'Few events can have been quite as political as the Queen’s death and the subsequent accession of King Charles III' // Richard Murphy
As the reign of Charles III begins his rushed accession is being used as a cover for the suspension of democracy
Instead, few events can have been quite as political as the Queen’s death and the subsequent accession of King Charles III. You would not, of course, know this from watching the It is as if the very process of government, of which the Crown is a supposed fundamental part, can be put on hold for the death of the monarch when the whole claimed point about hereditary monarchy is that there is an immediate succession so that life goes on. It does not feel that way right now. Instead, it seems that democracy is on hold just when we need it, which Liz Truss no doubt finds very useful indeed. Nor did anything about the accession feel in the slightest bit democratic.
Nor was our consent sought to the suggestion made in the proclamation that Charles is now our new liege lord. A liege lord is a feudal role, and his appointment to that new position makes all of us his vassals, meaning we are people living under his protection, owing him a debt paid in homage and duty. Well thank you very much, but I do not agree to take on that role.
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