Which way would you vote in a referendum on the monarchy?

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Now that the Queen is gone, if there were ever to be a referendum, would you vote to keep or abolish?

I would vote to abolish.

Abolish

There is no need for any president at all

Keep

I’d far rather have a monarch representing the country than a president Johnson.

Are the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway and Denmark not democracies?

So who would be the Head of State?

Abolish

Abolish

Keep

Abolish

@Florenz
Do their monarchies interfere with laws to suit themselves ?
Are their royals above the law ?
Do their royals continue to amass the same wealth as the uk royals ?

If yes , same objections apply

Keep

@Florenz

There is no law that you must have a head of state . It's a convention

Abolish

I'd abstain or spoil my ballot.
I don't know enough about what replacing a monarchy with a republic would look like for our daily lives. Though I guess there'd be a campaign, and I'd have a chance to listen to both sides? Maybe I'd end up deciding then...

Abolish.

Disgraceful system in a modern world. Shocking how many people still want to bow and scrape to people who attained their position through an accident of birth. I don't wish the royal family any I'll will, but they are an anachronism.

Oops - ill will!

But I've decided referendums are not the best idea. They seem to cause so much division and hate

So we are stuck with this system because we are afraid of referenda.
I disagree with the result of the last one by the way. And yes it has lead to division in the country. But if we were a grown up country we would have done the referendum properly in accordance with a written constitution. Not the back of a fag packet "advisory" one we did for Brexit.

A lot of people probably wouldn't bother to turn out to vote anyway

Keep. Never seen an alternative to this which would be an improvement. The continuity that this 1000 year institution brings to this country is an underrated soft benefit.

Keep

Well it depends on the question and the proposed alternative. This is why referendums are so problematic things aren't normally one off yes no questions. We should do them more like the Irish if we are going to do them.

I'd go for slim down and reform.

I’d keep.

Keep.

I think those that would vote abolish shout the loudest although the quieter keep voters are very likely the majority.

It's another subject where a lot of people are made to feel uncomfortable expressing their true view so they stay quiet despite being in the majority.

Abolish.
At least if we have an elected head of state who's an idiot, we can get rid of him.