Long to Reign Over Us?Fabian Society, 1996 - 25 pagini New Labour is in favour of reforming the House of Commons and the House of Lords, introducing Scottish and Welsh Parliaments, a Bill of Rights and a Freedom of Information Act. Yet it has so far remained silent on the future of the institution at the heart of Britain's constitution, the Monarchy. In this exciting new pamphlet, Paul Richards, a loyal monarchist, argues that if the Monarchy is to continue it must be reformed. -- Page 4 of cover. |
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... democratic and blights the national character with deference , hierarchy and ancestor - wor- ship . Britain can ... democrats have governed for most of this century without the desire to do away with the Swedish 7.
... democratic and blights the national character with deference , hierarchy and ancestor - wor- ship . Britain can ... democrats have governed for most of this century without the desire to do away with the Swedish 7.
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... democratic legitimacy , the Royal Family has to rely on its unimpeachable behaviour for its continuing legitimacy - and this is beyond the capacity of any human family to guarantee ... it seems unlikely that the Monarchy can survive ...
... democratic legitimacy , the Royal Family has to rely on its unimpeachable behaviour for its continuing legitimacy - and this is beyond the capacity of any human family to guarantee ... it seems unlikely that the Monarchy can survive ...
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... democratic debate . The State Opening of Parliament should no longer be a royal occasion , but a grand parliamentary affair . If we wished , it would lose none of the pageantry and pomp , but it would be a symbol of democratic ...
... democratic debate . The State Opening of Parliament should no longer be a royal occasion , but a grand parliamentary affair . If we wished , it would lose none of the pageantry and pomp , but it would be a symbol of democratic ...
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