Is it worth the cost??

Roll on the republic,at least we could vote for a president. I hate to see all the bowing and curtsying. They are only people after all,definitely not gods. They are no better than us.

I wasn't singling them out as exclusive parasites. As has been amply mentioned, there are loads of others tapping the system.

I can just see you waving the flag on the day president Blair is inaugurated. We might even be lucky enough to get a president truly representative of both the black and female communities - like Dianne Abbot.

You increasingly sound like Corbyn and Abbot andsome - only more strident.

The Royal family are an easy target for those blinded to all the good they do for the Country - and their role will be even more important after Brexit when we start to rebuild our commercial ties with the commonwealth and third World countries.

Now I know you are being sarcastic.  Blair could NEVER be elected president

Only three more posts Alan to be the first member including me to reach 5000 posts....that is some achievement

andsome : seriously have you ever ever known me to be sarcastic.

Malcolm : Crikey - no wonder I have a corn on my typing finger. Blame andsome - it was he who invited me here. Surprising really - he knew what I was like.

ever tried voice recognition typing??

AlanHo wrote:

andsome : seriously have you ever ever known me to be sarcastic.

Malcolm : Crikey - no wonder I have a corn on my typing finger. Blame andsome - it was he who invited me here. Surprising really - he knew what I was like.

Number one   YES

Number two  

davo wrote:

ever tried voice recognition typing??

I do that with my smartphone texts, it is brilliant and makes some hilarious errors.

malcolm wrote:

davo wrote:

ever tried voice recognition typing??

I do that with my smartphone texts, it is brilliant and makes some hilarious errors.

I have had some laughs with Kiri on my i pad.

andsome wrote:

malcolm wrote:

davo wrote:

ever tried voice recognition typing??

I do that with my smartphone texts, it is brilliant and makes some hilarious errors.

I have had some laughs with Kiri on my i pad.

I think you mean Siri don't you andsome. :D

Gandalph wrote:

andsome wrote:

malcolm wrote:

I do that with my smartphone texts, it is brilliant and makes some hilarious errors.

I have had some laughs with Kiri on my i pad.

I think you mean Siri don't you andsome. :D

You spotted the deliberate mistake,well done,you get three brownie points.

I occasionally use Windows 10 speech recognition software on my PC. It's not too bad actually, but becomes fiddly when I decide to reword a sentence or make changes as I go along.

I don't find it any quicker in the long run.

andsome wrote:

Gandalph wrote:

andsome wrote:

I have had some laughs with Kiri on my i pad.

I think you mean Siri don't you andsome. :D

You spotted the deliberate mistake,well done,you get three brownie points.  

 Only three points andsome. I would get 68 for a Vicar on a bike,

Gandalph wrote:

andsome wrote:

Gandalph wrote:

I think you mean Siri don't you andsome. :D

You spotted the deliberate mistake,well done,you get three brownie points.  

 Only three points andsome. I would get 68 for a Vicar on a bike,

Be satisfied with three.  Greedy bugger.