"When they are reduced to relying on Philip's loose tongue, they are really getting desperate."

Fnarr fnarr.

Anyhow, the main problem with replacing the monarchy as head of state is who to replace them with. A fixed-term president is a good idea, but the old monarchists retort of "President Blair" is enough to make even the most ardent republican wince.

Anyhow, Kings, Queens, Presidents, Lord Protectors all come and go. It's the ordinary people that endure, carry the treasury of our cultures, who protect the land and it's heritage. Long after House Windsor is just another name on a royal genealogy, the people will be playing our music, singing our songs and remembering our common causes and coming to terms with our common failures.

William the Bastard tried to get rid of us, but here we still are. Except now we're more diverse and are a glorious collage of cultures, beliefs and languages, and we will prevail. We always have.