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Evaluation of Internet Sources

Name of Website The Guardian
Title of Article Monarchy still broadly relevant, Britons say
URL http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/apr/24/monarchy-still-relevant-say-britons
Publisher of Website Guardian News and Media Limited
Author of Article Julian Glover
Date published or last updated 24 April 2011
Date accessed 20/01/2013
Type of site: business / academic / charity / gov’t / journalistic/political / religious / campaign / blog / forum / education
  Evaluation of this source: · fact 1 opinion · objective 1 persuasive · level of bias · assumptions · up-to-date? · reliable?   This is a research of one of the Guardian’s newsman thus it is supposed to consist of facts and be objective. It is poorly biased and has some assumptions. It is up-to-date and is considered as a reliable resource.
  Main points: “The monarchy is still relevant according to 67% of people questioned – a similar proportion agreed 10 years ago. More people are looking forward to an extra day off work than watching the royal wedding – but support for the monarchy has nonetheless climbed notably since the crisis following Princess Diana's death. The country is in no mood for a revolution.” says Julian Glover. A large majority of people questioned think that monarchy is still relevant to the national life and that it makes Britain more respected around the world and is better than any alternative. But actually it looks like there is more tolerant scepticism rather than royalist hysteria around the wedding itself. “Only 37% agree that they are genuinely interested in the wedding, while 46% say they are not. Women are much more likely to be interested than men, and only 18% of all people questioned say they are strongly interested in the event. Even so, 47% agree they will probably watch it on television this Friday, including a majority of women and people aged 18-24. Almost the same proportion, 49%, say they are more excited by the idea of an extra bank holiday than the wedding – only 31% disagree.” Julian Glover mentioned. Almost everyone, whether or not he or she is a monarchist say that the wedding will cheer the country up, 75% say yes, 17% say no. There’s a strong national belief that the monarchy is something that improves Britain’s image around the world. While 60% of people say it does, 2% of them say that it definitely does not, with the 36% saying that it makes a little difference either way. The author of the article says that a strong majority among people of all political persuasions and social groups think that Britain would be worse off without the monarchy. While just 26% think the country would be better off getting rid of the royal family, 63% say the opposite. As for the future, the Queen's death could make a big difference to attitudes. Almost everyone, 89%, thinks Britain will still have a monarch in 10 year's time – but that belief drops sharply when people are asked about the next 50 and 100 years. There's also a widespread feeling that a monarch such as the Queen should retire rather than cling on if they cease to be mentally or physically capable. While 64% think the monarch should retire, only 31% do not.

 




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