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23. It is a thing of the past

Reply to Ken Burch (Reply #16)

Fri Sep 19, 2014, 08:22 AM

Sep 2014

They have no real ruling powers at this point. The luxury is due to wealth built up over centuries in the family. Other families will have that, too. They are merely descendants of the rulers who are rich just like the descendants of any rich people will be.

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BBC calls it. Scotland votes NO, 55-45 [View all] MohRokTah Sep 2014 OP

Well, for now. Ken Burch Sep 2014 #1

Those are unlikely before the next parliament. Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #3

Do the Scots really think they will ever see these "new powers"? theHandpuppet Sep 2014 #5

It's hard to tell if that won the day Ken Burch Sep 2014 #11

Cameron cannot act unilaterally MohRokTah Sep 2014 #6

He needs to couple it with an English Parliament(or regional assemblies for England) Ken Burch Sep 2014 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Sep 2014 #2

Kick. Agschmid Sep 2014 #4

Congrats to the UK on still being the UK! (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #7

The actual Nye Bevan would NEVER say anything like that. Ken Burch Sep 2014 #10

Well.... Canada and Australia haven't got that message yet, Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #13

A few more embarrassments from the Battenbergs and it'll sink in. Ken Burch Sep 2014 #14

Tell the Swedes, the Belgians, the Norwegians, the Dutch, the Danes, the Spanish, the Japanese... Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #15

And those are all silly, too. Ken Burch Sep 2014 #16

Not really that silly. Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #17

It is a thing of the past treestar Sep 2014 #23

Notice how they all have something in common LittleBlue Sep 2014 #19

And they'd still be constitutional monarchies if the UK were still the dominant world power (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #20

I disagree - I think that purely ceremonial monarchy is quite a good idea. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #21

This can mean only one thing... TlalocW Sep 2014 #8

They shall use, THE BLANCMANGE! MohRokTah Sep 2014 #9

OMG! freshwest Sep 2014 #24

Oh Nooooo... Murray Did Win It... ChiciB1 Sep 2014 #18

Ah, the dream of Scottish independence is dead, it was kilt. betsuni Sep 2014 #22