![]() This is not the sort of thing a robust democracy does. In Oxford, Symon Hill, a history tutor, shouted, “Who elected him?” and was charged with disorderly behavior. ![]() At the proclamation of King Charles in Edinburgh last September, a woman held up a sign that read, “Fuck Imperialism, Abolish Monarchy” and was promptly arrested. There are signs, though, that all this is starting to change. When it is, people are curious, like children who have never seen snow. As an institution, the crown is rarely criticized publicly. Monarchy is sold by the British press as a blend of sacred ritual and cheap soap opera. They seem surprised to find news cameras there. Two weeks before the coronation of Charles III, 70 people gather to listen to Graham Smith, the CEO of Republic, and the progressive journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. ![]() Republic, the group that wants to abolish the British monarchy, meets in a modern church in an ugly suburb of London, as if to make a point. ![]()
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