[HN Gopher] Republic UK
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       Republic UK
        
       Author : acqbu
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2022-06-04 21:15 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | wfhordie wrote:
       | It never really bothered me either way, being an American,
       | whether the UK continued to have a monarchy. It seemed just a
       | touristy thing, or like a very expensive reality show.
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       | That was until Boris Johnson got the queen to suspend parliament
       | so he could push through a no-deal brexit in 2019[0]
       | 
       | Sorry, what kind of bullshit is that? The PM can just do an end-
       | run around the elected members, pause everything to run out the
       | clock, and then come back and force through his version of a
       | highly contentious event for the UK?
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       | Fucking bonkers. End the monarchy.
       | 
       | [0] https://www.npr.org/2019/08/28/754990771/britains-prime-
       | mini...
        
       | Veen wrote:
       | The abolition of the monarchy is extremely unlikely to happen.
       | There's no appetite for it among the general populace. No major
       | political party supports it. If we had a referendum about it
       | today, it would be rejected by a massive majority. These people
       | are cranks.
        
         | luxpir wrote:
         | True, but that doesn't account for the speed at which the
         | minority is growing, up to over a third now, nor the impact on
         | public opinion of Charles vs Liz.
         | 
         | They may end up being caught offside quicker than expected.
        
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