Yes

To be clear, I don't agree with how the Royal Family are funded and that needs to be modernised and streamlined.

On the whole, especially under the former Queen and I believe will be the case under the future King, I think the monarchy acts on behalf of the country - both in terms of finance generated from tourism and through soft power politically.

It can be argued that an elected head of state would be more democratic, but ultimately it would still end up being someone from elite political circles or wealthy backgrounds who is most likely seeking the role for their own benefit. I think that opens the role to abuse (I appreciate the irony of posting that this morning...)

Posted By: Klobo04 on February 19th 2026 at 11:46:24

Message Thread

Royal family referendum (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:14:22
- No (n/m) (General Chat) - Kev, Feb 19, 23:36:53
- Nope... but I would vote in Charly as president... (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Feb 19, 21:30:57
- Yes - but (n/m) (General Chat) - Ruttles, Feb 19, 18:56:02
  - Don’t know/non voting must count as yes we don’t want Brexit again (General Chat) - Ruttles, Feb 19, 18:58:27
  - Only (n/m) (General Chat) - Ruttles, Feb 19, 18:56:26
- Yes - but No (n/m) (General Chat) - Ruttles, Feb 19, 18:55:51
- No (n/m) (General Chat) - Azteca, Feb 19, 15:15:05
- Yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Feb 19, 15:03:10
- no ..., (General Chat) - rosarios_school_tie, Feb 19, 14:52:51
- It's a no from me Clive (n/m) (General Chat) - JD3, Feb 19, 13:43:28
- Thanks (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Feb 19, 13:19:26
- Yes, but... (General Chat) - Basil Wrathbone, Feb 19, 13:17:41
- Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Fenwood Lad, Feb 19, 13:16:30
- no (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 19, 13:14:07
- Yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hongky, Feb 19, 13:12:29
- No (n/m) (General Chat) - dr fanta, Feb 19, 13:09:19
- I'm going to abstain, as I genuinely dont know (General Chat) - Under soil heating, Feb 19, 12:51:34
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:58:56
- No. Rexit (n/m) (General Chat) - curva nord, Feb 19, 12:43:19
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:46:02
- No, it’s an institution that props up the class system and (General Chat) - Chopper, Feb 19, 12:36:52
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:37:16
- Yes - If the question was that binary (General Chat) - megson, Feb 19, 12:22:41
  - Thanks. (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:30:03
    - That's true, says a lot about the fine lines I suppose. (General Chat) - megson, Feb 19, 13:36:36
      - Yes indeed (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 13:51:47
- Yes, I love Ricky Tomlinson (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Feb 19, 12:20:56
  - Ok (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:30:20
    - That's a yes btw, just in case it's a close vote! (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Feb 19, 12:41:12
      - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:46:22
        
        (It’s not a vote, we change nothing) (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:46:49
- Yes (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Feb 19, 12:17:29
  - Thanks. And yes. (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:22:43
    - Hmm I don't think it is (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Feb 19, 12:36:48
      - Ha, yes (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:45:45
- Currently 11 nos, 13 yesses (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:16:04
  - I can't do the maths off the top of my head but... (General Chat) - Klobo04, Feb 19, 12:19:26
    - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Feb 19, 12:22:59
    - 54% yes 46% no ..... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 19, 12:22:23
      - A bit close then lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Klobo04, Feb 19, 12:26:20
        
        It’s not a supermajority, that’s for sure (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:36:51
        
