Discussion Forum for Readers and Supporters of European Action

European Action favours the sovereignty of the European people. The aftermath of the First World War saw 'the kings depart'. Republicanism became the vogue.
Monarchy in Britain is purely constitutional with Parliament making the laws of the land. As such, the monarch has no political role to play whatsoever. Reduced to a nominal head of state, the Queen has become a walking piece of history for the entertainment of foreigners. Nothing more.
The treatment of the Duke of Windsor was appalling ... made more so today by the shenanigans of the current Prince of Wales and his serial adultery.
OM was distantly related to the monarchy through aristocratic connections and so would feel an empathy ... but I think the treatment of the Duke of Windsor may have dented that inclination. They were great friends after the war.
The Duke said "something must be done" as the Prince of Wales but he was forced to abdicate over his love for a divorcee when he was king. So where does the ludicrous Prince Charles stand today? They are a laughing stock.
Personally, I am opposed to the institution of the Crown. I would do away with them tomorrow.
Remember one of the points of policy of Union Movement - opportunity for all, privilege for none.
The Monarchy stands for the worst expression of privilege.

Interesting question.

Does European Action favour the retention of the British Monarchy and the related royal houses of mainland Europe? OM was in favour of the monarchy and was a friend and neighbour of Edward Duke of Windsor, who was forced to abdicate after saying "something must be done" for the unemployed and the miners. He also opposed the Second European Civil War of 1939-1945.

I recall that a newspaper once refered to OM as the 'English Hitler'. OM took them to court and won a libel case against them.

Great news. I have just heard it on the news. His father never lost a libel or a slander case.

Breaking News: Max Mosley wins £60,000 in his privacy action against the vile News of the World 'newspaper'. He continues the tradition of his father who won many a libel action against the press and his opponents.

"We have no territorial demands to make in Europe".

Bye Bye Robert, perhaps you could grow a beard in the interim, oh no that might give territorial ambitions!

I think you have exhausted the thread of this conversation and should give it a rest. Unless, of course, you have something interesting to contribute. I shall be away for a few days and not participating. I shall be consolidating political matters.

No, it happens to be appropriate in relation to this particular topic. I really haven't the time to think of synomyms.

Edited by author 23-07-2008 18:06
'Consolidate' seems to be one of your favourite words.

You prove my point so well. Stalin may have had ambitions to the Atlantic, but after his passing East Germany consolidated and yes became a Communitarian state.

Edited by author 23-07-2008 17:58
From your previous posts I detect that you see a relationship between facial hirsuiteness and territorial ambition, is this so? I mean Hadrian, not Cowardzic.

Was there a programme about Hadrian at the weekend?

The healing of European history goes on. This time it is the evil Radovan Karadzic who must be brought to justice. He should be forced to shave off the beard. He looks too much like Santa Claus. This bastard is responsible for the deaths of too many children while their mothers were raped.

Edited by author 22-07-2008 23:04
Yes, I watched the TV programme on Saturday and so many reviews of it. You forgot to mention he was the first Roman emperor to grow a beard.
The Berlin Wall was the 'anti-fascist wall' although Stalin would have loved to continue to the Atlantic at the end of the Second World War.
The DDR was to develop into something rather admirable towards the end. At least it maintained a sense of national community while the western part of Germany became Americanised in terms of rampant consumerism.

Searchlight, well they would.
Hadrian was a consolidator, other aspects of his administration pointed in this direction also. He was the first Emperor to seriously establish the Roman city outside of Italy, with the aim of spreading Roman civic values across the empire. The Berlin wall was more about keeping people in than keeping barbarians out, a folly in testament to administrative insecurity.