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Do we need the Monarchy and a fairer Political system

So with the way the world is going do we still need a Monarchy

The simple reason really is to be a full and true democracy we should be able to elect a Head of State not for it to be a Birth right

Yes I know they bring in a lot of business but that would still happen with an elected Head of State

With all the scandals and recently the amount of money the Government has given the Royal family, then for the KIng to be exempt to paying inheritance tax when everyone else has to pay is way out of date and then to top it off the Coronation with a man and his mistress who aren't paying for it the state is

More so with the state the UK is in with so many strikes, low wages, more food banks than Macd outlets

The voting system of first past the post doesn't work the fairer system would be proportional representation as there are far too many "safe seats" on all Parties and that needs to change

We should also have a say who is elected into the House of Lords and not all these mates of who ever was the last PM

Then MPs should also then only have the one job, one wage without a second home, Expenses, free bars and restaurants

If an MP then breaks the Ministerial code then they should have to step down and have a by election
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4meAndyou · F
Your ancient traditions and history are that of a monarchy. You'll probably recall that modern Parliament was created around the time of the Magna Carta. Around the time that the French were cutting off the heads of their monarchs, England refrained.

Your kings were so prone to abuse of their powers that they had to be curtailed somehow. George III is one example, and one whom Americans remember fondly.

On that note, it would require something of a revolution to remove the monarchy in the UK. Most of the people love the queens and kings, and you'd be fighting your own people to initiate such a change.
milkymum1 · 31-35, F
@4meAndyou well the polls suggest that to be a rebuplic are as high as when it was at the highest in the 90s as many don't want Charles as Kind let alone Camilla as Queen

if anything would happen a referendum would be held
4meAndyou · F
@milkymum1 I understand Camilla is a witch on wheels. BUT...William and that lot appear to be an improvement.