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tommye said:
Some people hold different views to your own Peter.
Free speech mate. It's what makes us a progressive society.
I believe the late Queen witnessed her father sending troops to war in the name of protecting that freedom.

Suck it up mate.
I feel the same when I see you defending Boris and his cohorts but I wont spit my dummy out over it.
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Totally agree about free speech .

I'm pro Republican but it should be possible for people to express points of view without resorting to personal abuse and aggression.

Much of what I read on the death of the Queen thread was unacceptable and stomach churning.

However I think that the reaction in the media and with the cancellation of sports events has been completely over the top.

Continued wall to wall coverage on BBC1 is quite frankly ridiculous. There are only so many ways to say the same thing.

In my opinion it would have been appropriate to cancel events in the 24 hours of her death and the day of the funeral .
 
larbert toffee said:
My dad sadly passed away in his sleep yesterday morning aged 87.
He took me to my first Everton game when I was seven despite him supporting Leeds where he came from.
He was a good man who was always there for anyone in need.
It then took me 8 hours to travel down to Merseyside due to the M6 closure.
Tried to get something upbeat on the radio to cheer myself up but it was all solemn stuff due to the Queen's passing
It was fair to say it wasn't a good day all round.
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Oh I'm terribly sorry to hear that mate.

Please accept my sincere condolences.

I lost my dad 22 years ago , it still hurts and I still talk to him and ask his advice from time to time.

Take care.
 

I hate with a vengence that people who have a ridulously large house and a single family ,I abhor the fact that 1,133 people worked for the Queen .I had a work friend whose daughter worked at the palace as part of a team that changed bed linen -all day every day .Crazy ,totally crazy .
How anyone can justify having a massive house with upwards of 10 beds is beyond me .So much money is wasted on the upkeep that could be spent elsewhere . I am not directing this at just one family but they are the biggest perpetrators .
It really makes my blood boil.
 
blue1948 said:
Well good morning all on a bright sunny but cool day here in Finland ,I hope all had a fine night and have a better day today.
So nice to see the restaint by some posters ,yes I know it is a divisive subject but as said that is for another thread . We are all doing so well in respecting Karl and it is so pleasing to see this restraint ,it shows how much the thread means to us all ,for that I thank all posters .
Very sorry to hear of your Dad passing @larbert toffee ,you seem to be a fine example of his life's endeavour and for that he would be so happy . I lost my step father over 20 years ago and we were not close ,I am quite in awe when I hear stories as yours , they give me such a warmth inside .
I too agree @Barnfred 55 where is Sassy when we need her .
Have a great day all COYB
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Thank you Blue, sorry you were not so close to yourself dad, I feel very blessed to have got to 62 and had such a close relationship, I think along with thefact he'd struggled for a while that it's helped me come to terms quickly with his passing.
 

blue1948 said:
I hate with a vengence that people who have a ridulously large house and a single family ,I abhor the fact that 1,133 people worked for the Queen .I had a work friend whose daughter worked at the palace as part of a team that changed bed linen -all day every day .Crazy ,totally crazy .
How anyone can justify having a massive house with upwards of 10 beds is beyond me .So much money is wasted on the upkeep that could be spent elsewhere . I am not directing this at just one family but they are the biggest perpetrators .
It really makes my blood boil.
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See , this is the point.

Perfectly possible to despise the insititution of the Monarchy without resorting to individual or personal abuse.

On an idealogical level I agree with everything that you've said and more - , the inequality , the wealth , the sense ( actually It's not even a sense ) of entitlement and the propositition that those in the Monarchy are somehow superior to ordinary people and that we must be subservient to them disgusts me.

But , none of that justifies the personal abuse and mocking of a person that has died that many held dear.
 
larbert toffee said:
My dad sadly passed away in his sleep yesterday morning aged 87.
He took me to my first Everton game when I was seven despite him supporting Leeds where he came from.
He was a good man who was always there for anyone in need.
It then took me 8 hours to travel down to Merseyside due to the M6 closure.
Tried to get something upbeat on the radio to cheer myself up but it was all solemn stuff due to the Queen's passing
It was fair to say it wasn't a good day all round.
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Sincere condolences, mate. Tough, tough time. It will get easier though, I promise. Look after yourself too.
 
larbert toffee said:
My dad sadly passed away in his sleep yesterday morning aged 87.
He took me to my first Everton game when I was seven despite him supporting Leeds where he came from.
He was a good man who was always there for anyone in need.
It then took me 8 hours to travel down to Merseyside due to the M6 closure.
Tried to get something upbeat on the radio to cheer myself up but it was all solemn stuff due to the Queen's passing
It was fair to say it wasn't a good day all round.
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Sorry to hear the sad news mate. What a great job your dad did in bringing another blue to the family. xxxx
 

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