        yebbut the boards demographic isn't indicative of the will of the general population (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 19, 13:52:41
- No (n/m) (General Chat) - earlydoors, Feb 19, 12:06:18
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:07:05
- Put them all on series 1 of squid game. Whoever’s left at the end can beg the nation to be (General Chat) - footymadman, Feb 19, 11:58:33
  - Thanks (is this a yes or a no?) (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:00:31
    - Keep them for a bit (entertainment) then it’s a no - you’re fired (Lord Sugar can do that (General Chat) - footymadman, Feb 19, 12:02:00
      - 👍 (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:06:46
- Yes (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 19, 11:55:01
  - Thanks (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:59:27
- Yes. It's part of our history and they have no real power do dictate us (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Feb 19, 11:54:17
  - They still will be a part of history. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 19, 12:57:48
  - So was burning witches and that’s gone. Why does (General Chat) - Chopper, Feb 19, 12:38:20
  - they have no power to dictate (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 19, 12:24:34
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:59:02
- No. (n/m) (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 19, 11:51:41
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:58:50
- No (n/m) (General Chat) - 51eve, Feb 19, 11:50:21
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:58:38
- Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Saucerer, Feb 19, 11:47:00
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:58:26
- Yes (General Chat) - Klobo04, Feb 19, 11:46:24
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:00:53
- yes .. keep the royal family (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 19, 11:42:26
  - That’s good of them (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:52:27
- Cant someone arrandge some kind of fatal accident to make this go away (n/m) (General Chat) - KevinBond, Feb 19, 11:40:30
  - Sorry, I was just asking (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:51:05
- Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Razor, Feb 19, 11:38:56
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:58:15
- Absolutely yes, as per DH Yellow (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 19, 11:38:53
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:57:40
- Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Feb 19, 11:38:53
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:57:56
- No (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 19, 11:38:10
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:57:28
- No (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 19, 11:37:27
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:57:12
    - Doing away with our royal family is a fine English tradition, going back nearly 400 years. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 19, 12:00:32
      - Tradition is an interesting argument. (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:06:05
        
        Yes, and you know what I think as well ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 19, 12:15:50
        
        Innit (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:31:43
- 100% yes. They do far more good than bad for the country. Lots of British identity is (General Chat) - DH Yellow, Feb 19, 11:37:01
  - God help us with that continuing argument. What’s wrong (General Chat) - Chopper, Feb 19, 12:41:37
    - I respectfully disagree mate. It’s an age old argument that we’re never going to agree on. (General Chat) - DH Yellow, Feb 19, 13:27:38
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:57:00
- No (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Feb 19, 11:35:31
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:56:44
- yes, since apart from anything else (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 19, 11:34:32
  - Why would improving democracy be a crisis?! (n/m) (General Chat) - Chopper, Feb 19, 12:42:20
    - zero effect on democracy (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 19, 12:58:44
  - Well, if there were a crisis it wouldn’t be pointless (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:49:36
    - how on earth would it help the country? (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 19, 11:59:11
      - Did I say it would? (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:09:03
        
        I thoguht u did yes (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 19, 12:15:14
        
        If. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:17:07
        
        Followed by your words (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:19:44
        
        I was just being flippant, that’s all (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:20:43
    - Unless climate change really kicks off we’d never be a banana republic (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 19, 11:57:43
      - Fair (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 12:08:10
  - Can’t be cancelling the footy (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 11:36:04
    - *croaks* (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 19, 11:39:28
      - Oops (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 11:42:04
        
        SCC98 (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:45:58
- Yes - if they were removed something else would fill the void (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Feb 19, 11:34:08
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:56:19
  - The A in APB (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:44:39
    - I know some will be shocked to know (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Feb 19, 12:14:00
  - The mug and calendar manufacturers are all based in China. They'll probably be fine (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 19, 11:37:01
    - Won’t somebody think of the mugs? (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:45:20
- It’s a no for me. (General Chat) - tim berry, Feb 19, 11:31:01
  - This^^^^ brilliantly put (n/m) (General Chat) - Chopper, Feb 19, 12:42:49
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:55:58
- Yes for now (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Feb 19, 11:27:03
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:55:40
- Yes but a ceremonial rather than constitutional monarchy. (n/m) (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Feb 19, 11:23:19
  - Yes or no, changes would require further questions (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:42:56
    - But thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:55:22
  - Which are they then? (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Feb 19, 11:32:35
    - Other countries have a written constitution wherein the monarch’s powers are clearly (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Feb 19, 11:52:13
      - I agree about the religion part. That should not be the case. Obviously that's (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Feb 19, 12:42:08
- Queen Mary option? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 19, 11:22:41
  - Potd (n/m) (General Chat) - Basil Wrathbone, Feb 19, 13:07:48
  - 😂 (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 19, 11:25:16
- Not sure (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 11:18:53
  - As people though, do they? (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 19, 11:24:57
    - France (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:41:16
    - Yeah should probably get rid (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 11:29:04
      - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:54:50
    - Turn Buck House into a state-owned 5* hotel (General Chat) - jamesward, Feb 19, 11:28:01
  - Public executions would bring in a lot of visitors too (General Chat) - jamesward, Feb 19, 11:21:45
    - Not sure they all deserve to die (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 11:26:33
- On balance, no (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Feb 19, 11:17:48
  - Thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:54:19
- No (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 19, 11:14:41

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