Yes we do have a monarch, but he isn’t involved in government except for pageantry. Technically the government could vote to become a republic if there was any interest in doing so but there isn’t.
There’s many reasons to dislike the monarchy but it’s not a threat to democracy.
That is horrific to read though, I appreciate the correction. I knew there was some form of consent granted in a “you’ve already decided this, I’m consenting for show only” kind of way but this is exactly the kind of abuse that a constitutional monarchy is supposed to avoid.
Environment minister Rebecca Pow wrote to the then Prince of Wales in 2019 to ask if he would accept section seven of the environment bill, which became law in November 2021.
Yes we do have a monarch, but he isn’t involved in government except for pageantry. Technically the government could vote to become a republic if there was any interest in doing so but there isn’t.
There’s many reasons to dislike the monarchy but it’s not a threat to democracy.
This is not true. The Monarchy directly intervenes in government without transparency or accountability.
The link redirects to a login page, do you happen to have one without, or be able to paste the text please?
Changed it to the oc source. Here is an archive as well
Lovely thank you.
That is horrific to read though, I appreciate the correction. I knew there was some form of consent granted in a “you’ve already decided this, I’m consenting for show only” kind of way but this is exactly the kind of abuse that a constitutional monarchy is supposed to avoid.
Here’s an example: Ministers sought Charles’s consent to pass conservation laws affecting his business