"We did actually dispose of the monarchy for a while back there but it didn't seem to change much."

Mainly because the King was replaced with a murderous religious fanatic who sought to oppress anyone who stood in his way.

I agree about where the real power is, and our elected leaders need to sort that out (I've been writing to my charlatan of an MP - hope everyone else has!), but it's up to us to hold them accountable.