FROM YAHOO NEWS

The United Nations has said that the UK must consider whether they should keep the Royal Family.

The UN's Human Rights Council said the Government should 'think' about holding a referendum on the issue, to see if people would prefer to live in a Republican state with a written constitution.

The monarchy costs each adult in Britain around 62p a year - but even groups representing taxpayers said there was no case for getting rid of it.

The council has 29 members including Saudi Arabia, Cuba and Sri Lanka.

It was the Sri Lankan envoy who raised concerns over the British monarchy.

But a Royal spokesman has said the public haven't haven't displayed any appetite for a referendum.

The UN report was also critical of the UK's treatment of immigrants from Sudan.

Syria accused the UK of discriminating against Muslims and Iran complained about the UK's record on tackling sexual discrimination.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

What do you think? should we keep the Royal Family.

I think we should we have always had one and England will not be the same without our Queen.

To be honest I think we should get rid of parlament (sp?) and the governement. As bold as that sounds the royal family have no real power any more, they've become mere symbols of an old way of british rule while the corrupt government only interest in themselves and their money :P

Tiz just what I think but I think the government has become so corrupt with their own wellfare they don't care about the citizens of this country.

Yeah i agree i cant stand parlament they are gready and i dont think they are doing the country any good, the amount of money they get and yet you never see much of it going on the country its bad. I love the idea of having a royal family but i do think they should rule like they always have done in the past.