Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '...
by ivanbakel on Monday September 12, 2022 @07:56PM
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In the sense that the Crown leases the Crown Estate to Parliament in exchange for a guaranteed income? Sure.
In the sense that that arrangement could be reversed without massive upcry, a constitutional crisis, and the dissolution of the monarchy? Not realistically. The government has de facto control of the Estate, and the monarchy receives a de facto taxpayer-funded income (plus their private ownership through other property.)
In the sense that that arrangement could be reversed without massive upcry, a constitutional crisis, and the dissolution of the monarchy? Not realistically. The government has de facto control of the Estate, and the monarchy receives a de facto taxpayer-funded income (plus their private ownership through other property.)