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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... remain the conferring of Honours . 7 ) The Commonwealth need not have at its head the British Monarch . 8 ) There should be a new National Anthem for England and a National Anthem for the United Kingdom . INTRODUCTION : THE UNIVERSAL ...
... remain the conferring of Honours . 7 ) The Commonwealth need not have at its head the British Monarch . 8 ) There should be a new National Anthem for England and a National Anthem for the United Kingdom . INTRODUCTION : THE UNIVERSAL ...
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... remain , so the argument runs . Other countries ' experience of Monarchy tends to disprove this aspect of the republican thesis . Sweden has long been hailed as an example of social - democ- racy in action , with high standards of ...
... remain , so the argument runs . Other countries ' experience of Monarchy tends to disprove this aspect of the republican thesis . Sweden has long been hailed as an example of social - democ- racy in action , with high standards of ...
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... remain rel- evant . Queen Elizabeth , with her willingness to pay some income tax and open part of Buckingham Palace to the public , seems to understand the importance of evolutionary change . The Victorian concept of a " constitutional ...
... remain rel- evant . Queen Elizabeth , with her willingness to pay some income tax and open part of Buckingham Palace to the public , seems to understand the importance of evolutionary change . The Victorian concept of a " constitutional ...
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abolish the Monarchy Act of Settlement Antony Jay assent to bills awarded become Britain Britain's constitutional British Empire Medal British Monarchy Britons Buckingham Palace ceremonial Christopher Hitchens Church of England Civil List Civil Servants clear set Commonwealth conferring of Honours costs Crown debate democracy democratic Department of National Duchy of Lancaster election results established expenditure George government departments Head Honours system House of Commons House of Lords House of Windsor Jeremy Paxman Labour government Labour Party modernising the Monarchy Monarch as Supreme Monarchy's national anthem national census Number parlia parliamentary pass to Parliament pay tax Peter Hennessy political poll power to declare prerogative powers Prime Minister Prince Charles Queen Elizabeth republican revenues role of Monarch Royal Family Royal Levy social society song Speaker Stephen Haseler suggested Supreme Governor swear allegiance ten-yearly referendum throne tion Tony Benn unclear general election universal hallucination Wales Willie Hamilton written constitution