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Same as here. The monarchy is just for show, but it (sadly) has support by the public.
I want to get rid of it, and make it so that a prime minister is the "highest office" we have. That office has not too much power because everything has to go through the Parliament. No need for useless monarchs or presidents that are just for show.
Fuck that.
If drop the current head of state then I'll want some from of elected representative, not a pop contest from a bunch of MPs who would pick it based upon whoever gave them the largest donation tell them to vote. We've had how many prime minister's in the past few years? The PM position is a joke.
We need to drop the house of lords and replace with a secondary house populated by an alternative cross section than the current MPs, and both need to represent the UK. England needs its own legislative distinct from the others in the same way that Scotland, Ireland and Wales do.
Haha! Forgot to mention I'm a norwegian that wondered in here without checking where I was. Our parliament does not work that way (yet).
May as well get rid of Christmas if you want to ban fun and cultural traditions, in that case.
Comparing something that people decide for themselves if they want to celebrate with how our political system is set up. Excellent 👍
It's a bank holiday, the government does fund various events