The Monarchy Is Doomed
The Owen Jones Podcast
Owen Jones
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2023
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
On the day of the Coronation, amidst all the pomp and ceremony, predicting the fall of the monarchy might seem far fetched. But the evidence is overwhelming: time is running out for the House of Windsor.
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| 0:00.0 | Time is running out for the Windsors, the monarchy will fall in this country. |
| 0:04.6 | Now, I know this is a day of celebration for the monarchy and for monarchists, |
| 0:09.0 | full of pomp and ceremony, and that's understating it. |
| 0:11.9 | Amongst the regalia include the sovereigns orb, the sovereigns ring, |
| 0:15.6 | the jeweled orb of offering and golden spurs, as well as the crown, obviously, |
| 0:21.2 | which will be placed on the king's head by the archbishop of Canterbury. |
| 0:24.2 | So we can all return that a monarch has been personally |
| 0:27.1 | by God to reign over us rather than just being randomly born into a particular family. |
| 0:32.0 | Now, the BBC and other broadcasters are furiously manufacturing consent, |
| 0:36.5 | trying to claim that the nation, the whole nation, is a wash for jubilation |
| 0:41.4 | that a people is united, enthralled with a monarchy, besotted with their new king. |
| 0:47.1 | It is all complete and utter nonsense. |
| 0:51.0 | And because the coronation is being used as a PR exercise for this outdated, |
| 0:56.0 | and frankly, completely preposterous institution, it is important to be |
| 1:00.4 | direct about the truth, no matter how much it might look, set a few people. |
| 1:05.7 | Now, the truth is, on this day of the coronation, |
| 1:09.8 | which will show the monarchy are thoroughly enjoying, |
| 1:12.4 | but they should be scared because their time is running out. |
| 1:16.3 | According to a youth of poll, 35% do not care very much about the coronation, |
| 1:21.9 | and 29% do not care at all. |
| 1:25.0 | So either, in terms of people who do not care at all or care very much, |
| 1:29.8 | that is 64% of the population. |
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