OPINION: I've always advocated the abolition of monarchies, particularly the English variety.
As I've argued before, their only real current purpose is as entertainment for the masses and that is cruel to them and to those of us who cannot bear all the surrounding palaver.
The British people should put Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip in a rest home, confiscate their assets, put their children and relatives to work and set up a republic with a robust constitution. It's time to stop the soap opera for the actors’ own good.
The English monarchy has long lacked a reason for continued existence. Some will argue they remain a cornerstone of the whole legal and national system of state, as though their removal will see the entire edifice collapse.