tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282587338246806123.post141252721314643217..comments2023-06-24T15:43:45.340+01:00Comments on Tarquin the Terrible: The queen is dead, long live...this blokeTarquinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499205669112240463noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282587338246806123.post-81018740707310775682009-11-25T08:40:56.143+00:002009-11-25T08:40:56.143+00:00Excellent post Tarquin.
I was a fan of the Monarc...Excellent post Tarquin.<br /><br />I was a fan of the Monarchy a few years back, preferring a neutral monarch to a politically aligned head of state, but I no longer retain those feelings. (Though the President Blair, President Thatcher argument has merit against an American or French style President). Having thought about it for some time, my conclusion is that the only reason Britain has not in the past few decades done away with the Monarchy, and will not in the near future is because our Monarch acts as head of State for so many other countries.<br /><br />I think at some point, we could remove the final trappings of real (and unused) power and retain a ceremonial Monarch - but it could be exceptionally tricky for some of those other countries; Places such as Australia should be fine, but I will have to plead ignorance as to what the political effects to countries such as Papua New Guinea, Grenada, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu would be. My other concern is that this could somehow be twisted by the EU.<br /><br />I have so many notes about what I want to do with the Lords, but it is more of a book than a blog post - and I keep stalling on it. <br /><br />There is a constitutional storm brewing in the UK, and until it is addressed head on, there is going to always be much uncertainty. I think some of the uncertainty is by design, but I for one still think things need to be addressed. For example, I think it is about time for open debate and a referendum throughout the UK on whether we should remain as the UK or break up (or partial break up, and partial union…etc), and of course there is the matter of our membership of the EU empire, which is so at odds with the majority of the people in the UK. SO many questions, so little chance for the peoples voices to be heard.Daniel1979https://www.blogger.com/profile/15995019999758145443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282587338246806123.post-30618902386350021372009-11-25T05:09:46.371+00:002009-11-25T05:09:46.371+00:00Bloody hell, Tarquin, you certainly got that one o...Bloody hell, Tarquin, you certainly got that one off your chest, mate! <br /><br />I find myself disagreeing with Peter Hitchens more and more with each week that passes - I'm sure he's getting worse - his column no longer resembles what it was when I first started reading it years ago.Barking Spiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968827142725464915noreply@blogger.com