a bill calling for an elected president.

However, just like his views on the EU, he will be fence sitting at the moment.

Bridgeit Sun 24-Nov-19 21:24:25

You can look it up Suzziewozzie.

suziewoozie Sun 24-Nov-19 21:22:57

Nice that some posters ignore the lie or think it’s funny.

suziewoozie Sun 24-Nov-19 21:21:40

So OK let’s back to this particular thread. Dottynan what you posted is simply not true. Did you know that.? If so do you think that’s acceptable? If you thought it was true, where did you get the story from?

Callistemon Sun 24-Nov-19 21:21:39

I'm a bit deaf, got blocked ears
Can you shout please suziewoozie

ayse I tend to agree.
I've never been a republican but never a sycophant either, rather a 'realistic royalist'

A political president would be a disaster for this country and a non-political head of state would be an insignificant damp squib.

Most people worldwide admire our monarchy even if some in this country do not.
I can understand people having a jaundiced view after recent events but I think it is far more important than this sacked royal.

Gonegirl Sun 24-Nov-19 21:21:09

a lie. So she says.

Chewbacca Sun 24-Nov-19 21:01:05

Sorry suziewoozie; it's a what?

suziewoozie Sun 24-Nov-19 20:54:48

And do should anyone who believed it. It’s a lie a lie a lie a lie

suziewoozie Sun 24-Nov-19 20:53:21

This thread is based an absolute lie. The OP should be ashamed.

Anniebach Sun 24-Nov-19 20:52:58

And they do much for charities

ayse Sun 24-Nov-19 20:49:31

I reckon the monarchy and attached pageantry brings in a substantial amount of earnings from tourism. I used to be a republican but I’d rather have a constitutional monarchy as head of state than have to pay for another politician to lord it over us. A slimmed down monarchy seems like the best option. Trump has certainly finished off any republican sympathies I held in the past.

grapefruitpip Sun 24-Nov-19 20:48:25

I agree with him .

Bridgeit Sun 24-Nov-19 20:43:48

Why would we want to put so many people out of work by getting rid of the Monarchy,?
Why would we want to lessen the amount of visitors that visit parts of the U.K. because of the RF ?
I’m sure there is room for improvement but it’s not a one way street .

Calendargirl Sun 24-Nov-19 20:17:41

BJ’s answer was spot on.

Anniebach Sun 24-Nov-19 20:11:22

He could have been more tactful, and the monarchy is not in a state, one son of the monarch is not The Monarchy .

Seems some are quite joyful that a mother has to cope with such turmoil .

Ginny42 Sun 24-Nov-19 20:00:09

Does Corbyn's 3 marriages in any way relate to the state the RF are currently in as a result of PA's activities? He was responding to a serious question in front of thousands of people. What should he have said Anniebach?

'Well, as I've been married 3 times, I can't really comment on the state of the Monarchy?'

Anniebach Sun 24-Nov-19 19:52:08

Pity Corbyn didn’t have the decency to shut up at such a time when the Queen must have been in turmoil,

3 marriages , quite a record

Ginny42 Sun 24-Nov-19 19:41:40

They are trying to smear him. Corbyn and Johnson were both asked by Julie Etchingham during an election debate if the royal family is fit for purpose following revelations over PA’s relationship with convicted sex offender Epstein.

Corbyn said, "It needs a bit of improvement," Johnson on the other hand said, "the institution of the monarchy is beyond reproach."

Judge for yourself in the light of PA's choice of friends, who was nearer the mark.