Is it time to abolish the monarchy - Recorded live at the Cambridge literary Festival
Daily Politics from the New Statesman
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I don't actually believe that anything based on bloodline and heredity in the modern world is long-term sustainable. My opposition to the motion is based on my understanding of politics and power, the British culture and the word. We are as a country in an incredibly fragile and dangerous position. The time may very well come, and in due course one day I hope it does, but it's certainly not now. Any referendum at the moment would be incredibly divisive. And those who felt that they were cut out by the so-called Westminster elites in the past would feel it even more so on this subject. It wouldn't be easy. It wouldn’t be difficult. It
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