▲ 43 ▼ Trump to remove whisky tariffs after King's visit (www.bbc.co.uk) submitted 4 months ago by ambitiousslab@feddit.uk to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk 22 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ambitiousslab@feddit.uk [S] 35 points 4 months ago (4 children) Time and again it seems that the entire purpose of the royal family is to seem a bit mystical and special to the Americans. I'd like their constitutional role to be completely removed from the UK, but we should just not tell the Americans them and keep sending them over. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 4 months ago (1 child) The colonies yearn to be governed by a King. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tim_Bisley@piefed.social 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) Ohh kinky permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] bonenode@piefed.social 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sunbeam60@feddit.uk 2 points 4 months ago Sir, I tip my hat towards your general direction. permalink fedilink source parent [–] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Maybe we should abolish the monarchy and have an elected head of state instead. Also perhaps we should increase our trading relationship with the EU for a real boost to our economy, instead of whatever tiny boost we might get from the US dropping tariffs on whisky. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Oh yeah, nothing could ever go wrong with a politician having that much power. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) I think Ireland and Germany have good systems. Both of them have a president who is mostly ceremonial, like our monarch. The real power lies with the heads of government (taoiseach in Ireland, chancellor in Germany), who are equivalent to the UK prime minister. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) That’s why the next British Head Of State should be somebody beloved by everyone, like Mr Blobby, Roland Rat, or Mecha Attenborough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 1 point 3 months ago I like the idea of Mecha Attenborough. I hope the technology for this will be discovered soon. In any case, in Ireland it seems that the public elect their president, but in Germany it's parliamentarians who elect the president. So the Irish model would be more obviously democratic. And they use ranked voting for this, so that should make controversial candidates less likely to win. permalink fedilink source parent [–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago To whom? The vast majority couldn't give a fuck. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpaceScotsman@startrek.website 1 point 4 months ago Elect a president, but call whoever wins a king/queen. We get democracy, they get a royal to fawn over. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 4 months ago (1 child) The colonies yearn to be governed by a King. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tim_Bisley@piefed.social 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) Ohh kinky permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] bonenode@piefed.social 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sunbeam60@feddit.uk 2 points 4 months ago Sir, I tip my hat towards your general direction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tim_Bisley@piefed.social 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) Ohh kinky permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] bonenode@piefed.social 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sunbeam60@feddit.uk 2 points 4 months ago Sir, I tip my hat towards your general direction. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] bonenode@piefed.social 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sunbeam60@feddit.uk 2 points 4 months ago Sir, I tip my hat towards your general direction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sunbeam60@feddit.uk 2 points 4 months ago Sir, I tip my hat towards your general direction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) Maybe we should abolish the monarchy and have an elected head of state instead. Also perhaps we should increase our trading relationship with the EU for a real boost to our economy, instead of whatever tiny boost we might get from the US dropping tariffs on whisky. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Oh yeah, nothing could ever go wrong with a politician having that much power. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) I think Ireland and Germany have good systems. Both of them have a president who is mostly ceremonial, like our monarch. The real power lies with the heads of government (taoiseach in Ireland, chancellor in Germany), who are equivalent to the UK prime minister. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) That’s why the next British Head Of State should be somebody beloved by everyone, like Mr Blobby, Roland Rat, or Mecha Attenborough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 1 point 3 months ago I like the idea of Mecha Attenborough. I hope the technology for this will be discovered soon. In any case, in Ireland it seems that the public elect their president, but in Germany it's parliamentarians who elect the president. So the Irish model would be more obviously democratic. And they use ranked voting for this, so that should make controversial candidates less likely to win. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Oh yeah, nothing could ever go wrong with a politician having that much power. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) I think Ireland and Germany have good systems. Both of them have a president who is mostly ceremonial, like our monarch. The real power lies with the heads of government (taoiseach in Ireland, chancellor in Germany), who are equivalent to the UK prime minister. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) That’s why the next British Head Of State should be somebody beloved by everyone, like Mr Blobby, Roland Rat, or Mecha Attenborough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 1 point 3 months ago I like the idea of Mecha Attenborough. I hope the technology for this will be discovered soon. In any case, in Ireland it seems that the public elect their president, but in Germany it's parliamentarians who elect the president. So the Irish model would be more obviously democratic. And they use ranked voting for this, so that should make controversial candidates less likely to win. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) I think Ireland and Germany have good systems. Both of them have a president who is mostly ceremonial, like our monarch. The real power lies with the heads of government (taoiseach in Ireland, chancellor in Germany), who are equivalent to the UK prime minister. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) That’s why the next British Head Of State should be somebody beloved by everyone, like Mr Blobby, Roland Rat, or Mecha Attenborough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 1 point 3 months ago I like the idea of Mecha Attenborough. I hope the technology for this will be discovered soon. In any case, in Ireland it seems that the public elect their president, but in Germany it's parliamentarians who elect the president. So the Irish model would be more obviously democratic. And they use ranked voting for this, so that should make controversial candidates less likely to win. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) That’s why the next British Head Of State should be somebody beloved by everyone, like Mr Blobby, Roland Rat, or Mecha Attenborough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 1 point 3 months ago I like the idea of Mecha Attenborough. I hope the technology for this will be discovered soon. In any case, in Ireland it seems that the public elect their president, but in Germany it's parliamentarians who elect the president. So the Irish model would be more obviously democratic. And they use ranked voting for this, so that should make controversial candidates less likely to win. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 1 point 3 months ago I like the idea of Mecha Attenborough. I hope the technology for this will be discovered soon. In any case, in Ireland it seems that the public elect their president, but in Germany it's parliamentarians who elect the president. So the Irish model would be more obviously democratic. And they use ranked voting for this, so that should make controversial candidates less likely to win. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago To whom? The vast majority couldn't give a fuck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceScotsman@startrek.website 1 point 4 months ago Elect a president, but call whoever wins a king/queen. We get democracy, they get a royal to fawn over. permalink fedilink source parent