Abolish the Monarchy: Why we should and how we will

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Decolonisation and independence have resulted in an abolition of monarchies in a number of former colonies such as those created by the United Kingdom.

Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Even in my most evangelical of days as a teenager (I really must have been insufferable in my religious fervour) I could see that the belief the monarchy was somehow ‘God-given’ was simply not true. The welfare state has been vandalised, housing has become prohibitively expensive, workers’ rights have been eroded – and the rich have got richer because of it. In 1915, Yuan Shikai briefly proclaimed the Empire of China with himself as the emperor; the regime failed to gain legitimacy and collapsed three months later.Smith quotes a number of countries that have shed their royalty (or equivalent), but the list has omitted, for example, Greece, Italy, Romania and Russia. He has participated in countless live debates, including at Oxford, Cambridge and Durham Unions, and has been on the Today Programme, BBC Breakfast, BBC News, Sky News, Channel 5 News, ITN, countless local and national radio programmes as well as CNN, Al Jazeera, ABC (America), . He quotes the Nolan Principles (for standards in public life) and argues convincingly that the royals – who fall well short of them – should at least be held to the same standards as politicians. A head of state that’s chosen by us could really represent our hopes and aspirations – and help us keep politicians in check.

And Harry and Meghan continue to show that monarchy isn't just bad for Britain, it's bad for the royals too. I was startled awake with the familiar story of the forced evacuation of the Chagos Islands not requiring any reference for an overview from Parliament and how the process is available to be repeated. A proposal to elect future Heads of State for life from four Tama-a-Aiga families has been proposed.The author's respect for and grasp of the great historical and hugely complex financial details and legal issues is clear and not waved away. It should alarm true believers to see these incidental collateral benefits being trumpeted as powerful arguments because it tells us a lot about how little people care about the more substantial purpose of the institution. While I know we are a constitutional monarchy Smith goes into the framework of government to examine how power is not exercised by King or Queen but is subservient to that Prime Minister. A normality of a monarchy at the head of a polity remained, that some Americans saw a presidency in monarchical terms, a Caesar of the republic, was an early debate in the new republic. Students learning the Bengali language have also valued the English/Bengali translations on every page.