Robert Hardman and Graham Smith give their views on the monarchy's future. They say it will be a huge moment in our history if we vote to become a republic. Robert: "I don't think the British people are ever going to commit such a willfully kind of suicidal act of sort of national diminution" Graham: "If you want to see the power of monarchy rewind to 2011, look at the Queen's visit to Ireland."
On this episode of the Sunday Debate we’re going to explore an issue that is timely, yet draws on debates at the heart of British politics and identity for centuries; should King Charles III should be the last British monarch? And where would the UK be without its Royal Family? Speaking for the motion is Graham Smith, CEO of Republic, a British organisation campaigning for the abolition of the monarchy - and author of Abolish the Monarchy: Why we should and how we will. And speaking against the motion is Robert Hardman, journalist, author, and royal commentator - Hardman has penned numerous books on the Royal Family, his most recent being 2022’s Queen of Our Times: The Life of Elizabeth II. Moderating this debate is broadcaster and academic Philippa Thomas.
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