Description: Abolish The Monarchy by Smith, Graham, ISBN 1911709305, ISBN-13 9781911709305, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 'A crucial, riveting polemic in support of one of the most precious things humanity has built - democracy itself' OWEN JONES 'Graham Smith shows what fools our rotten constitution makes of us, with a monarch as emblem of a country beset by nepotism, backhanders, chumocracy and inherited privilege. Read and rebel!' POLLY TOYNBEE It's wrong in principle and it doesn't work in practice. (And no, it's not good for tourism.) It doesn't have to be this way. They say Britain should be proud to have the mother of parliaments, to be a shining beacon of democracy and an example to other nations. But there's an elephant in the room. At the heart of power is a single family. They weren't elected but they live off the public purse. They aren't accountable to anyone, and yet between them they are privy to more government secrets than many cabinet ministers. Divinely appointed using a special hat, the head of the family is your superior, you his subject. Apparently he is guardian of our constitution - but we're also told he wouldn't dream of interfering in politics. If you accept the monarchy, you must accept the moral compromise that comes with it, from its erosion of the principle of equality to the secret interference in our laws. But the good news is that we don't have to accept it. True democracy is within our reach.
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Book Title: Abolish the Monarchy : Why We Should and How We Will
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: TransWorld The Limited
Topic: Constitutions, World / European, Civics & Citizenship, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Publication Year: 2023
Item Height: 1.1 in
Genre: Political Science
Item Weight: 13.5 Oz
Author: Graham Smith
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Hardcover
