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Sep 9, 2015 · Monarchy can be done on the cheap. That said, it's not clear if cheaper would be better in the UK context. Unlike, say, the Spanish monarchy, the UK monarchy...
- Dylan Matthews
- Pro: popular with public. The monarchy as a whole “has long enjoyed broad, albeit declining, support among Britons, even if several of its individual members have not”, said Time magazine.
- Con: cost to taxpayers. The monarchy is supported financially by UK taxpayers via the Sovereign Grant, which covers central staffing costs and expenses for the monarch’s official households, maintenance of the royal palaces in England, and travel and royal engagements and visits.
- Pro: ‘soft’ power benefits UK. The Queen was a source of British “soft power” and diplomatic influence throughout her 70-year reign, making countless state visits and foreign tours that brought benefits for national security, influence and trade.
- Con: no place in equal society. Critics of the monarchy argue that having a system of hereditary power at the top of the country’s political, military and religious institutions perpetuates class divisions and inequality.
Sep 20, 2022 · The high cost of the monarchy—from Buckingham Palace to private flights to $34 million weddings—has long been a complaint for British republicans. Without the monarchy, the argument goes, the...
- Emma Camp
- Assistant Editor
Apr 26, 2023 · A survey for BBC One's Panorama programme this week showed broad support for the monarchy, backed by 58%, but with a sizeable minority, 26%, preferring an elected head of state.
Sep 4, 2023 · On whether Britain should continue to be a monarchy or be replaced with an elected head of state, the poll found: 62% support the monarchy. 26% want an elected head of state. 11% don't...
Apr 25, 2023 · Five expert panellists discussed whether the UK still needs a monarchy in a debate hosted by the Today programme on BBC Radio 4; The debate came ahead of Charles III's coronation on 6 May
Apr 26, 2023 · A survey for BBC One's Panorama programme this week showed broad support for the monarchy, backed by 58%, but with a sizeable minority, 26%, preferring an elected head of state.
