The Rationality of Monarchy

Published: Aug. 18, 2023, 8 p.m.

John Gray puts the case for the monarchy in modern Britain. \n'Those who campaign for the abolition of a royal head of state in Britain,' he says, 'seem to me to be in thrall to a simple-minded idea of reason, and fail to grasp the subtler rationality embodied in monarchy.'

Producer: Adele Armstrong \nSound: Rod Farquhar \nProduction coordinator: Gemma Ashman\nEditor: Bridget Harney