Since the members of the monarchy have no political clout getting rid of them really isn't going to achieve much, by the time that we have to pay for the upkeep of whatever we put in their place.

We did actually dispose of the monarchy for a while back there but it didn't seem to change much. Countries without a monarchy don't seem to be doing any better than the UK right now so how that would be the magic bullet I can't really see.

To do any good we have to look at where the real power is - political and monetary. To my mind the obscene pay deals given to CEOs and the very comfortable salaries and pensions enjoyed by politicians and civil servants need to be addressed first off. We need to get money circulating more freely, being used for purposes that provide employment instead of being stuck away in high yield accounts by those at the top of the tree.