Don't muddle the monarchy and the "constitution". Few people want to change either because there's nothing relevant to change. Our laws are ultimately based on the Magna Carta and take into account the whole of law since. Do you think it would be better to replace that with a bunch of bullet points?
I wasn't advocating changing anything. I should probably have made it clear that I was referring to the role of the monarchy in the constitution. "The Crown" might have been a better phrase.
I'm totally ok with tradition and pomp... up to a point.
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Don't muddle the monarchy and the "constitution". Few people want to change either because there's nothing relevant to change. Our laws are ultimately based on the Magna Carta and take into account the whole of law since. Do you think it would be better to replace that with a bunch of bullet points?
Tradition grounds us. Pomp is enjoyable.
I wasn't advocating changing anything. I should probably have made it clear that I was referring to the role of the monarchy in the constitution. "The Crown" might have been a better phrase.
I'm totally ok with tradition and pomp... up to a point.