Whilst I agree with you, I don't think HYUFD was referring to casualties of war killed by the enemy but to the state actively killing its own population. They are two very different things. (View Post)

There is no possible comparison between the pre-WW1 monarchs and the constitutional monarchs of today. The only valid comparison would be between post WW1 monarchs and their contemporary presidents. … (View Post)

Not if that monarch is circumscribed by law in the way they are in modern European monarchies. Indeed both a PM and an elected ceremonial president could try to claim some sort of democratic mandate … (View Post)

So you want a political head of state who can challenge the authority of the democratically elected Parliament. No thanks. (View Post)

It should not need restating but it clearly does. There are no friends in international relations, only coinciding interests. Successive US administrations have long regarded Ireland an important all… (View Post)