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A non-exhaustive list of reasons to end the monarchy

The concept of a monarchy is actively undemocratic. The head of state should not be someone who is only in that position because they were born into the right family.

They stand for a history of racism and imperialism. This country has done some truly terrible things in its history and the monarchy are a symbol of that. In order to attempt to begin to undo the harm that we have done, we need to remove the symbol of other’s oppression.

She had previously lobbied the government to hide her own personal wealth. Her private lawyer put pressure on the government to alter proposed legislation in order to stop her personal shareholdings from being known to the public.

Prince Charles lobbied the government on many occasions. His ‘black spider memos’ show that he has repeatedly pressured ministers on a wide range of topics from the Iraq war to badger culling to alternative therapies. He has used his power to lobby the government on subjects that would affect him.

The Queen does not occupy a ceremonial role as is frequently claimed. Ministers and civil servants have to consult the queen and charles. Civil servants have to get the consent of the royals on pieces of legislation, which can cause delays on implementation. 

Windsor castle brings in less money than Windsor Legoland does. The many castles that are owned by the royal family could be used to create spaces for the public to enjoy or to be used as shelter for the homeless. The Louvre in Paris used to be house of the French monarchy and gets over twenty times the tourists. Edinburgh castle hasn’t had the monarchy live in it for centuries and yet it still brings in tourism.

Prince Andrew is widely known to be connected to Jeffrey Epstein and he has not had to face any repercussions for his actions despite blatantly lying when being asked about his actions. The royal family have defended him and prevented him from facing the consequences for his actions.

When the Queen and Prince Philip met she was a thirteen year old girl and he was nineteen and instantly in love with her. 

They cost around £334 million per year. This money could be used to help the poor, to give to the NHS (It’s quite a good figure to give to the NHS), to repair and build infrastructure, to support small businesses that are struggling and so much more. It should also be noted that the royal household publish a much lower figure than this, so they are trying to cover this up.

It’ll be funny

We need the horrible histories song to remain correct and the only way to do that is to have Liz be the last monarch.

We can get more bank holidays if we do it.

Parasites aren’t people.

They’re all cunts.

Something to do.

Eat the rich.

A lot of americans like them

Guillotines are cool and we need to use them more

I’m cool and sexy and always right

The jokes after Phil died were funny and I want to see more jokes like that

It’s Pride Month and I’m queer. 

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