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This article is written in academic style and considered to be more factual rather than opinion. It is not really biased and the information given is objective. It is not up to date and an issue regarding monarchy is presented in debate form, therefore it depends on the reader whether to rely or not on the information written.
Main points:
History:
The oldest governmental body of the UK is monarchy, which was firstly formed in 8th -9th centuries. At that time monarch had an absolute ultimate political power over the State. When the Parliament was firstly formed it represented national interests of the public, whereas monarchy acted as the Head of State. Over the last three centuries British monarchy has lost its executive power and nowadays it is constitutional monarchy.
Parliament:
Since 1707, when the Parliament of the UK and Northern Ireland was formed, it is supreme legislative institution holding the most of the political power of country. Queen Elizabeth II is head of the State, whereas Prime Minister acts as Head of Government. British Parliament consists of the House of Commons, House of Lords and Monarchy.
Facts:
Queen Elizabeth II is Chief Commander of the Armed Forces of the UK, which means that on she is able to declare war or peace, though such decisions need to be reviewed by the Prime Minister and MP’s. The UK has constitutional monarchy which means that it does not hold an absolute political power, but only does its non-constitutional functions of a monarchy, such as symbolizing the unity of British nation around the world and other parliamentary roles.
Should we have a monarchy...?
In 2002, the Queen celebrated her Golden Jubilee, at that time public interest for the celebration and ceremony rose dramatically due to the death of the Queen mother. The whole event encouraged about 2 million people to buy tickets to participate in the ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
Some people think that British monarchy is traditional political institution which comes from the British background and history. So there are many split views regarding its remain in political system of the UK. Steve Pound, member of Parliament claimed that there are enough reasons for monarchy to stay and do its ceremonial non-constitutional functions. It was also said that other major political parties such as Tories and Liberal Democrats have no arguments and propositions for removing the monarchy.
