How could it be done though??? There is no political or legal frame work that exists to even consider it.It could be reformed
How could it be done though??? There is no political or legal frame work that exists to even consider it.
as the monarchy is at the top of the political system nothing can be done without the monarchs assent.
it is simply impossible
Normally and historically through the barrel of a gun or the end of a blade or revolution.I get what you’re saying, but how do other countries change systems?
Normally and historically through the barrel of a gun or the end of a blade or revolution.
of course there are the Scandinavian and Benelux versions that down scaled their presence to survive and are more peaceful.
but normally monarchs don’t go willingly.
And it's not likely to happen with ours. When queen Beatrix give up the Dutch monarchy she was criticised by Liz II for abdicating. Violence and bloodshed are the traditional way to remover regimes from countries, be they political, military, theistic or Regal.Normally and historically through the barrel of a gun or the end of a blade or revolution.
of course there are the Scandinavian and Benelux versions that down scaled their presence to survive and are more peaceful.
but normally monarchs don’t go willingly.
Err, that doesn't even make sense. Another attempt to play the man not the ball I seeAh a paid member of the republic, so it’s a propaganda mission for you
I believe that all tax laws should apply to all people equally, and for the good of the general population limits should exist on huge amounts of cash and property passing to children. I don't believe in 100% inheritance tax, no, I've already stated I'm a centrist and a pragmatist.Do you believe in 100% inheritance tax then?
It’s funny isn’t it, if we turn republican, the royal family will still be rich, they’ll still influence politics and corruption will not change.
American is a shining light of what a republic nation can do
agreed, you can't reform it, only replace it. Which would be a huge advancement in this country. It would start to tear down the old tiered systems down. There would be some pain to go through, and it wouldn't be perfect but it could be a lot better than the nepotistic, cronyism filled, corrupt old school tie mess we have todayNo argument there but it’s impossible to do so because it being the monarch is the system. So you could never reform it as there simply is no means to do so.
the slow but now unstoppable death of the Church of England will probably have an impact on the crown too. It will in the next 30 years be such a niche religion, that having a head of state as head of church could have negative impacts on the crown.It could be argued that the monarchy and church are both outdated ideas. Both have gained huge wealth and influence at the expense of many others for years.
Well brexit has shown that the mobilisation of the people to make big change happen, for better or worse can happen in this country.I get what you’re saying, but how do other countries change systems? How do monarchies become republics, or dictatorships democracies, or vice versa?
So you don’t believe all children should be born equal then?I believe that all tax laws should apply to all people equally, and for the good of the general population limits should exist on huge amounts of cash and property passing to children. I don't believe in 100% inheritance tax, no, I've already stated I'm a centrist and a pragmatist.
I am pragmatic that it's impossible to make everyone born absolute equal, however and this is the important part we should curb the absolute excesses of it, such as hereditary access to power and a lifetime of free wealth. I also think it is unhealthy for a child to inherit 200million tax free from a trust fund. Trust Funds are tax avoidance made legal for the very wealthy and how can a child learn self sufficiency and become a healthy functioning adult if they don't have to earn to live?So you don’t believe all children should be born equal then?