tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post2132289388311683188..comments2024-03-28T14:12:07.313+00:00Comments on A Writer's Life: Do we need a Monarchy?Kathleen Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-81646162586467519772010-11-25T14:01:28.030+00:002010-11-25T14:01:28.030+00:00That's a really good metaphor. That's exa...That's a really good metaphor. That's exactly what it feels like.Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-81793297399754820472010-11-25T06:50:34.430+00:002010-11-25T06:50:34.430+00:00It is an inheritance, and I see many expats here t...It is an inheritance, and I see many expats here trying to come to terms with it in odd ways. There are those who still have anger resonating within and treat their staff with ruthless disregard, and then those who pay way over the norm disturbing an existing system, leaving their employees gasping when they leave. It is a difficult inheritance, somewhat like a crumbling mansion, you pay towards its upkeep, and you want to break it down to make way for new buildings.Anushree Prashanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715317178876107271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-16239350457399977532010-11-24T12:24:45.788+00:002010-11-24T12:24:45.788+00:00Dear All - many thanks for your comments. I think...Dear All - many thanks for your comments. I think 60goingon16 put her finger on it when she said 'fairy princesses' - perhaps there's something in us all that loves fantasy. Words also said 'they provide a lot of entertainment'. There does seem to be agreement on their political role though, or rather the idea that they shouldn't have one! Thanks to all of you for your contributions to the debate - it's one that going to be more and more important in the future I think.<br />Words - I'm really intrigued by your comments on Nigeria. I lived out in West AFrica for a while and I have to say I felt a big chunk of British Colonial Guilt for what has happened out there. We British have a lot to answer for in the world - but it's not US, it's our inheritance. We live with what our ancestors did and their view of the world. Sad, but inevitable.Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-19025170193121675792010-11-23T18:46:24.214+00:002010-11-23T18:46:24.214+00:00Perhaps, but then the Royalty might just like it. ...Perhaps, but then the Royalty might just like it. The masses might have masses to debate about their likes/dislikes, cagedness or freedom, but they seem to still go on. The countries the royals took over, and put their stamp on them still go on paying tribute to a non-existent monarchy. In my humble opinion, they do provide a lot of entertainment if nothing else. In Nigeria the government blames everything on the British, and the common man follows suit, at the same time raping the English language and twisting it around their braids.Anushree Prashanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715317178876107271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-50741614957798737582010-11-23T17:42:16.082+00:002010-11-23T17:42:16.082+00:00Well, amen to all that. The late Claire Rayner, an...Well, amen to all that. The late Claire Rayner, an ardent republican, once said that we're grown-ups now so we really don't need fairy princesses and all that nonsense. Nor curmudgeonly princes, come to that. But as to the likelihood of the UK taking the first brave steps towards becoming a republic, I can't quite see it happening and certainly not as long as the media keeps churning out royal-related drivel and fuelling people's appetite for it.60GoingOn16https://www.blogger.com/profile/14216400213406672396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-21831018617107253042010-11-23T10:29:53.312+00:002010-11-23T10:29:53.312+00:00Somehow down this end of the world the Windsors sh...Somehow down this end of the world the Windsors should seem less relevant. Yet we cling to the Queen too.<br />The scary thing our government WAS rolled by the Queen (or at least her representative in Oz) in 1975.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-60135138000295744812010-11-22T07:09:01.327+00:002010-11-22T07:09:01.327+00:00I love the political edge to your posts. I find th...I love the political edge to your posts. I find the whole RW thing embarrassing. It infantilises us all. As you say, we have to be sorry for the whole lot of these poor, somewhat limited emotionally imprisoned royal folks, born to bring (they say) surrogate colour and glamour into our boring little lives. See you soon.<br />wxWendy Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532817003318632539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-7853609082148464162010-11-21T11:13:44.395+00:002010-11-21T11:13:44.395+00:00Yes, yes, yes. Bring on the republic. I've n...Yes, yes, yes. Bring on the republic. I've nothing against the Royals personally and sometimes feel sorry for them since their lives are lived in the arena. Monarchy belongs to the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com