Queen grants Muslim prayer room

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Woodrow said:
The Queen has taken quite a big step foreward. I think she should be commended for her decision.
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Her 'EMPIRE' had the largest Muslim population in the world (....once upon a time, when she's younger)

Long live the monarchy... long live the Commonwealth...:okay:
 
Fishman said:
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Britain should be a republic!
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Dunno. I used to think that once, but having a head of state with essentially no real power has huge diplomatic advantages, not to mention that the Royals bring far more money in from tourists than it costs to keep them.

The other thing is that a republic would require some sort of President.. at that point I just have a screaming fit whenever anybody lists the possible candidates for the job.. :grumbling
 
Trumble said:
Dunno. I used to think that once, but having a head of state with essentially no real power has huge diplomatic advantages, not to mention that the Royals bring far more money in from tourists than it costs to keep them.

The other thing is that a republic would require some sort of President.. at that point I just have a screaming fit whenever anybody lists the possible candidates for the job.. :grumbling
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They take our taxes...
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Fishman said:
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They take our taxes...
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Any system of government takes taxes. Most of the costs associated with the Royals would stay the same in a republic, anyway - they would just be 're-branded' (paint out "HM the Queen" and paint on "President of the United Kingdom of Great Britain"). And as I said, unlike a political President, the Royals bring an awful lot more into the economy just from American and Japanese tourists than it costs to keep them.
 
Fishman said:
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That was a different Queen, mate!
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"Elizabeth became Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952."

taken from wikipedia... and I think during that time Pakistan also includes Bangladesh?
 
north_malaysian said:
"Elizabeth became Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952."

taken from wikipedia... and I think during that time Pakistan also includes Bangladesh?
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Sorry, I thought you were talking about Victoria. Today's 'Empire' isn't really an empire at all. All of these countries are indipendent states.
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Fishman said:
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Sorry, I thought you were talking about Victoria. Today's 'Empire' isn't really an empire at all. All of these countries are indipendent states.
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Those countries are/were part of the Commonwealth. Except Pakistan got kicked out when Musharraf came to power via military coup. And now he's an ally to democracy. :rollseyes
 
Muezzin said:
Those countries are/were part of the Commonwealth. Except Pakistan got kicked out when Musharraf came to power via military coup. And now he's an ally to democracy. :rollseyes
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Some Muslim countries belong to the British Commonwealth which is lead by her such as Malaysia, Brunei, Bangladesh, MAldives, Pakistan.

During 1998's Commonwealth Games in Malaysia, she attended it as she is the patron of the Commonwealth...

And Malaysia is so supportive in the Commonwealth.
 

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