RubberDuck@lemmy.world to UK Politics@feddit.uk · 2 months agoAnti-monarchy Labour MP has to retake oath after omitting part of it as protestwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down11
arrow-up165arrow-down1external-linkAnti-monarchy Labour MP has to retake oath after omitting part of it as protestwww.theguardian.comRubberDuck@lemmy.world to UK Politics@feddit.uk · 2 months agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareJackthelad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 months agoClive Lewis has been openly a republican for years.
minus-squaremassive_bereavement@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-22 months agoI’m not saying that he wasn’t I’m just saying that now more people are aware of republicanism growing in a country that seemed to love their monarchy just a few years ago.
minus-squareJackthelad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 months agoMost of the respect for the monarchy came from admiration of the Queen. So it may have dipped slightly, but the monarchy isn’t going anywhere.
Clive Lewis has been openly a republican for years.
I’m not saying that he wasn’t I’m just saying that now more people are aware of republicanism growing in a country that seemed to love their monarchy just a few years ago.
Most of the respect for the monarchy came from admiration of the Queen.
So it may have dipped slightly, but the monarchy isn’t going anywhere.