According to The Guardian:
Photo by andrewwragg of the Launch of the Royal Yacht Britannia during the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in honor of Queen Elizabeth II.
Opinion polling consistently shows that 20-25% of the British people want a democratic alternative to hereditary monarchy….
“When mild criticism of our hereditary monarchy provokes such a storm in the media, it’s no wonder that politicians tend to avoid straying into the debate. But we shouldn’t be cowed. On Saturday I spoke at the annual general meeting of Republic, the organisation that campaigns for an elected head of state, where we also heard from other European republican movements.”
(Tom Copley is a London Assembly member and City Hall Labour housing spokesperson)
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