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>>xd+(OP)
Time to end on a high? Shall we just abandon this whole monarchy thing and time to flip over to a republic and leave the much revered queen as the last ever monarch of the UK?

Seems like Scotland is going to go independent, and if Scotland do Wales will only be a matter of time so may as well just can it now?

>>mattlo+N7
Recent polls show support for Scottish independence dropping. Charles becoming king may affect that of course, but I wouldn't say it's at all clear that "Scotland is going to go independent".

I agree on the idea of dropping the monarchy on a high though, as long as we go for a presidential system similar to Ireland rather than the USA...

>>frereu+Jb
Why do you need a president?

>>kwhite+9W1
The president is someone who can sit above day-to-day politics, and can be very useful in a time of crisis - for example, I'm pretty sure Italian political history would be even more tumultuous without having had a president to bridge the gaps between administrations.