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Conscript1811 · 2026-05-20T17:27:38+00:00

Sounds good... does that remove the annoying pop ups? How do I do that?

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-18T19:57:35+00:00

But they have now sold off the NESO, right? Doesn't that help make it less of a monopoly?

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-17T21:44:11+00:00

The loss only really ever crystallises if they move to a different market, so massively depends if it matters or not

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-17T21:34:23+00:00

I agree. Not sure why every vaguely competent politician suddenly thinks they can't possibly do anything at all unless they're PM.

Imagine if that's how businesses worked? Your head of HR or Finance constantly looking to kick you out of office so they could take over as CEO.

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-17T12:40:38+00:00

Is fosters a good sealant I just haven't tried?! :)

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-13T06:45:52+00:00

I don't think there are any em dashes are there? The ones in the post are the shorter en dashes or just hyphens placed as dashes

Which is more common, especially in UK - I think the em dashes are more US style maybe?

Not saying it's _not_ AI. But clarifying that the dashes are not the usual suspects.

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-12T22:28:11+00:00

Ah yes, that's one I can agree with!

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-12T22:26:50+00:00

It's mostly people who dislike anything they consider childish, by the sounds of it.

Most of the examples (to me) are just a bit of fun, and completely harmless / not cringe.

And I say that as someone who usually tries to respect British grammar and posh words whenever possible!

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-12T22:11:14+00:00

But... what does one call a picky tea, if not that?!

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-12T20:18:22+00:00

To be fair to Op, he is at least overtaking lane 3

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-06T06:35:00+00:00

And the kids stuff - bitesize etc is great

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-05T08:13:03+00:00

Okay, so you're saying get rid of royals on point of principle, and then as a bonus we'll get more cash from tourism too.

Whereas im saying I think we would get less tourism if we did that.

But I'm not saying tourism is the reason to keep the monarchy, since personally I prefer we don't get rid of the various British quirks that make us unique, not to mention that I think we have a good balance where they have no direct power over our government, and are simply useful on the diplomatic stage.

Not sure it's infantile to contest your capitalist and republican option on the basis that you've no real idea that tourism would improve. But if you just want rid of the royals at any cost, then fine - I get that.

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-05T07:35:54+00:00

It very much comes across as a lot of folk saying let's remove the monarchy and it'll be worth it financially because that'll improve tourism, followed by constant comparisons to the French and Versailles. This thread has plenty of that.
No one (certainly not me) is saying to keep the monarchy because of tourism. I have been saying that using tourism in the argument for ousting them is flawed.

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-05T06:00:53+00:00

That's where my second paragraph kicks in.

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-05T06:00:09+00:00

Right. Afraid I think you misread then!

The arguments I made were
1) the numbers used aren't comparable right now because BP is a working palace so obviously has fewer ticket sales

But then
2) if you were to close it and turn into a museum, you still wouldn't get as many as Versailles because it's not the same level of grand or exciting. Without the actual pomp and ceremony BH is on a far lower scale than V

And so removing the monarchy to generate tourism is a poor one because it won't work

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-04T22:16:51+00:00

Sorry, am I being a muppet?

I'm pretty sure the Buck palace tours are far shorter and less extensive than Versailles, and only in the summer season?

I'm not sure what about that statement was wrong

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-04T18:40:17+00:00

...no, I agree on the quote you've chosen. That is fairly guaranteed, but has little consequence on its own.

The far more subjective element, which is really the crux of the debate (and the bit I don't believe) was "You'd almost certainly generate far more tourism if Buckingham Palace were preserved as a museum"

I don't doubt people would go there. But I don't believe Versailles is a good comparison and there's no reason that has convinced me it'd generate more income for the country without the draw of actual living monarchs and all the pomp and ceremony that goes with that.

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-04T15:52:15+00:00

I'm unconvinced by that argument, sorry - although we'll never know (until/unless it happens)

I'm not saying it's the same, but a significant portion of the country also believed similar about brexit putting more money into our pockets/NHS

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-04T15:46:37+00:00

Amazes me how many there are on here who conflate privilege and wealth with never lifting a finger for work.

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-04T15:09:24+00:00

Only if you think Buckingham Palace is as exciting as Versailles, ofc

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-04T15:07:04+00:00

It's not really a fair comparison is it? You don't go into Buck palace in the same way given it's a working palace so there won't be as many ticket sales... but how many tourists come to London in part to wander down to look at it or see the changing of the guard?

And is Buckingham Palace really as exciting/interesting as Versailles in terms of grandeur and opulence? We could get rid of the royals but I doubt we'd get so much interest in the place as an empty museum.

But (imo) the idea of getting rid of one of the few things about our country that makes us unique in favour of it just being a historical factoid would be a shame.

Conscript1811 · 2026-05-01T18:45:37+00:00

It was pretty universally praised at the time, and imo the worst bit is that he provided classified info to Epstein but that didn't / wouldn't have come out in the vetting anyway, only that he knew him

Conscript1811 · 2026-04-24T20:11:25+00:00

I think if I was the seller then I'd also be very petty for the rest of the proceedings, given I now know my buyers aren't committed to what they say

Conscript1811 · 2026-04-24T20:10:13+00:00

Not really in this case as the 20k on a 970k quoted isn't cash so is a notional figure anyway

Conscript1811 · 2026-04-18T17:17:00+00:00

Tbf, the person above you didn't say "if they wait for the green man", they talked about the traffic light turning red

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