Is it time to abolish the monarchy - Recorded live at the Cambridge literary Festival
Daily Politics from the New Statesman
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The Decline of the Monarchy
There are still 25 monarchs kicking around, leading roughly 43 of the roughly 200 countries on earth. So how have these breaks on progress clung on into the 21st century? How has that happened? Well, if you listen to the abolition argument, it is essentially balls down to two things: It's time we all grew up and it costs too much. But I'll go for three main points that I think why we're extremely lucky to have it. One is the blocking power, simple blocking power, because nobody else can get their hands on the armed forces,. The honest system, the judiciary, the civil service, all those things. And when push comes to shove, and it
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