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Post by neilm on Sept 15, 2017 1:40:36 GMT
Buchan later became Governor General of Canada, I think? Yes, from November 1935 until his death in February 1940. I was just Wikipedia-ing it  |
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Post by jigger on Sept 15, 2017 1:42:56 GMT
Yes, from November 1935 until his death in February 1940. I was just Wikipedia-ing it I already knew he was Governor General just before and in the early part of the Second World War but had to look up the precise dates as well. |
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Post by boogieeck on Mar 17, 2019 10:35:16 GMT
Inspired by a day out with my elder daughter, the bonkers one with no work ethic, I am charge with coming up with a plan to fundamentally alter the constitutional make up of the UK. We have some general ideas, but would appreciate some help on the detail. House of Lords; We think that every county should have a senior Lord, a Duke for big important counties bearing the name of the county or the county town, such as Argyll, Fife, York, Lancaster, Norfolk, Cornwall. Smaller and lesser counties should also have a senior Lord, a Marquess, or Earl but his title would not be that of the county or County Town, it would be a lesser one such as his estates. Counties of course have numerous lesser Lords, Viscounts and Barons. Some name changing needs to go. the Marquess of Lothian can't be that, he needs to be Marquess of West Lothian, to avoid confusion with the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of Hamilton needs to be Duke of Lanarkshire, the Duke of Atholl becomes the Duke of Perthshire. We think that they should pay a levy towards the cost of the upkeep of the monarchy, including the Monarchs good charitable works. We think Dukes, £10m pa, marquises £5m pa, Earls £2m pa, Viscounts £500k pa, Barons £100k pa. We think that Lords could opt to downgrade their title if they could no longer afford it, or apply to upgrade if they could afford it. All Lords would meet quarterly at Arundel Castle to debate issues of their choice without any binding consequences. They would also elect 50 of their number to sit in the HoL. they would also debate expulsion motions. eg, Lord Lucan might find that quite unfairly, he is found to have brought the game into disrepute. We think that titles need to be created ( ie sold) for overseas territories and states and provinces of Australia and Canada. There is more of this drunken nonsense this is still a good idea |
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Post by boogieeck on Nov 18, 2020 0:21:01 GMT
paging Rishi Sunak
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Post by myth11 on Nov 18, 2020 23:37:10 GMT
King Charles the 1st did try to get everyone with £40 in year in freehold land to be a knight and that ended well..... |
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Post by peterl on Nov 20, 2020 2:34:45 GMT
Fees to inherit titles is rather reminiscent of the feudal duties charged on inheritance amoungst the aristocracy that were abolished I believe just before the civil war. They were generally unpopular.
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Post by boogieeck on Nov 20, 2020 10:36:14 GMT
Who with?
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Nov 20, 2020 13:45:39 GMT
I wonder what European country Ruritania would most resemble now. Austria? Hungary?
Will they be arguing about seats like Hentzau Banks, Strelsau Outer or Rassendyll & Darwen?
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Post by carlton43 on Nov 20, 2020 15:07:23 GMT
I wonder what European country Ruritania would most resemble now. Austria? Hungary? Will they be arguing about seats like Hentzau Banks, Strelsau Outer or Rassendyll & Darwen? Did you see that result of the Zenda North by-election? That is a political hostage to fortune! |
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Post by finsobruce on Nov 20, 2020 15:14:42 GMT
I wonder what European country Ruritania would most resemble now. Austria? Hungary? Will they be arguing about seats like Hentzau Banks, Strelsau Outer or Rassendyll & Darwen? Did you see that result of the Zenda North by-election? That is a political hostage to fortune! I missed that but I know Sophy got elected in Kravonia. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Nov 20, 2020 15:18:50 GMT
I wonder what European country Ruritania would most resemble now. Austria? Hungary? Will they be arguing about seats like Hentzau Banks, Strelsau Outer or Rassendyll & Darwen? Did you see that result of the Zenda North by-election? That is a political hostage to fortune! You can deal with the disappointment, it's the Hope that kills you. |
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Post by finsobruce on Nov 20, 2020 15:46:59 GMT
Did you see that result of the Zenda North by-election? That is a political hostage to fortune! You can deal with the disappointment, it's the Hope that kills you. Anthony Hope (Hawkins) was the Liberal candidate for the Southern or Wycombe division of Buckinghamshire in the 1892 General Election. He lost. |
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Post by peterl on Nov 20, 2020 16:15:11 GMT
With the aristocracy, and Parliament who felt it gave the monarch too much power and thus reduced his reliance on Parliament for approval of new taxes. |
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Post by boogieeck on Nov 20, 2020 16:25:26 GMT
cant see it being unpopular in red wall constituencies
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Post by boogieeck on Mar 5, 2021 22:12:31 GMT
I think we ought to sell off Blue badges for disabled parking spaces.
Also taxi badges to allow the rich to drive in bus lanes
And sell MBEs for £50k
Restaurants ought to give priority bookings to people with MBEs
As should ticketmaster
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