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“Is a President Boris potentially more dangerous than a Prime Minister Boris?” Surely the answer is self-evident?
The cover blurb of Dennis Altman’s book begins, “An avowed republican investigates the unexpected durability and potential benefits of constitutional monarchies.” So it seemed only reasonable that an avowed constitutional monarchist should review how the debate has been furthered.
This review appears in the latest Quadrant.
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As a guide to constitutional monarchy, this book is comprehensive, clear, and very fair. In a refreshing contrast to too many modern academics, Altman’s investigation simply presents facts shorn of bias. At only 160 pages, it is also concise and digestible. In fact, it is well worth the read to anyone interested in why more than forty (about 22 per cent) of the world’s nation-states remain monarchies or constitutional monarchies, and why Altman believes most of them will remain so.
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