tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post1260009701798501798..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: What Britain Learned and What Britain ForgotMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-35897705075590263042017-04-22T10:01:13.662-05:002017-04-22T10:01:13.662-05:00What we're seeing is the fruits of several gen...What we're seeing is the fruits of several generations of institutional socialism in Britain.....going back at least to the Asquith government prior to WWI.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13325649046477159792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-22442426467829949552017-04-21T20:45:38.022-05:002017-04-21T20:45:38.022-05:00The government of the United Kingdom has completel...<em>The government of the United Kingdom has completely abandoned the former balance of powers between the Crown, Lords and Commons in favor of a system which has seen the monarch and the peers stripped of all power with the House of Commons and their political appointees controlling everything.</em><br /><br />I agree with you one hundred percent. <br /><br />The King and the people can combine to overthrow a tyrannical elite, which is why the elite has effectively destroyed the monarchy.<br /><br />It seems that a constitutional monarchy will always end up being a mere figurehead monarchy. I don't know how that can be avoided. dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.com