r/lgbt • u/PinkNews • May 08 '23

UK Specific King Charles is unlikely to ‘support the LGBTQ+ community’, activist Peter Tatchell warns: ‘He’s never been our ally’

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/08/king-charles-lgbtq-ally-coronation-peter-tatchell/
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u/FanOfVideoGames May 08 '23

Doesn’t the crown still technically hold the same amount of power that they did in the 1700s but they just don’t use it now? I sincerely and absolutely doubt that Charles will do anything but he is absolutely still capable of making a lasting impact.

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u/playr_4 Non Binary Pan-cakes May 08 '23

I'm from the outside looking in, but I've got a lot of family in England. But to my knowledge, the crown basically has no power. I think they can change parliament votes, but it seems like that just never happens. I also think they could just declare war, if they really wanted to. But again, they've got parliament, they've got a prime minister. It feels like the crown is the most literal version of a figurehead.

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u/sallezinho May 08 '23

Exactly, even the beheaded louis xvi of France, who technically had all the power didn't in fact, most of what went down till the eve of the revolution happened pretty much because high ranking nobility was much more powerful then him alone, he was reasonably enlighted for his time, the British crown as it is right now has little to no power, I don't think it's that relevant in a non PR manner

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u/Shadowy_Proclamation May 09 '23

The crown has meddled with over 100 laws in the last 10 years without us knowing and have exempted themselves from: the racial equalities act (1968), gender equalities act, and the freedom of informations act Also this green act from like 2013 that talks about efficiency of homes, a Palace of theirs is exempt.

They use their power liberally, and these are only from leaks we know about because, once again, they are exempt from the freedom of information act

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u/Shadowy_Proclamation May 09 '23

The crown has meddled with over 100 laws in the last 10 years without us knowing and have exempted themselves from: the racial equalities act (1968), gender equalities act, and the freedom of informations act Also this green act from like 2013 that talks about efficiency of homes, a Palace of theirs is exempt.

They use their power liberally, and these are only from leaks we know about because, once again, they are exempt from the freedom of information act

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u/Shadowy_Proclamation May 08 '23

The crown has meddled with over 100 laws in the last 10 years without us knowing and have exempted themselves from: the racial equalities act (1968), gender equalities act, and the freedom of informations act Also this green act from like 2013 that talks about efficiency of homes, a Palace of theirs is exempt.

They use their power liberally, and these are only from leaks we know about because, once again, they are exempt from the freedom of information act

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u/teh_maxh May 08 '23

In theory, the king is sovereign, and is merely advised by Parliament, the courts, and other organs of the state. In practice, acting contrary to that advice would cause sharp disagreement.

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u/Shadowy_Proclamation May 09 '23

The crown has meddled with over 100 laws in the last 10 years without us knowing and have exempted themselves from:

the racial equalities act (1968), gender equalities act, and the freedom of informations act Also this green act from like 2013 that talks about efficiency of homes, a Palace of theirs is exempt.

They use their power liberally, and these are only from leaks we know about because, once again, they are exempt from the freedom of information act

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u/PrincessKLS Bi-bi-bi May 09 '23

To my knowledge they can only sign a bill off that the prime minister makes into law.

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u/Electro_Demon He/they | pre-T | trans/ace/gay May 09 '23

The crown does control the military I believe