[Cured Meat]

Yeah but the fucking parasite and her family probs bring in way more money than that to the country from tourism and shit.

[icheerthebull]

Originally Posted by Cured Meat ↗

Yeah but the fucking parasite and her family probs bring in way more money than that to the country from tourism and shit.

Nope that's a myth that has been disproved time and time again

[Cured Meat]

Originally Posted by icheerthebull ↗

Nope that's a myth that has been disproved time and time again

How this a myth? top places to visit in england a things affiliated with the queen and her family.

[icheerthebull]

Tourism revenue is not only irrelevant to a debate about our constitution, the suggestion that the monarchy promotes tourism is also untrue. There is not a single shred of evidence to back this up. Of the top 20 tourist attractions in the UK only one royal residence makes it: Windsor Castle at number 17 (beaten comfortably by Windsor Legoland, in at number 7). Royal residences account for less than 1% of total tourist revenue. Indeed, the success of the Tower of London (number 6 in the list) suggests that tourism would benefit if Buckingham Palace and Windsor castle were vacated by the Windsor family.
The British tourist industry is successful and robust - castles and palaces would remain a part of our heritage regardless of whether or not we have a monarchy (look at Versaille). Other attractions, such as the London Eye, Trafalgar Square, the west end, Bath, Stonehenge, Britain's beautiful countryside and so on, will continue to attract tourists in the same numbers as they do today. The government body responsible for tourism, Visit Britain, hasn't even collated statistics on the monarchy as an attraction, which shows it is not a key factor in the promotion of the UK as a tourist destination.

The tourism argument has been dreamt up to distract people from the real issues. There is no evidence that the monarchy is good for tourism, in fact, there are good reasons why the opposite might be true. Imagine the potential for Buckingham Palace if it was fully opened up to tourists all year round, where visitors can explore every room and courtyard and see the grounds and the magnificent art collection. And of course popular ceremonies such as the changing of the guard will continue.

[AmericanIllusions]

Yea anytime a western nation this sophisticated has a king or queen, something has to be wrong with the citizens although America has a king too; we just change his ass out every 4 to 8 years. Same shit, different nation.