Personally, I think that’s uncharitable. He has done a tremendous amount of good work over the years and he has certainly expressed himself well since he took over the throne. He does not come across… (View Post)

An institution that enjoys that level of support can’t be said to be doing particularly badly. Of course the monarchy only remains by consent of the people and if there comes a time when it is clearl… (View Post)

It’s the partisanship that worries me the most. If a country becomes too politically polarised, it’s “headship” as an institution itself is at risk of being devalued. Look at the USA: while for many … (View Post)

Many do have very warm and positive feelings about QEII but people react to things like this in different ways. For some, that will be very deep grief, for others a vague sense of sadness or loss. It… (View Post)

I don’t lay the blame for this over-zealousness at the foot of the monarchy. I lay the blame at the over-zealousness of the police force who are upholding the status quo rather than allowing freedom … (View Post)