The question of monarchy raises wider issues than the Crown prerogative. It goes to the heart of the sort of society in which we want to live. It is not about the personal lifestyles of the royals. It is about the rest of us. Do we want to see ourselves the legal subjects of a medieval crown? Or as free citizens of a modern nation? Whatever one thinks of the Windsors, the monarchy is a truly absurd anachronism. Queens and princes are for children in a fairytale world. Republics and freely elected heads of state are for adults. Even if we don’t like a UK president, we could probably get rid without the need to execute anybody. It’s time to grow up.
Read the rest of this Op-Ed here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/mick_hume/article4244048.ece
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