An unrecognised government of the British colony of Southern Rhodesia had unilaterally declared independence as Rhodesia in 1965, proclaiming Elizabeth II as Queen, but she did not accept the title, nor was it recognised by any other state. The incorrect figure, thrown about to somehow justify a corrupt and rotten edifice, would be just 0. Motivations for abolition include egalitarianism and anti- class views, eliminating a rival system potentially opposed to another incoming system (as had occurred in Romania in 1947), opposition to undemocratic and hereditary institutions, perception of monarchy as anachronistic or outdated, and opposition to a particular monarch or dynasty. In 1922, Benito Mussolini's March on Rome led to King Victor Emmanuel III appointing Mussolini Prime Minister.

This is untrue in terms of economic figures and Smith, who is the head of the campaign group Republic, asks a more fundamental question: If the system was a moneyspinner, should we have a hereditary head of state because it is good for tourism?The Royal Family is simply one of the longest-running continuous scams played on one of the largest numbers of people in history. Which brings us back to the most important principle in the argument for reviving the republican movement.

That is a position from which you could also argue for trading in narcotics, prostitution and even slavery’, notes Smith. Good listen but I think there’s a lot more that could have been said about the money grabbing tactics of the current incumbent and his family. Smith quotes a number of countries that have shed their royalty (or equivalent), but the list has omitted, for example, Greece, Italy, Romania and Russia.A normality of a monarchy at the head of a polity remained, that some Americans saw a presidency in monarchical terms, a Caesar of the republic, was an early debate in the new republic. Smith understand the principle of lethargy and that is why he begins the book talking about why many people are tolerating or just not thinking about the monarchy, and not asking why it is still here.

Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. Abolition has been carried out in various ways, including via abdication leading to the extinction of the monarchy, legislative reform, revolution, coup d'état, and decolonisation. He was arrested during the 2023 coronation as part of a Metropolitan Police mission to ensure that protesting voices at the coronation were suppressed. This book presents strong arguments in principle as to why the United Kingdom should abolish the monarchy. He had fallen foul of the British state for his politics and so headed to America where he became the voice of the Revolution.In this book, he contemplates the way the change can come about – by constitutional reform – after all, the UK did Brexit did it not? Due to French intervention under Napoleon III, the Second Mexican Empire lasted from 1864 to 1867, when it collapsed and its Emperor, Maximilian I of Mexico, was executed. But there is also a sizeable section of the population – including a large and growing number of young people – who do not believe in hereditary privilege, don’t consent to King Charles’s accession, and want a different kind of political system.