Britain is in trouble

[Cyberman]

Actually, we're doing better than that. Much like with our church, we're making our monarchy irrelevant - and not a single shot fired in anger.

The monarchy is always relevant as long as it is there.

Yet it's powers are so limited they have almost as much influence on world events as any god - ie none at all. They have the Royal Assent over Government legislation but that is just about it.

For instance: do you happen to know the penalty under UK law for treason?

You can't make it irrelevant just by saying so. It's there, so its relevant.
Its as simple as that. The monarchy is not going to step down just because you tell them to.

I agree, my word cuts no ice. By the same sword, neither does yours. The British monarchy is actually far less relevent to the lives of UK people than it is to foreign opinion.

Besides, why would you fire a shot in anger? The monarchy isn't really hurting you or anything.

Me? I wouldn't fire any shot whatsoever. You're the one promoting revolution and extermination.

As for whether I or anyone else is being hurt, is harm the only criterion for relinquishing any irrelevant and outdated institution? We pay more than £30,000,000 - that's thirty million pounds - annually to keep these people in the manner to which they have traditionally become accustomed; not to mention the queen's own personal wealth, an undisclosed sum but estimated by Forbes as being in excess of £260,000,000. How many schools and hospitals would that little lot buy, I wonder?