Скачать или смотреть The question no one is asking about the monarchy

We are being asked whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be eighth in line to the throne. That is the wrong question.

The real issue is simple: why do we have a monarchy at all in a modern democracy?

No one should be born to rule. No one should inherit political authority. And public services belong to us, and not to a king.

In this video, I explain why monarchy contradicts equality, distorts politics, and blocks constitutional reform, and why a politics of care demands an elected head of state, a written constitution, and real democratic accountability.

This is not about individuals. It is about institutions.

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00:00 — The wrong question: not “should Andrew be 8th?”, but “why monarchy at all?”
00:38 — A constitutional issue, not a personal one
01:10 — Why should a monarch approve legislation or “own” government?
01:52 — The core democratic challenge: no one should be born to rule
02:25 — Three equality principles: no superiority by birth, no forced public life, no inherited authority
03:10 — Monarchy harms everyone involved: scrutiny, impossible expectations, family-as-institution
04:00 — “It’s only symbolic” — why symbols still shape power and policy
04:40 — How monarchy normalises hierarchy, privilege, and family power
05:20 — “HM Government / HMRC / HM Prison Service”: language that reinforces deference
06:05 — Monarchy and wealth: inherited economic power vs economic justice
06:55 — Democracy test: if citizens can’t imagine being head of state, it isn’t real democracy
07:35 — Ireland as a model: elected, ceremonial, above party politics
08:15 — What an elected head of state should be: integrity + public service + commitment to care
09:05 — Wider constitutional reform: written constitution to protect rights
09:45 — Proportional representation: a Parliament that actually represents a diverse nation
10:25 — An elected second chamber: wisdom, scrutiny, long terms, no titles
11:05 — Clean politics: ban corporate donations, cap individual donations, public funding
11:40 — Conclusion: stop obsessing over individuals—question the institution; choose care over privilege

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ABOUT RICHARD MURPHY
Richard Murphy is Emeritus Professor of Accounting Practice at Sheffield University Management School. He is director of Tax Research LLP and the author of the Funding the Future blog. His best-known book is ‘The Joy of Tax’.

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We're questioning the relevance of the british monarchy in modern society, arguing that no one should be born to rule. The debate around royal lineage and who is next in the line of succession to the british throne is missing the real point: why does a monarchy still exist at all?