[GeronL]

They should abolish the monarchy. None of those people deserve it.

[Carriage Hill]

The murderous islamic caliphate (spit!) will do that, soon enough.

[Republican Wildcat]

Not so simple with the system of government they have...all of the powers of government are delegated from the Monarch’s power and done in the Monarch’s name...their troops are sworn to protect the Queen as our troops are sworn to protect the Constitution. The Monarch gives the government legitimacy to exist as the Constitution here gives our government legitimacy to exist (although of course...it seems the government does not obey its words all too often).

[the scotsman]

I agree.

[Cronos]

well, the thing is, without the monarchy, the UK ends -- though you can say that Scotland is already going its own way, but then the welsh and possibly northern Irish will leave

And the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are in personal union with the crown, so they would become independent.

Normally a long-drawn out monarchy doesn't leave, unless it is evicted in a revolution -- as in the French monarchy (800 years) or the Russian (400).

the british monarchy nearly bought it in the 1600s, but it survived.

There's no reason a Republican government would do better in England.