Current Affairs Her majesty the Queen

[Wat Tyler]

Driving home last night and every radio station was parping on about it. So Pulled over, found a random thrash metal mix on Spotify and hooked the phone up via Bluetooth.

Bit of Carcass, Sepultura, Metallica, Obituray, Soulfly etc. Far more relaxing journey.

It’s what she would’ve wanted

 

[dublinbluenose]

What the actual

 

[Wat Tyler]

It's what she would have wanted.

Oops, just seen this lol

 

[Kurt.]

Just been for my first ever King Charles the third


Sniff that Richard

 

[coollino]

Good thing the Unions have called off their strike action as a mark of respect to her Majesty. People are now free to use the trains to get to all the things cancelled as a result of the queens death.

I'm fuming that they called off the strikes tbh

 

[Wat Tyler]

The main thing is we are paying our respect.

I've put a poppy on this morning.

I’ve been standing outside my house dressed as one of her palace guards and will continue to do so for the ten days. Food and water can wait, the nation is mourning. ALL OF US.

 

[edge]

I'm fuming that they called off the strikes tbh

Most of the lads in work are as well.
Would have been a PR disaster for the union though so can see we're they are coming from.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

What the actual

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[Moomin]

I’ve been standing outside my house dressed as one of her palace guards and will continue to do so for the ten days. Food and water can wait, the nation is mourning. ALL OF US.

I've ripped out my eye balls and planted Poppy seeds in them.

 

[Wat Tyler]

What the actual

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Looks more like the Sampdoria badge

 

[Joey66]

Jumpers for goalposts, mum calling you home for tea. Beans on toast? Marvellous, isn't it?

Far more respect for the Monarchy in those days than now - Most probably justified in today's events in the family the Diana affair of her death was very suspicious IMO -& for Charles to pick up the title is questionable in the future as he will not gain the same respect ....

 

[ArtetaMoney]

I acknowledge that she may not have a been a particularly popular figure for some people (for whatever reason) but some of the crassness that's permeated social media over the last 12 hours has been awful really. Her death isn't something to be celebrated.

You can disagree with the monarchy all you like, but what exactly was the problem with her? ?‍ she pretty much led us into this modern Britain and did the same for the commonwealth...

And? she was still a person. A person who did an astounding amount for this country and the commonwealth. Just because she was part of a regime that, many many years ago, got up to some unsavory business that doesn't make her guilty by default. She did more than anyone to 'undo' some of the past mistakes, including the decolonisation of many countries into independence.

She’s resided over us for most Britons whole lives, during that period the country has deteriorated in to what can only be described as a bit of a mess right now.

Whilst I appreciate her influence on the state of the nation has little to do with her, her life hasn’t changed at all. If anything, her fortunes have grown which means she has had less effect in comparison to others who are struggling worse than they ever have before. Furthermore, she has had the scandals of the treatment of Harry & Meghan, and the cover up of Prince Andrew, both in quite recent times.

All that coupled with the Princess Diana situation means her reputation has been damaged.

I think this is why you are not seeing the outpouring of sadness which the media are trying to force on us, and why you are seeing the responses people are giving which people like yourself are so outraged with.

The monarch has passed its sell by date, in my opinion. They don’t actually do anything or have any influence over the country and sit back whilst the government which they swear in, leaves us all in the situation which we are now. The sooner the newspapers stop reporting on them and they pale in to insignificance, the better.

I will happily enjoy a day off work to mourn her, though.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

The King Charles thread is going to be great.

 

[GlosBlue]

What the actual

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That's Mary Poppins I reckon!

 

[coollino]

Most of the lads in work are as well.
Would have been a PR disaster for the union though so can see we're they are coming from.

yeah, it would have been. But isn't that also the point of strikes too? lower paid workers called off the strike as a rich head of state died - bob crow wouldn't have stood for this.