Tom Copley, who sits in the London Assembly and describes himself as a "republican" on his Twitter feed, complained that "too much valuable Parliamentary time" had been taken up to “congratulate two very wealthy aristocrats for procreating”.
David Cameron, the Prime Minister, Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, and other senior politicians took part in a 20 minute House of Commons debate in tribute to Prince George last month.
Last week Mr Cameron and Mr Miliband also paid a brief tribute in the Commons to the Prince on the day of his Christening. » | Christopher Hope, Senior Political Correspondent | Thursday, October 31, 2013
Spare Us the Sycophancy » | Tom Copley | Wednesday, October 23, 2013
My comment:
If Tom Copley stood for election in my constituency, I'd vote for him in the twinkling of an eye. He speaks sense, and has a sense of priorities.
I am no anti-royalist, and nor am I a socialist, but it truly is "stomach-churning" to observe grown men and women kowtowing and fawning to royalty on such occasions. This is, after all, the twenty-first century. – © Mark
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