A crucial, riveting polemic in support of one of the most precious things humanity has built democracy itself OWEN JONESGraham Smith shows what fools our rotten constitution makes of us, with a monarch as emblem of a country beset by nepotism, backhanders, chumocracy and inherited privilege. Read and rebel! POLLY TOYNBEEWere constantly told the same things about the monarchyBut the monarchy is good for tourism..It isnt! Evidence points to some royal weddings actually having a negative impact on inbound tourism.But the monarchy makes a big difference to charity..Of the approx. 1,200 charities with a royal patron, 74% had no contact with their patron during the preceding year.But everyone loves the monarchy..A January 2023 poll showed support for the monarchy is down 55 percent.Its wrong in principle and it doesnt work in practice. It doesnt have to be this way.They say Britain should be proud to have the mother of parliaments, to be a shining beacon of democracy and an example to other nations. But theres an elephant in the room.At the heart of power is a single family. They werent elected but they live off the public purse. They arent accountable to anyone, and yet between them they are privy to more government secrets than many cabinet ministers. Divinely appointed using a special hat, the head of the family is your superior, you his subject. Apparently he is guardian of our constitution but were also told he wouldnt dream of interfering in politics.If you accept the...
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A crucial, riveting polemic in support of one of the most precious things humanity has built democracy itself OWEN JONESGraham Smith shows what fools our rotten constitution makes of us, with a monarch as emblem of a country beset by nepotism, backhanders, chumocracy and inherited privilege. Read and rebel! POLLY TOYNBEEWere constantly told the same things about the monarchyBut the monarchy is good for tourism..It isnt! Evidence points to some royal weddings actually having a negative impact on inbound tourism.But the monarchy makes a big difference to charity..Of the approx. 1,200 charities with a royal patron, 74% had no contact with their patron during the preceding year.But everyone loves the monarchy..A January 2023 poll showed support for the monarchy is down 55 percent.Its wrong in principle and it doesnt work in practice. It doesnt have to be this way.They say Britain should be proud to have the mother of parliaments, to be a shining beacon of democracy and an example to other nations. But theres an elephant in the room.At the heart of power is a single family. They werent elected but they live off the public purse. They arent accountable to anyone, and yet between them they are privy to more government secrets than many cabinet ministers. Divinely appointed using a special hat, the head of the family is your superior, you his subject. Apparently he is guardian of our constitution but were also told he wouldnt dream of interfering in politics.If you accept the...
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