I have often made the point that rampant atheism has been on the increase.What also needs to be seen in the same context is that these are almost invariably the same people who attack the monarchy.
I am no more than a lukewarm monarchist myself - but it does need to be remembered that we do have a constitutional monarchy which serves the people with no hint of despotism.
So why is it so important to attack the Queen whose principal role is as a mere figurehead,
And as for the financial implications - we spend much less on our Head of State than do almost all the major democracies - and what monies are disbursed are because the Crown had voluntarily yielded considerable wealth to the nation in exchange for the comparatively modest Civil List.
