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Down with the royals

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When Prince George was just eight weeks old, the Evening Standard declared him to be the most influential person in London.

He couldnt even walk, let alone talk. Yet one day he could become head of state, whether we like it or not.

Joan Smith argues that it has become nearly impossible to question the existence of the monarchy.

Articulate republicans are drowned out while the supercharged PR and media machines ask only who designed Kates dresses.

Smith topples the arguments for having a monarchy, one by one.

The royals dont provide a boost for tourism, and their deliberately opaque accounting conceals the truth about the huge burden they place on the public purse. And she exposes darker truths. These symbols of so-called impartiality have hidden power and influence.

Not only does Charles regularly lobby government ministers but far from the sycophantic reporting of Kates baby bump the royals have dined with despots with blood on their hands.

Are these people really fi t to be the public face of a modern country?

Ultimately, Smith declares that the monarchy undemocratic, unaccountable and shockingly expensive has no place in modern Britain.

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Biteback Publishing
184954901X / 9781849549011
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24/03/2015
England
English
44 pages
Copy: 20%; print: 20%
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