Thursday, February 26, 2004
Odd title, dodgy photo, good point
Dr Noel Cox is chairman of the Monarchist League - and he ain't happy. Perhaps not surprisingly, he too believes that the Labour Government is hell bent on republicanism. The dumping of the Privy Council was the biggest Constitutional change forced through by a minority Government New Zealand has seen.
Goff's turn now, taking out references to the Crown in the oath of allegiance. So it appears that the Governments policy is to use the Crown when it suits (see below) and just flick it completely when it doesn't suit.
The bugger is that by eating away at it now, when it does come to a referendum (surely to god they can't make us a republic without one!), they can play the, "realistically, there will be very little change" card and avoid what would have been a full and robust debate.
