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Originally Posted by blank_frackis
What the majority of these people support is the existence of the Monarch as a figurehead, I would sincerely hope that the percentage of people who want the Monarchy to have any political power is tiny. However I don't have a problem with God Save the Queen (even though I'm Scottish) it's the world's first national anthem and it would be a shame for it to be replaced.
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I'm glad you don't mind God Save The Queen. We can't have Jerusalem as the national anthem of the UK as someone else suggested (earlier in this thread) because it is an English anthem.
I don't think there's any issue of the Monarchy having any power; nor would they want any (I would imagine). We are a Constitutional Monarchy and one of the main advantages of having a Monarch is that it is a non-political post. Most republics around the world end up with someone from party politics as head of state. Look at our neighbours France and the Irish Republic.
I can't see John Prescott or Michael Heseltine as President of the UK getting any loyalty from the people of these islands. Indeed, if either of them were head of state, it would quickly result in the break up of the UK (apart from making a large number of people emigrate anyway). I can't see the people of Scotland tolerating either of those two for too long. Scotland is loyal The Crown - not to discredited political has-beens or never-will-be's.