Having rescued the world’s people from genocide and tyranny, the UN Human Rights Council is taking on the British monarchy. Oh, Cuba and Saudi Arabia are part of the committee.
The resulting report said Britain should have a referendum on the monarchy and the need for a written constitution with a bill of rights. The monarchy costs each adult in Britain around 62p a year but even groups representing taxpayers said there was no case for getting rid of it. Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: “With so many human rights abuses around the world the UN should be busy reporting on issues of starvation, execution and the denial of the vote to huge numbers of people around the world. “Saudi Arabia and Cuba should pay a little more attention to their own human rights record.”
Does Mr. Elliot really mean to suggest elections in Cuba, by which free people elected Raul Castro their president with 99.4% of the vote, is something of a ruse? I don’t believe it. In any case, I would be glad to volunteer 62p a year (even at today’s exchange rate) if the British agree to leave the Queen alone.
