Get rid of them and England loses a LOT of tourism money.
Which we're going to need after this Brexit bollocks,
Aren't the buildings still there?Get rid of them and England loses a LOT of tourism money.
Which we're going to need after this Brexit bollocks,
Get rid of them and England loses a LOT of tourism money.
Which we're going to need after this Brexit bollocks,
The issue with removing the monarchy is that it inevitably leads to disagreements about what a new system of Government should look like.
lol they're symbolicThe issue with removing the monarchy is that it inevitably leads to disagreements about what a new system of Government should look like.
The issue with removing the monarchy is that it inevitably leads to disagreements about what a new system of Government should look like.
Yes, abolish the monarchy. When so many people are so poor it's disgusting to have a family living in inherited privilege.
This was my train of thought previously. With the current shitshow laying bare many of our constitutional weaknesses, however, I think we do need a complete reboot of our entire system.
The other thing that always bothered me about Grey's video on the subject (which is 7.5 years old now; damn) is that he acts like abolition of the monarchy would not also entail nationalization of the crown estate because ... reasons ... even though that's generally how transitioning away from being a monarchy works.
I think his point is, how do we fill that symbolic gap? Do we have an elected, figurehead President in that role? Does the PM formally absorb Royal Perogative powers? Do we use the opportunity to massively re-jig a legislative system that's not had any major changes since 1911, when the House of Lords' secondary status was confirmed? What happens to the Lords without a peerage system?
You can't just arbitrarily seize their property though, so there would need to be some sort of settlement. That'd be costly even for just the Crown Estate, let alone the still privately owned land.
I would imagine that if the monarchy is ever abolished it would be part of a raft of constitutional changes that also abolish the Peerage. Having the a Queen without having Lords is possible, but the reverse strikes me as rather silly (though it's sort of happened in some European countries where formerly aristocratic families keep using titles). Having a ceremonial president like Germany, among other parliamentary republics, is probably the most likely outcome, though you don't truly need a single person to serve as head of state. The Swiss get along fine without one.
I would imagine that if the monarchy is ever abolished it would be part of a raft of constitutional changes that also abolish the Peerage. Having the a Queen without having Lords is possible, but the reverse strikes me as rather silly (though it's sort of happened in some European countries where formerly aristocratic families keep using titles). Having a ceremonial president like Germany, among other parliamentary republics, is probably the most likely outcome, though you don't truly need a single person to serve as head of state. The Swiss get along fine without one.
So who gets the Royal Prerogative powers? The PM? Because if laws can be passed by Parliament entirely on it's own, and Parliament is entirely sovereign, we've got an even more powerful elected dictatorship and unlike Germany we don't have a written constitution so theoretically anything could be passed.
From a political perspective absolutely but otherwise they are a net positive for the UK. The royals are just puppets who put on a show to please people and bring in tourists.
So who gets the Royal Prerogative powers? The PM? Because if laws can be passed by Parliament entirely on it's own, and Parliament is entirely sovereign, we've got an even more powerful elected dictatorship; and unlike Germany we don't have a written constitution so anything could be passed.
You can't just arbitrarily seize their property though, so there would need to be some sort of settlement. That'd be costly even for just the Crown Estate, let alone the still privately owned land.
excuse meNo... It's a great distraction for wives, mothers, sisters, and girlfriends.
The issue with removing the monarchy is that it inevitably leads to disagreements about what a new system of Government should look like.
Don't "excuse me". Explain your offense.
Guess? Yikes