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Should Monarchy Be Abolished?

Hosted by The Ralph Miliband Programme

In-person and online public event (Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House)

Speakers

Dr Bob Morris

Dr Bob Morris

Geoffrey Robertson

Dr Cleve Scott

Chair

Dr Robin Archer

Dr Robin Archer

Some of the world’s most longstanding democracies are monarchies. But what is the case for a Republic?

What can we learn from recent constitutional changes in the Caribbean? And what are the lessons from Britain’s own Republican experiment?

Meet our speakers and chair

Bob Morris is Honorary Senior Research Associate at the Constitution Unit at University College London, UK, where he has led the Unit’s work on monarchy, church and state. Previously he was the Under Secretary in the Home Office responsible for constitutional affairs, including royal and ecclesiastical matters.

Geoffrey Robertson is a leading human rights barrister and broadcaster. He has argued many landmark constitutional cases and is the founding head of Doughty Street Chambers.

Cleve Scott is a Research Associate at the Oral History Project in the Department of History and Philosophy, UWI Cave Hill. He is a historian, cultural critic, music producer and development specialist.

Robin Archer is the Director of the postgraduate programme in political sociology and the Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE.

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The Ralph Miliband Programme (@rmilibandlse) is one of LSE's most prestigious lecture series and seeks to advance Ralph Miliband's spirit of free social inquiry.

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