Unbe * lievable!!!!

[xoggoth]

What do you think of this?

Secret royal veto powers over new laws to be exposed | UK news | The Guardian

[bless 'em all]

So secret it was shown in a TV documentary a few years back.

Queenie and the ministers stand, rather than sit, to stop the session going on too long. The ministers read out the bills which have been voted through and Her Maj says "Granted".

She IS the head of state after all.

[escapeUK]

Sounds like a great idea to me, but it doesnt seem to have protected us from our traitorous politicians.

[OwlHoot]

What do you think of this?

Secret royal veto powers over new laws to be exposed | UK news | The Guardian

I wouldn't worry too much. An Act of Parliament hasn't been vetoed by the Sovereign for over 300 years now.

("Le Roy / La Reine s'avisera" is Norman French, meaning "The King / Queen will take advice")

[NotAllThere]

It's one of those things. The monarch has the right to veto any law, so long as she never actually does so. (If she did it would force a constitutional crisis, and we'd probably end up without a monarchy - instead an elected president with all that that entails ).

[VectraMan]

It's one of those things. The monarch has the right to veto any law, so long as she never actually does so. (If she did it would force a constitutional crisis, and we'd probably end up without a monarchy - instead an elected president with all that that entails ).

It shows how completely redundant a monarchy is. Even when they do have a function, they don't exercise that function.

If the monarchy serves no purpose, why do we need a president if we don't have a monarch?

[Robinho]

The Royal family is the biggest tourist trap in the world.

That's why we need them.

[xoggoth]

The Royal family is the biggest tourist trap in the world

People always say that. There is no evidence for it at all and it makes no sense. If you go to the Vatican, do you do so just because the pope lives there or because you want to to see the famous historical buldings, artifacts and artwork, like the Cistine Chapel?

What tourist want to see is the history and the culture. If we took over all the palaces, art and lands now exclusive to the royal family and opened them up to the public, tourism would rise, not fall.

[escapeUK]

It's one of those things. The monarch has the right to veto any law, so long as she never actually does so. (If she did it would force a constitutional crisis, and we'd probably end up without a monarchy - instead an elected president with all that that entails ).

What if she did something incredibly popular like veto membership of the EU? Or force a Yes / No referendum? Oh for a monarch that actually worked for democracy.

[MarillionFan]

People always say that. There is no evidence for it at all and it makes no sense. If you go to the Vatican, do you do so just because the pope lives there or because you want to to see the famous historical buldings, artifacts and artwork, like the Cistine Chapel?

What tourist want to see is the history and the culture. If we took over all the palaces, art and lands now exclusive to the royal family and opened them up to the public, tourism would rise, not fall.

According to a recent study Tat with the Queens face on it brings in £1.2billion a year in taxes to the UK and that's excluding the image rights for her face by Royal Mail. She's the David Beckham of the royalty set.