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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... financial arrangements , and a new settlement between the Crown and the people . In the same way that the Prerogative powers of the Crown are the vestiges of pre- democratic absolutist rule , so the way we finance the Monarchy is left ...
... financial arrangements , and a new settlement between the Crown and the people . In the same way that the Prerogative powers of the Crown are the vestiges of pre- democratic absolutist rule , so the way we finance the Monarchy is left ...
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... financial reform must be simplicity , transparency and accountability . The first step is to finance the Monarchy via a single source , administered in a way which is open to scrutiny by Parliament , and from which flows tangible ...
... financial reform must be simplicity , transparency and accountability . The first step is to finance the Monarchy via a single source , administered in a way which is open to scrutiny by Parliament , and from which flows tangible ...
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... finance the state church through the Church Tax ( which has an opt - out ) . The Royal Levy will also allow cuts in expenditure by the Ministry of De- fence and Department of National Heritage as the costs of Monarchy are re- moved and ...
... finance the state church through the Church Tax ( which has an opt - out ) . The Royal Levy will also allow cuts in expenditure by the Ministry of De- fence and Department of National Heritage as the costs of Monarchy are re- moved and ...
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