| Article about the British monarchy on 15:14 - Sep 18 with 361 views | WeWereZombies |
| Article about the British monarchy on 11:24 - Sep 18 by DJR |
If we were to abolish the monarchy, we would become a Parliamentary republic and would be best to follow the approach of many such republics where the head of state is elected by Parliament, sometimes with a 2/3rds majority. That would ensure no possibility of a Farage, Johnson or Truss, but instead a respected elder statesman, as head of state. [Post edited 18 Sep 2023 11:25]
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And thus would we lose the input of someone with a long term view in favour of yet another short term solutions vote chaser. |  |
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| Article about the British monarchy on 15:57 - Sep 18 with 333 views | DJR |
| Article about the British monarchy on 15:14 - Sep 18 by WeWereZombies |
And thus would we lose the input of someone with a long term view in favour of yet another short term solutions vote chaser. |
And I suppose it could be argued that worthy political candidates would be thin on the ground anyway.
Perhaps the solution would be to open it up to (or even limit it to) the type of non-political people who become crossbench peers. Lord Anderson of Ipswich springs to mind! But maybe the person would need to be more well known. Baroness Grey-Thompson would be an example, or Lord (Norman) Foster of Thames Bank. [Post edited 19 Sep 2023 9:04]
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