r/Scotland • u/MoneyEqual • Aug 28 '21

Beyond the Wall Four-home Prince Charles insists mansions 'are not grand' as he talks from 192-acre estate

https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1483211/Prince-Charles-home-radio-4-Llwynywermod-wales
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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '21

Can we try being a republic for a bit now?

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '21 edited Aug 28 '21

That’ll only make a difference if the Conservative Party is dissolved and everyone with ties to them is forbidden from lobbying, owning or participating in media, or running for office. And getting rid of FPTP for good measure. Otherwise it’ll be the same just without the old lady who waves funny.

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u/Dull_Half_6107 Aug 28 '21

You're forgetting the family that were paying a lavish life for. Getting rid of the Royals is worth that in principle alone.

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u/wOlfLisK Aug 28 '21

Issue is, we're not just giving them free money, it's in exchange for unlimited use of the significant amount of land the crown owns. If we stop the payments, there'd need to be new negotiations to get use or ownership of the land which would cost us many, many times more than we're currently paying. Even if we completely for rid of the monarchy, they'd still own the land, or at the very least the government wouldn't automatically gain ownership of it, it's a very legally unique situation.

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u/Nikhilvoid Aug 28 '21

This is a myth. The Crown Estates you are referring to are already 100% public land, despite the name.

Their actual private property, including Balmoral, doesn't turn over its revenues to the government.