Isle of Skye 2 – Royal Navy 0

After a pretty heavy night Liberally Drinking, I have only just surfaced. It is a shame that this cannot be said for HMS Astute*. It seems that Astute ought to have surfaced some time earlier than she did. Or else, paid attention to the depth charts. Somebody is going to be in trouble on HMS Astute. The Royal Navy has a website (like everyone nowadays). A screenshot is shown below. Apparently the Royal Navy is Capable and Resilient Well capable of running aground. Yes. Resilient – well it still exists, though we may have to stretch the CSR to pay … Continue reading Isle of Skye 2 – Royal Navy 0

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return the Crown Estate money to the Queen

The furore about the Royal Finances in recent days should be really quite easy to fix. Stop the Civil List system, and return the surplus from the Crown Estates to Her Majesty The Queen. After all, if it is Crown property then Her Majesty should be allowed to benefit from it. There is no prohibition on HRH The Prince of Wales in respect of his rights as Duke of Cornwall, so why does Her Majesty? Do we actually know what HM Treasury has done with this money in recent years? I don’t think so. No transparency there. For reference: The … Continue reading return the Crown Estate money to the Queen

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