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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given the Royal family, then for the KIng to be exempt to paying inheritance tax when everyone else has to pay is way out of date and then to top it off the Coronation with a man and his mistress who aren't paying for it the state is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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OldBrit · 61-69, M
My wife is a staunch and active anti-monarchy campaigner. Every five minutes at the moment she's moaning about the £100 million the coronation is costing us.

I'm a campaigner for PR however neither big party will ever support it as they know it means highly unlikely they will ever get to be in power in their own again. Bit it reflects better the profile of the population, means everyone has a vote that counts etc etc
Entwistle · 56-60, M
@OldBrit The coronation is set to cost the UK taxpayer £250,million when the security costs are factored in.
Charles has a fortune of £700 million and gains £350 million per annum.
He should pay for his own coronation.
milkymum1 · 31-35, F
@OldBrit I do agree with your wife but also the fact Charles didn't pay any inheritance tax is disgusting

That's why it never gets changed more so under the Tories as they know if it changes they'd never ever win again

yes it would reflect better on the population
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@OldBrit The UK had a referendum on changing the voting procedure from First Past the Post to something fairer and it was voted down.
OldBrit · 61-69, M
@ninalanyon that was an appalling referendum. The method proposed wasn't proportional representation at all just an alternative vote option and it was terribly explained as well. That only was held as the tory administration had to to get the lib Dems into government when they had a minority.

We have only ever had true PR available in the elections to the European Parliament and we lost that with leaving the EU.
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@OldBrit Alternative vote would still have been a, slight, improvement.
OldBrit · 61-69, M
@ninalanyon I don't disagree but not the same as proper PR.