"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse* from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship." -Alexander Tyler
If you want to keep your money then your interest lay with the crown.
If you want to keep your money then your interests lay with the crown.The Treasury is not controlled by the Crown it is controlled by the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Gordon Brown), the second most powerful figure in the elected government. The Crown has nothing to do with it.
Also gallup polls have shown that most British people are prepared to take tax increases, as long as the money is used for public services and it is spent transparently.