Where do you get 80% from? I, nor anyone I know, has ever been surveyed as to our feelings of the Royal family. Just another load of media hype that has swayed the sheep-like public.

As for attracting tourism, ballacks. People come to London, just as they go to Berlin, Paris, Madrid, Moscow or any other major city for the entertaintainment, culture, history and architecture, nothing whatsoever to do with Royalty.

I will gladly work all weekend. Hope it pours down on the sheep who will spend hours stood on a street just to watch her car go bye.

At a guess, I'd say it was a survey in the Dally Wail. They were going to repeat it in the Morning Star but thought better of it

Getting rid of the monarchy is a red herring, there are far more urgent matters to deal with like ridding the second chamber of hereditary peers and bishops.

Quote cod'ead="cod'ead"At a guess, I'd say it was a survey in the Dally Wail. They were going to repeat it in the Morning Star but thought better of it'" www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpubli ... ?view=wide The above link shows that 80% of brits polled would favour a monarchy in a referendum. It would however be an incredible leap to infer that because 80% prefer a monarchy that 80% of brits "love the queen" as Dally stated in his post. I also have no idea if polls from other organisations show similar results or not.

Quote cod'ead="cod'ead"At a guess, I'd say it was a survey in the Dally Wail. They were going to repeat it in the Morning Star but thought better of it'" www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpubli ... ?view=wide The above link shows that 80% of brits polled would favour a monarchy in a referendum. It would however be an incredible leap to infer that because 80% prefer a monarchy that 80% of brits "love the queen" as Dally stated in his post. I also have no idea if polls from other organisations show similar results or not.

I'm surprised people still take notice of opinion polls.
Taking the monarchy, 80% of Chipping Norton proberley would keep them, whereas, 80% of Toxteth proberley would'nt.

Anyway, time to root out a certain Smiths LP

I'm far from sure the tourist trap argument is true. As Mark Steel once said, "Do people get to the top of the Eiffel Tower and say 'Well, it's a lovely view but the lack of a functioning monarchy spoils it for me.'?"

vast amounts of americans dont really go to paris or berlin in the same numbers as come to London, as i've said though i've no idea of the ratio.

I'd guess it'd be more likely be the other way round (proberley).

Why does this low-life choose to live in our country but constantly snipe at it to seek attention? Isn't it about time the freak p***ed of back to Australia? www.australiantimes.co.uk/news/a ... ubilee.htm

Why does this low-life choose to live in our country but constantly snipe at it to seek attention? Isn't it about time the freak p***ed of back to Australia? www.australiantimes.co.uk/news/a ... ubilee.htm

Quote Dally="Dally"Why does this low-life choose to live in our country but constantly snipe at it to seek attention? Isn't it about time the freak p***ed of back to Australia? www.australiantimes.co.uk/news/a ... ubilee.htm'" If Tatchell can wind you and all the other Dally Wail readers up, he's welcome to stay as long as he likes for mine.

Quote Dally="Dally"Why does this low-life choose to live in our country but constantly snipe at it to seek attention? Isn't it about time the freak p***ed of back to Australia? www.australiantimes.co.uk/news/a ... ubilee.htm'" If Tatchell can wind you and all the other Dally Wail readers up, he's welcome to stay as long as he likes for mine.

I see no reason to celebrate a 60 year reign by a monarch who doesn't have a clue of the hardships of the people of this country and still gets paid by the taxpayer. They are nothing like us. It must be nice for them to look down upon us and not have to want for nothing ever. The sooner the monarchy is abolished the better as it has no place in the 21st Century.

Why would you conclude she has no clue? I'd bet a lot she is very clued up.

And the point about her still being paid by the taxpayer is surely inverted logic; she's 86 and yet still doing a full-time job, faultlessly, without complaint. And no doubt won't stop until either her health fails or she pops her clogs.