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Abolish the Monarchy

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Among 18 to 24-year-olds, only 30% say the monarchy is "good for Britain", compared with 77% among the over-65s.

The survey of more than 2,000 adults in Britain comes as the first anniversary approaches of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

The pollsters found that overall, 62% want to keep the monarchy.

But they report a "remarkable difference between generations", with younger people much less supportive on remaining a monarchy and more sceptical about the Royal Family representing good value for money.

For King Charles, as he approaches his first year on the throne, 59% of people thought he was "personally doing a good job".

The pollsters say there has been a broadly consistent picture of "overall positivity towards the monarchy", but there is also a sizeable and rising minority who are opposed.

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[โ€“] query@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Personally, in Norway, I'm fine with having a monarch, except for the unelected part and the hiring of their family. The monarch should be the only one being paid/having their expenses covered. Substitutes get paid for the time substituting.

Just hold a vote every now and then to prove that they have support. Polls are a poor substitute for elections.

[โ€“] Emperor 4 points 1 year ago

I have no objections to keeping a member or two of the Royal Family around to get the tourists in and a low 6 figure salary would pay for itself. However, them retaining power and large swathes of the countryside/seafloor is something I strongly object to.