| ID | 117512 |
| Title Proper | Does the commonwealth need a headship at all? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | May, Alex |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Queen's impact as Head of the Commonwealth has been a remarkable one. Catapulted into the job at the age of 25, she has filled it for more than 95% of its existence and has impressed it with her own personality: gracious, dignified, charming, interested in other people, morally impeccable, politically absolutely neutral, and without a trace of arrogance or self-satisfaction. Just as most British republicans (a small group), when scratched, agree that it would have been impossible to have had a better head of state than Queen Elizabeth II, so it is almost impossible to find any grounds on which to criticise her conduct as Head of the Commonwealth. |
| `In' analytical Note | Round Table Vol. 101, No.422; Oct 2012: p.457-458 |
| Journal Source | Round Table Vol. 101, No.422; Oct 2012: p.457-458 |
| Key Words | Commonwealth ; Queen Elizabeth II ; Philip Murphy ; Daisy Cooper Report ; National Sovereignty |