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Goes to things, opens things, wanders around waving.
It is, as everyone knows, a weird ceremonial role, which also seems to be extremely popular with a lot of people. There's no reason we can't keep the role, but also reduce the cost to the taxpayer and maximise the benefit to the economy.
I mean, ffs, we've got government so intent on fucking with the BBC - an entity that gives incredible value to pretty much everyone who lives in the country - and yet no one ever thinks to make the royalty better value.
bashthebox
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by that logic we could make the queens waxwork in madame tussauds the head of state. (i know that's not what you really meant but... well you get the idea)
what the fuck does a 'head of state' even do?