You get me completely wrong. I have already stated that I am not a monarchist, not do I have any time for our political parties.Cross party commision & commitee to choose candidates, vetting procedures with full transparency of vested interests, affirmation referendum.
Clearly I've not thought this through (took me about 10 seconds) but it is not beyond the wit of man, unless of course your political bias is to preserve and defend the status quo, in which case you've got to be a bit of a knob given the state of this country.
"Above all, the existence of a hereditary monarchy helps to prop up all the privilege and patronage that corrupts our society; that is why the crown is seen as being of such importance to those who run the country - or enjoy the privileges it affords."
Your last paragraph succinctly says it all for me. :-)You get me completely wrong. I have already stated that I am not a monarchist, not do I have any time for our political parties.
Anyone who wants to become president is automatically political, you've just alluded to cross party committee, which in itself is political.
Just drastically slim down the monarchy, remove all of the hangers on from the civil list, and hold on to the history and traditions of this country.
I don't understand what age has to do with it.It’s probably just my age but I quite like us having a monarch. Not really arsed about the cost, etc, I just like the pomp and circumstance and the fact that a lot of countries still seem slightly envious and respectful of our pageantry.
Not interested in the politics, media back stabbing, weirdness side of things, it’s more about the nostalgia and prestige. Good for tourism too.
Maybe give it a try, you might find you really enjoy it?I will be definately be 5 minutes late for kick off to avoid the forced rendition of GStK
Why bother?The Johnson/Blair argument is just BS, a ceremonial, apolitical President would work just fine.