"Britain's Sunday Times said the men also claimed the footage showed the royal aide snorting cocaine from an envelope allegedly supplied by the royal."
As accusations go, this one is pretty hard to substantiate.
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"Britain's Sunday Times said the men also claimed the footage showed the royal aide snorting cocaine from an envelope allegedly supplied by the royal."
As accusations go, this one is pretty hard to substantiate.
An ENVELOPE - must be quite large. Last time i saw or heard of that sort of stuff it was in a small package like the corner of an envelope tidely folded up
Who really gives a shit. I'm pleased that NZ is a republic.Quote:
Originally Posted by zipcode
here, here!
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Originally Posted by sledge
Hmm, then I'm not quite sure how to break this to you but - are you sitting down? - it's, sadly, not. :(
You are joking. What the fuck has Helen being doing then since I left. Shit shit shittt. Looks like I have to go home and sort the place out.
You and me both. There were murmurs of a referendum a little whiles back but it came to nowt. I suspect they've learnt from the Australian experience and, for want of a better phrase, are waiting for the support for the 'Home Country' to die out.Quote:
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It'll happen, it's a question of when not if, but probably not for a whiles yet.
Oh wellll
I think I'll have another G & T and stay put in Thailand for a bit longer then.
Im not wanting to get into a slanging match here, but i have a serious question for you guys from the commonwealth countries.
What is so bad about being part of the commonwealth?
What will improve when you get out of it?
Sorry for my ignorance here, but i quite like the idea of us having things in common, or am i being naive here?
Is just a political thing between countries?
Like i said, not looking for an argument, just genuinely interested.
^ by constitutional law the reigning monarch of england is the head of our country.
her representative , the governor general is the residing head , and it allows him to remove an elected prime minister.
as john kerr did with Gough Whillam in 1975
Gough Whitlam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1975 Australian constitutional crisis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
not all of us are happy with that situation.
once the current queen carks it , we will probably become a republic.
Astasinim,
Nothing will change, but for me there is no relevance having the Queen as head of state. I grew up in NZ when it did have some relevance, we supplied The UK with most of its primary produce, before that we supplied it with soldiers in any war they wanted to contest. When we brought a car or a machine tool it all came from the UK. Now the UK is minor trading partner, they have thrown their lot in with the super bureaucrats from Brussels. Ther is no point in continuing a relationship that bestows no benefits on either partner. The Royal family have no relavance to our way of life, I mean they never really did but now its like trying to maintain a dialoge with a wife you divorced 20 years ago, there is nothing left to talk about.
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yes, collect from CO, the co man
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Originally Posted by astasinim
Even thou Aussies take the piss out of the poms, its a long standing tradition and only banter.
The idea of a republic for Australia has always been bollicks for me as I have no problem whatsoever about being linked with England through the queen.
I mean whats so important about being a republic, as half of Australia is full of poms, we came from england as foking criminals and still are.
Its good to have these ties, as Australia is a piss ant country regards our population goes and we need ties.
Besides that, Lizzy is a top old bird, she shags silly old Phillip so it shows just how strong she is. :)
Thanks for the replies fellas. I see your points.
Its always good have to have a prospective from the other side of the fence so to speak.
Big of ya.
Let's face it the royals are like movie stars except without the movies or the talent. If Terry wants them then I think we should be very happy if they all moved to Australia.
The Commonwealth was good up to the 70s, when we could traverse and work in other member countries without a visa. But, when I went to work in the UK in the 90s with a work permit already in place, the Asian immigration officer ordered me to go to the clinic for a TB test coz I was arriving from Asia (Japan). The nurse scoffed and sent me back with an OK, fek off officer note.
Anyway, I always thought the governal general's post was mostly ceremonial. Rep of the Queen, reads the speech from the throne on the opening day of parliament (which can be over-turned), gives out Order of Canada awards, gets a nice house. We've had two women in the post, including our current GG, Michaelle Jean. She has really nice legs.
If the Queen of England is head of state to Canada, NZ and OZ ... they are not sovereign countries. The supreme power and authority lies in England and those country have no absolute independence.
Right?
Tex, it doesn't work like that in practice. All of them can report directly to the White House.
^ Good Q, Tex. Had to double check that. Here's what I got from about.com and it's basically what we studied in Canadian poli sci 101.
The head of state in Canada is the sovereign or Queen of Canada. The Queen's powers are exercised by the Governor General of Canada except when the Queen is in Canada. The Governor General, like the sovereign or Queen, is not political and remains above politics. The role in Canada is, however, largely ceremonial.
The Canadian Governor General is selected by the Prime Minister of Canada.
The official duties of the Governor General of Canada include:
Just like in the UK, the Queen has no absolute power in the ruling of the country. Our prime minister is the head of the govenment.
- giving Royal Assent to bills passed in the Canadian House of Commons and Senate
- reading the Speech from the Throne which outlines the Canadian federal government agenda for a new session of Parliament
- executing orders-in-council or cabinet decisions
- appointing superior court judges, on the advice of cabinet
- summoning, closing and dissolving Parliament, on the advice of the Prime Minister
- inviting the leader of the party with the most support in the House of Commons to form the government.
The head of state in Canada is the sovereign or Queen of Canada.
Huh? You mean the Queen of England?
Good info, thx.
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Originally Posted by Begbie
URR, UMM,
Excuse me Beggars,
Its not that I want the royals but I have no problem at all having ties with England as its simply pointless all this talk about a being a republic.
I mean its not going to change anything is it.
A commonwealth passport is a usefull thing.
Any Aussies remember the last time the Governor General excersized his powers?
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Not at all, a perfectly good/reasonable question.
Problem is however I suspect that the answers could vary depending on who you ask. For instance I know of some people that wish to remove the connection and ties purely so as not to be associated with the UK in any way, shape or form.
Personally I simply think, as peterpan has already mentioned, that it's just simply not relevant in this day and age. Bit of an anachronism having a nominal Head of State with no real power residing in a country on the other side of the World.
I'm not against the principle of the Commonwealth itself per se, I still think it can exist following a move to becoming a republic, but I think that we need to move away from one of the last vestiges of colonisation in being a constitutional monarchy with a symbolic Head of State.
I spent a few years in Australia, at the beginng and the end of the 90's, travelling & working in cities and the outback, encountering pommie bashing everywhere. I'm a Geordie with maternal Scottish roots, have absolutely no affinity to the south of England, and certainly not a royalist. I took the pommie bashing as, like Terry says, banter and most certainly served it back. Without doubt some of my best and most trustworthy mates are Aussies.
With all this banter I took it to mean that they were probably all republicans and anti-royalists: however after the referendum I was amazed to find out how many of the people I knew voted to keep the ties with England. Many of them cited the fact that their ancestors were English and/or their fathers and grandfathers fought with us, and Gallipoli notwithstanding, that that meant something to them. Others were pissed off with the influx of immigrants from other parts of Europe and Asia trying to "change their country" and made it a protest vote.
In the future, when multiculturalism has failed miserably with gangs from different ethnic and racial groups controlling whole suburbs (Vietnammata anyone?), it will then no doubt turn into a republic. Most of the old school Aussies will probably, by that time, be working behind bars in Earls Court or serving behind bars in Bali, anyway. :)
um ,no - tell us some moreQuote:
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