{"product_id":"after-elizabeth","title":"After Elizabeth","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Lucid, clear-sighted and highly readable.'\n\u003c\/b\u003eRichard Toye, author of \u003ci\u003eAge of Hope: Labour, 1945, and the Birth of Modern Britain\u003c\/i\u003e.\n\n\u003cb\u003eThe British monarchy has been through turbulent times. Rocked by scandal and strife, and seemingly without a clear plan for the future, many are asking: should the monarchy continue to exist in its current form? Or is it time it embraced radical change?\u003c\/b\u003e\n\nEd Owens argues that the monarchy must embrace reform and transform itself radically. No more private jets while preaching about the importance of the environment; no more secrecy obscuring royal influence in high places; and no more hangers on enjoying grace-and-favour homes. A major slimming down is essential. And it's time the family archives were opened.\n\nAll these issues will have a direct effect on the common good of the nation as it tries to reinvent itself as a modern working democracy, and endeavours to equip itself for the coming decades. Ed Owens situates this critical moment of royal transition in its historical context in order to set out a vision for monarchy that is future-proof, but which would also see the crown play an integral role in the evolution of 21st-century Britain.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54260573962584,"sku":"9781399406536","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/after-elizabeth","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}