Writer's Block: The Royal Wedding

[sophiaserpentia]

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A Sex Pistols CD.

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[azaz-al.livejournal.com]

lolololol <3

WHICH ONE

lolololol

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

"Never Mind the Bollocks" of course.

[lassiter.livejournal.com]

Something that would secretly leave them sterile. This monarchy stuff has to stop.

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

It's just especially appalling that they're holding this grand spectacle in the immediate wake of telling the poor that they're going to get less benefits to pay for measures that were taken to ensure that the rich didn't see an interruption in the flow of money into their bank accounts.

[lassiter.livejournal.com]

But wasn't her dress just stunning?

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

Did you see Jamie Oliver's segment on the Daily Show about it? He pretty much said the same thing -- the British may be in really dire straits economically, but now they have all this royal wedding kitsch to cheer them up!

[the-alchemist.livejournal.com]

It makes me feel sick. I would say "ashamed to be British", but republicanism is on the rise, and that's one of many things I'm proud of about my country.

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

I confess I'm not very well educated on republicanism. Do they (you) call for peerage to be entirely abolished, or simply the monarchy?

[the-alchemist.livejournal.com]

I don't think any political position should be appointed on an hereditory basis. Most republicans, including Republic (http://www.republic.org.uk/blog/?p=1293), which is the main organisation representing us, are in favour of a wholly elected House of Lords, but I'm happy to explore other options, like keeping Life Peers (who currently form the majority of the HoL) or something similar.

No-one so far as I know is happy with the House of Lords as it currently is: the Labour Party got part way through reforming it about twelve years ago, by getting rid of most hereditory peers but just keeping a few. The interim version was never meant to last this long, but it has.

I would also be in favour of abolishing titles altogether, even if they have no political power connected to them, but that's a less important issue to me.

[effortpush.livejournal.com]

Ditto!

[leafshimmer.livejournal.com]

"God save the Queen--she ain't a human being." lolol

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it would go over well.

[cucumberseed.livejournal.com]

If you bring Sex Pistols, I'll bring Crass.

[akaiyume.livejournal.com]

LOL :D

[iblis-kukl.livejournal.com]

I already sent 'em one.

eliazar

[alobar.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine I would ever want to go to the royal wedding.