Apparently, it's disrespectful in the week of the Platinum Jubilee to question the monarchy's existence. I don't see why. It's hard to knock the fact that Her Majesty has done an amazing job, being the nation's stable rock during 70 years of massive change. But the big problem with the monarchy is that while in theory the Government rules in the Queen's name, in practice she has no power to override them when they misbehave. A proper head of state with reserve powers would have prevented the illegal proroguing of parliament in 2019. And they would be enforcing the ministerial code, ensuring those who break it (like the Home Secretary and more recently the Prime Minister) are actually made to step down. They could prevent the government breaching international law. A hereditary monarch can't do that without calling into question our entire democracy (although let's be honest our PM has been doing a pretty good job of that on his own recently). So, should ...