Yes, but...

The rational answer is clearly no.

However, a) we're being asked the question in the absence of an alternative and I fear a change to make things worse. (Isn't this why the Aussies aren'ta republic?)

b) however ridiculous the set up is, it is part of the make up of the state and I worry the change would be bad both short term and long.

Perhaps let's sort the Lords out first, then move on to this sweaty problem.

Posted By: Basil Wrathbone on February 19th 2026 at 13:17:41

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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