But that ownership is a technicality.. commonwealth ownership of sovereign lands.
It’s not actually viable assets.
A quick referendum and a big chunk of that is gone. Australia last had a monarchy vs republic referendum in 1999. It was 5.2 mil for republic and 6.4 mil for monarchy. I reckon 22 yrs down the track that might be a bit different.
A recent poll also suggests increasing popular support for a republic. According to the YouGov poll, 62% of Australians said they wanted the head of state to be an Australian.
Yes i appreciate its all a techinicality as previous Monarchs stole it rather than bought it but still.....lets sell it quick before its forcibly taken back.
D41 wrote:I'm not exactly sure what "this current generation" actually is, but I'm going to go out on a limb and assume you mean the younger generation...??
The first three polls that google just pulled up for me all indicate that support for the Royal Family still hovers over the 50% mark... although admittedly the figures have dropped a few points recently.
Only around a quarter of people polled...26% in this instance, want them gone completely. The people polled ranged in age between 15 & 49 years old.
Is that the generation you were going on about, or did I miss one?
....... and in the 1960s, 70s, 80s it would have been something like 70% or 80% support for the royal family. I didn't check those numbers with Google, I just remember the royal street parties in every town, city, and village. Not to mention the royal tableware, royal tea sets, and photos of the Queen in many many homes. All now the preserve of the old.
kiwikrasher wrote:A quick referendum and a big chunk of that is gone. Australia last had a monarchy vs republic referendum in 1999. It was 5.2 mil for republic and 6.4 mil for monarchy. I reckon 22 yrs down the track that might be a bit different.
A recent poll also suggests increasing popular support for a republic. According to the YouGov poll, 62% of Australians said they wanted the head of state to be an Australian.
I imagine it's just the same in Canada, young people just don't have the same connection with them, and why would they?
Barbados has decided to drop the Queen as their head of state. Jamaica is going the same way next year. New Zealand and Australia have talked about becoming republics but neither has taken any steps towards it.
Monty wrote:
....... and in the 1960s, 70s, 80s it would have been something like 70% or 80% support for the royal family. I didn't check those numbers with Google,
So, instead of the @ 50% figures that I found and DID check, you decided that "70% or 80%" probably sounded plausible enough and ran with those numbers anyway..?? That's great.
Monty wrote:
....... and in the 1960s, 70s, 80s it would have been something like 70% or 80% support for the royal family. I didn't check those numbers with Google,
So, instead of the @ 50% figures that I found and DID check, you decided that "70% or 80%" probably sounded plausible enough and ran with those numbers anyway..?? That's great.
I'm not disputing your google numbers, I'm just saying that support for the royals is falling over time. I don't need to look at opinion polls, I live here and can see it falling with my own eyes and ears. It's a generational thing, the more people die of old age the less support they have.
