Should we have a referendum on the monarchy when HM dies?

What's so bad about the monarchy that we would abolish it?

You think nepotism and blue blood superiority based on birth right alone paid for by the masses is desirable?

Even if it was unequivocally proven beyond any reasonable shadow of doubt they made profit for the UK tax payer, by various countries and independent organisations with no ties to the UK. Even in that case, I'd still want rod of them on principle, I simply cannot except the idea that a human is worth more than another because of the mother they grew inside of.

I think given the state of recent referenda I'd sooner shove fire ants up my urethra. Not saying I disagree with removing the monarchy, I absolutely do (inherited power is absurd), but a referendum is a really bad idea

Yeah I think the next person to seriously suggest a referendum is getting defenestrated.

I'm all for abolishing the royal family, however no more referenda!! Dear lord cant you not see referendums dont work, we must get away from using them in our political culture.

I think referenda are still a useful political tool. I just think the most recent one we've had was humongously botched. We should have gone to the EU and worked out what Brexit would mean for the country, and obtained a deal, and then communicated the deal and the consequences openly and clearly to the public, and THEN had a referendum. We put the cart before the horse.

In this case, the best way would be to figure out what the alternative to a monarchy would be and lay it out very clearly for voters, and then have a referendum. But for the record, I don't think a referendum would be needed here because the royal family is so incredibly popular, it'd be pointless.

Would make sense based on the current state of the royal family. Republic all the way! The Republic of Britain /United Republic of Great Britain and Northern Ireland/British Republic.

I don't agree with the monarchy, the idea that there is a divine right to hold the throne is ridiculous. Also just really a waste of tax payers money just for some people who just so happen to be someones child.

But no referendum just get rid of them.

The simple answer is No.

While I don’t share the emotional attachment that some have to tradition I am a conservative and as such while I embrace change, it is my duty to oppose needless change. Removing a profitable monarchy to potentially replace them with a beaurocrat is the very definition of needless change.


There is no waste of taxpayers money. The monarchy costs the taxpayer about 200m per year (though it’s actually a percentage of crown estate revenues) but generates about half a billion.

In addition unless you wish to steal private property from them they could strictly speaking walk away with 25bn.

Nope they are beyond reproach, should be protected as a valued British institution for many years to come