How important is the Queen of England?
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According to this
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11490437
not very much it seems
"Singers Lady Gaga and Beyonce Knowles made the top 10 while Queen Elizabeth II appears at number 41"
What a load of rubbish.
If we ever get a Hitler type political person trying to get in charge of our country we have some last resort with Her Majesty, I doubt Lady Gaga could say the same.
I guess real power, but not used, is judged a lot less nowadays than wide spread public fame but backed up by nothingness.
Andy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11490437
not very much it seems
"Singers Lady Gaga and Beyonce Knowles made the top 10 while Queen Elizabeth II appears at number 41"
What a load of rubbish.
If we ever get a Hitler type political person trying to get in charge of our country we have some last resort with Her Majesty, I doubt Lady Gaga could say the same.
I guess real power, but not used, is judged a lot less nowadays than wide spread public fame but backed up by nothingness.
Andy
It doesn't say important, it says powerful.
And I would say that Lady Gaga is probably more powerful, in that if she tells all girls to go out and buy x product, or do x activity, shed loads of people will do just that. The Queen could say something, but far fewer people would be influenced by her.
Obviously the Queen has a lot of power as part of her 'job' though.
And I would say that Lady Gaga is probably more powerful, in that if she tells all girls to go out and buy x product, or do x activity, shed loads of people will do just that. The Queen could say something, but far fewer people would be influenced by her.
Obviously the Queen has a lot of power as part of her 'job' though.
Eric Mc said:
FourWheelDrift said:
No one will remember Lady Gaga in 5 years time when she's finished at the bankruptcy court and back working as a stripper.
The Queen is an istitution.Lady Gaga should be in one.
"Popular culture" has so much to answer for now, I think. Not all of it good, either!
5potTurbo said:
Eric Mc said:
FourWheelDrift said:
No one will remember Lady Gaga in 5 years time when she's finished at the bankruptcy court and back working as a stripper.
The Queen is an istitution.Lady Gaga should be in one.
"Popular culture" has so much to answer for now, I think. Not all of it good, either!
Top BBC news just in: American publication surveys Americans and they think an American woman is the most important woman in the world 
I thought that "knowledge was Power". In which case Vicky Pollard is more powerful than Gaga.
Incidentally they put the CEO of Kraft foods ahead of their own Secretary of State
I thought that "knowledge was Power". In which case Vicky Pollard is more powerful than Gaga.
Incidentally they put the CEO of Kraft foods ahead of their own Secretary of State
To answer the OP, very important.
She's the head of state, not just for us but of a few other countries as well.
Now think of some of the people who might do that job if she and her family wasn't there. Scary isn't it? President Prescott, Blair or Mandelson anyone? Or perhaps a celebrity or someone from the Greens to give reducing carbon a bigger profile...
Just by blocking the top job she performs us all a service every day. Significant numbers of people in other countries where she is also head of state see it this way as well.
She's the head of state, not just for us but of a few other countries as well.
Now think of some of the people who might do that job if she and her family wasn't there. Scary isn't it? President Prescott, Blair or Mandelson anyone? Or perhaps a celebrity or someone from the Greens to give reducing carbon a bigger profile...
Just by blocking the top job she performs us all a service every day. Significant numbers of people in other countries where she is also head of state see it this way as well.
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