I think you are both extrapolating with insufficient data. Britain is not France or America. Nobody can know what would have happened and what may transpire if we either never had a monarchy, or we booted the current lot out.
One may speculate of course. I sometimes wonder what my life may have been like had I been diagnosed as 'on the spectrum' when I was 11 rather than 61. Not a lot I can do about it, now.
My expectation is that the royals will linger till more than 50% of the electorate strongly wish them gone. I can't see that ever happening though, frankly.
Likewise I can't see the UK opting for PR. That said I never expected us to do a Brexit.....
...Given that Brexit did happen, I can't see labour offering a referendum on PR, either as an electoral bribe or as a considered aspiration. The tories would never do that either. And the liberals will never have the majority needed to offer one (and would likely change their mind if in power, anyway, the flakes).
Could labour offer a referendum on PR as an electoral bribe, just like Cameron did over Brexit, hoping that the outcome will be favourable (a 'no' vote)? After Cameron's Brexit debacle I somehow doubt labour would be so foolish. Neither of the two main parties want PR because they still both think they can get working majorities forever more. History suggests they are mostly correct, with coalitions rare and never very successful.
Back to the royals, perhaps labour may offer a referendum on their abolishment as an election bribe. However....I can't see this getting much traction. Give that a significant proportion of the electorate are happy enough with Boris I can't see them getting exercised over the Queen. Or even Charlie boy.
The only part of your post I would take issue with. Ever since the meteoric rise of the SNP 6 years ago, I don't think Labour have stood a chance of a working majority as c50 of their seats disappeared almost overnight
I think you are both extrapolating with insufficient data. Britain is not France or America. Nobody can know what would have happened and what may transpire if we either never had a monarchy, or we booted the current lot out.
One may speculate of course. I sometimes wonder what my life may have been like had I been diagnosed as 'on the spectrum' when I was 11 rather than 61. Not a lot I can do about it, now.
My expectation is that the royals will linger till more than 50% of the electorate strongly wish them gone. I can't see that ever happening though, frankly.
Likewise I can't see the UK opting for PR. That said I never expected us to do a Brexit.....
...Given that Brexit did happen, I can't see labour offering a referendum on PR, either as an electoral bribe or as a considered aspiration. The tories would never do that either. And the liberals will never have the majority needed to offer one (and would likely change their mind if in power, anyway, the flakes).
Could labour offer a referendum on PR as an electoral bribe, just like Cameron did over Brexit, hoping that the outcome will be favourable (a 'no' vote)? After Cameron's Brexit debacle I somehow doubt labour would be so foolish. Neither of the two main parties want PR because they still both think they can get working majorities forever more. History suggests they are mostly correct, with coalitions rare and never very successful.
Back to the royals, perhaps labour may offer a referendum on their abolishment as an election bribe. However....I can't see this getting much traction. Give that a significant proportion of the electorate are happy enough with Boris I can't see them getting exercised over the Queen. Or even Charlie boy.
