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Some of the world’s most longstanding democracies are monarchies. But what is the case for a Republic?What can we learn from recent constitutional changes in...
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Sep 15, 2022 · Monarchs-as-sovereign violate the fundamental tenets of democracy by denying citizens the right to participate in government, while monarchs-as-figureheads, wielding only symbolic power, do not, or so the argument goes.
BBC Radio 4's Today programme debate hears views for keeping and scrapping the monarchy.
The United Kingdom has a long tradition of hereditary monarchy, but with the recent celebration of the Queen's Jubilee, the questions have risen again. Does ...
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- Ayn Rand Centre UK
Apr 26, 2023 · Some of the world’s most longstanding democracies are monarchies. But what is the case for a Republic? What can we learn from recent constitutional changes in the Caribbean? And what are the lessons from Britain’s own Republican experiment? Meet our speakers and chair
Sep 15, 2022 · Three anti-royalists explain their reasons why they think the monarchy should be abolished.
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Abolishing the monarchy. Abolishing the monarchy isn't that complicated. It'll take some work, of course, but it's a well-worn path and the destination is worth the effort of getting there. Parliament can abolish the monarchy overnight, if it wishes to. Of course that's not going to happen, for all sorts of reasons.
